Mercersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The 54th Mass. Infantry Regiment, US Colored Troops
Erected 2009 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 39° 49.206′ N, 77° 54.341′ W. Marker is in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. Marker is on Bennett Avenue when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mercersburg PA 17236, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Memory of those who gave their lives in World War II (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mercersburg Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Memory of those who gave their Lives in World War I (approx. 0.3 miles away); Zion Union Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mercersburg (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mercersburg Borough (approx. half a mile away); James Buchanan (approx. half a mile away); The Mercersburg Presbyterian Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mercersburg.
Also see . . .
1. Find-a-Grave page for Zion Union Cemetery. (Submitted on July 17, 2011, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia.)
2. List of USCT veterans buried in Zion Union Cemetery via Dickinson College's House Divided site. (Submitted on July 17, 2011, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia.)
3. PA Civil War Trails - Zion Union Cemetery. (Submitted on July 18, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
4. 54th Mass.org. (Submitted on July 18, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2011, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,173 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2011, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 18, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.