Stroudsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Summerfield Staples
(1845-1888)
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015
1. John Summerfield Staples Marker
In 1864, President Lincoln named this young Stroudsburg man as his "representative recruit" for the Union Army in the Civil War. The U.S. War Department had appealed to citizens ineligible for the draft to furnish recruits, and Lincoln chose to set an example. After a White House meeting with the President on October 1, 1864, Staples served at Arlington, Virginia--one of fewer than 1,300 representative recruits enrolled.
Erected 1999 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1739.
Location. 40° 58.982′ N, 75° 12.163′ W. Marker is in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Business U.S. 209) and Dreher Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stroudsburg PA 18360, United
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Regionally, this marker is in the Pocono Mountains and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stroudsburg High School War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named John Summerfield Staples (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alberta Ellen Bachman (approx. ¼ mile away); Stroud Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Stroud Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort Hamilton (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Fort Hamilton (approx. ¼ mile away); Friends Burial Ground (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stroudsburg.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015
2. John Summerfield Staples Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,413 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
