Takoma in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

98th Pennsylvania Infantry

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 21, 2021

1. 98th Pennsylvania Infantry Marker

Inscription. In Memory
of
Our Comrades
Killed and Wounded
in Battle
on This Field
July 11th & 12th 1864

98th Reg't. P.V.
1st Brig., 2nd Div., 6th Corps

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Defenses of Washington, and the National Cemeteries series lists.

Location. 38° 58.25′ N, 77° 1.618′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Takoma. It is on Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) north of Van Buren Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Battleground National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6625 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The 122nd New York Volunteer Infantry (here, next to this marker); The 25th New York Cavalry (here, next to this marker); Company K, 150th Ohio National Guard Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Roll Call (a few steps from this marker); Battleground National Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named

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Battleground National Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Automobiling on The Avenue (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of a Tulip Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 21, 2021

2. 98th Pennsylvania Infantry Marker

Wounded in battle: image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2014

3. Wounded in battle:

Colonel John F. Baller
Lieutenant Colonel John B. Kohler
Captain Wm. Wilson, Company K
Lieutenant George Schuler, Company G
Samuel. Thompson, Company A
Corporal Charles Veneman, Company A
Sergeant Frank Reiner, Company C
Frederick Denker, Company C
Corporal Wm. Aberle, Company D
Jacob Reiner, Company D
George Klumpp, Company D
William Caus, Company E
Daniel Kirsch, Company E

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2014

4. Wounded in battle:

Corporal J. Schweitzer, Company E
Corporal I. Fred Loeble, Company E
Frederick Frank, Company E
William Fratz, Company G
1st Sergeant Christian Brandt, Company G
Frank Maier, Company G
Sergeant John Wagner, Company G
Sergeant John G. Greul, Company H
Arthur Corvan, Company H
Sergeant Jacob Goetz, Company K
Sergeant William Bayer, Company K
Frank Weingartner, Company K
Christian Wurster, Company K
Sergeant John G. Kaiser, Company K
John Gress, Company K

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2014

5. 98th Pennsylvania Infantry Marker

Virtue, Liberty and Independence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2014

6. Virtue, Liberty and Independence

George Marquet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 23, 2013

7. George Marquet

Sergeant, Company E, 98th Pennsylvania Infantry
1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VI Corps.
Age: 30
Origin: Germany
Killed at Fort Stevens, D. C, July 12, 1864
Grave # 7

Frederick Walther image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 23, 2013

8. Frederick Walther

Private, Company B, 98th New York
1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VI Corps.
Age: 29
Origin: Germany
Killed at Fort Stevens, D. C, July 12, 1864
Grave # 10

Bernard Hoerle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 23, 2013

9. Bernard Hoerle

Private, Company B, 98th Pennsylvania Infantry
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, VI Corps.
Age: 46
Origin: Germany
Killed at Fort Stevens, D. C., July 12, 1864
Grave # 23

Charles Seahouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 23, 2013

10. Charles Seahouse

Private, Company K, 98th Pennsylvania Infantry
1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VI Corps.
Age: 29
Origin: Germany
Wounded at Cold Harbor. Va., June 4, 1864 — killed at Fort Stevens, D. C, July 12, 1864
Grave # 24

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,554 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on August 10, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.