The Iron Brigade
The Iron Brigade became one of the most celebrated military units on the American Civil War (1861–1865). Wearing distinctive black hats, they were easily recognised by friend and foe alike. The five volunteer regiments in . . . — — Map (db m4117) HM
Near Interstate 90/94 at milepost 74, on the right when traveling east.
The Iron Brigade became one of the most celebrated units of the Civil War (1861-1865). Of its five regiments, three came from Wisconsin: the Second, Sixth, and Seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. (The other two regiments were the Nineteenth . . . — — Map (db m4119) HM
On U.S. 20 at State Road 49, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 20.
Composed of infantry regiments from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan, the Iron Brigade fought with Army of the Potomac during the Civil War (1861–1865). Received name for valor at battle of South Mountain, Maryland (1862). Sustained combat . . . — — Map (db m202747) HM
On Lincoln Street (U.S. 12) 0.2 miles east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Highway 12 is dedicated to the brave soldiers of the Iron Brigade who fought in the Civil War of 1861-1865. Of the 672 infantry brigades in the Union Army, the Iron Brigade, composed of the 2nd, 6th and 7th Wisconsin, 19th Indiana and 24th Michigan . . . — — Map (db m50807) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 40) at South Gay Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
One-quarter mile south of this marker is the home of General Solomon A. Meredith, Iron Brigade Commander at Gettysburg. Born in North Carolina, Meredith was an Indiana political leader and post-war Surveyor-General of Montana Territory. — — Map (db m4122) HM
On Woodward Avenue (State Highway 1) at Michigan Avenue (U.S. 12), on the left when traveling south on Woodward Avenue.
The Iron Brigade
The Iron Brigade became one of the most celebrated military units of the American Civil War (1861-1865). It was composed of five volunteer infantry regiments (2nd, 6th & 7th Wisconsin, 19th Indiana, and 24th Michigan) and . . . — — Map (db m42264) HM
On Meredith Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
(Front):7th Wis. Vol. Inft'y 1st Brigade, 1st Div. 1st Corps. ———— This monument marks one of the advanced positions of the Regt in battle July 1st 1863 It went into action with 370, and lost Killed ——— 39. Wounded ————103 Missing ————52 . . . — — Map (db m12450) HM WM
On Slocum Avenue at Williams Avenue on Slocum Avenue.
24th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Iron Brigade of the 496 men who went into battle on July 1, 1863, 99 answered roll call here on the morning of July 2-3, 1863 — — Map (db m14127) HM WM
On Meredith Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
(Front):24th. Mich. 1st. (Iron) Brig. 1st. Div. 1st. Corps. (Left Side):July 1st. 1863.Arriving upon the field to the south of these woods in the forenoon of July 1st. this regiment with others of the Brigade, (2nd. and 7th Wisconsin . . . — — Map (db m12635) HM WM
On Hessong Bridge Road, on the left when traveling north.
When the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Invaded Maryland in June 1863, the Army of the Potomac headed north in pursuit. On Monday, June 29, a “rainy, miserable day,” the 15,000 men, 2,900 horses and mules and 475 wagons of Gen. John F. . . . — — Map (db m105250) HM
On Meredith Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Army of the Potomac First Corps First Division First Brigade Brig. Gen. Solomon Meredith Col. William W. Robinson 19th. Indiana, 24th. Michigan 2d. 6th. 7th. Wisconsin Infantry July 1 Arrived at 10 a.m. went into position and charged Brig. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m12626) HM
On Reynolds Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
(Front):6th Wis. Vol. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps. ————— July 1, 1863. Iron Brigade (Left):In the charge made on this R.R. cut the 2nd Miss. Regt. officers, men and battle flag surrendered to the 6th Wis. Loss in the 6th Regt. . . . — — Map (db m15362) HM WM
Near Pageland Lane (County Route 705) 0.7 miles north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
At Brawner Farm there was little maneuvering. Union and Confederate infantry stood in parade-style lines fifty yards apart. At that range they could not miss. The soldiers fired volley after volley for two hours, with only a few fence rails and ruts . . . — — Map (db m8402) HM
On West 56th Street at Pennsylvannia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 56th Street.
Near this point on the morning of October 23, 1864, Capt. Richard A. Collins' Confederate battery of Shelby's Brigade went into action, supported by two cavalry battalions. for two hours this battery dueled with the 9th Wisconsin battery, covering . . . — — Map (db m309592) HM
On Cornfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
U.S.A. First Army Corps, Phelps' Brigade, Doubleday's Division, Col. Walter Phelps, 22d New York Infantry, Commanding. Organization. 22d, 24th, 30th and 84th New York Infantry, and 2d U.S. Sharpshooters, (September 17, 1862.) Phelps' Brigade . . . — — Map (db m6854) HM
On Meredith Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Heth's Division Archer's Brigade 5th. Battalion and 13th. Alabama 1st. 7th. 14th. Tennessee Infantry July 1 The Brigade moved from Cashtown early in the morning toward Gettysburg. After a march of . . . — — Map (db m12643) HM
On Starke Avenue at Dunker Church Road, on the right when traveling west on Starke Avenue.
U.S.A. First Army Corps Gibbon's Brigade, Doubleday's Division Brigadier General John Gibbon, Commanding, Organization 2nd, 6th and 7th Wisconsin and 19th Indiana Infantry The Iron Brigade September 17, 1862 On the morning of the 17th, with its . . . — — Map (db m6132) HM
On Reynolds Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Army of the Potomac First Corps Third Division Brig. Gen. Thos. A. Rowley, Major Gen. Abner Doubleday First Brigade Col. Chapman Biddle, Brig. Gen. T.A. Rowley Second Brigade Col. Roy Stone, Col. Langhorne Wister, Col. E.L. Dana Third Brigade . . . — — Map (db m15235) HM
On Stone-Meredith Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Twenty-Sixth North Carolina Regiment Pettigrew's Brigade Heth's Division Hill's Corps Army of Northern Virginia ——————— Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. Colonel John Thomas Jones Major John Randolph Lane . . . — — Map (db m12658) HM
On Dunker Church Road / Old Hagerstown Pike, on the right when traveling north.
4th Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps Lieut. Colonel Alois O. Bachman Commanding Until he fell mortally wounded 150 yards due east, occupied this ground at 2 p.m. September 17th 1862. Loss 13 killed; 58 wounded — — Map (db m6063) HM
On West 55th Street 0.1 miles north of Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Gen. Sterling Price was on this spot at 11:00 a.m. but retired before the armies had reached this disposition.
Positions after the Union flank attack. Lines moved back and forth with charges and countercharges, although cavalry, most were . . . — — Map (db m28114) HM
On Reynolds Avenue South at Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north on Reynolds Avenue South.
Army of the Potomac First Corps Major General John F. Reynolds Major General Abner Doubleday Major General John NewtonFirst Division Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth Second Division Brigadier General John C. Robinson Third Division Brigadier . . . — — Map (db m255536) HM
Near Pageland Lane (County Route 705) 1 mile north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
August 28, 1862 7:15 p.m. Lawton's Brigade, Ewell's Division Left Wing (Jackson) Army of Northern Virginia, CSA 26th Georgia Infantry Maj. Eli S. Griffin "We were ordered in just after dark. We marched steadily across an open field for about . . . — — Map (db m18358) HM
On Stone Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
"My thanks are specially due to a citizen of Gettysburg named John Burns who although over seventy years of age shouldered his musket and offered his services to Colonel Wister One Hundred and Fiftieth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Colonel Wister advised . . . — — Map (db m12424) HM
On Fisher Avenue at Clement Aveune, on the right when traveling east on Fisher Avenue.
Fallen Warrior Memorial 2nd BCT The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division (2/28 BCT), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, was mobilized January 2005 to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Known as the "IRON BRIGADE," it marked the . . . — — Map (db m12543) HM
On US Ford Road (Virginia Route 616) at Mineral Springs Drive, on the left when traveling north on US Ford Road.
On the morning of May 3, 1863, Lee's forces drove the Federals away from the crossroads at Chancellorsville. Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's V Corps shifted from the Union left to defend this Portion of a strong defensive Perimeter, the flanks of which . . . — — Map (db m296476) HM
On Benchmark Road (County Route 608) at Tidewater Trail ( Route 2), on the right when traveling north on Benchmark Road.
In November 1862, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood constructed this fort a half mile northeast on the Rappahannock River in an effort to prevent Union gunboats from ascending the river toward Fredericksburg. Four rifled guns of . . . — — Map (db m4123) HM
Near Aurora Street at 7th Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
-G-A-R-
1861•1865
To Our Dead Comrades
Erected by J. A. Kellogg W.R.C. No. 70. 1905
Roster
John A. Kellogg Post No. 78
G. A. R.
F. E. Allen •
J. B. Beemer •
W. B. Brainard •
C. Beadlestone • . . . — — Map (db m78924) WM
On East Mason Street at North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling west on East Mason Street.
Built in 1838, the general’s 2-story wooden house on the northeast corner of Mason and Van Buren lent this intersection the name “King’s Corner.” It was razed in 1915. Rufus King (1814-1876) came to Milwaukee in 1845, was editor of the . . . — — Map (db m38787) HM
On Reynolds Avenue at Meredith Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Reynolds Avenue.
(Front):151st Pennsylvania Infantry July 1st fought here and in the grove west of the Theological Seminary July 2, in reserve on Cemetery Hill July 3, in position on left centre and assisted in repulsing the charge of the enemy in the . . . — — Map (db m15244) HM
On Stone Avenue at Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling south on Stone Avenue.
Army of the Potomac First Corps Third Division Second Brigade Col. Roy Stone, Col. Langhorne Wister Col. Edmund L. Dana 143d. 149th. 150th. Pennsylvania Infantry July 1 Arrived and went into position at the McPherson building between Reynolds's . . . — — Map (db m12392) HM
On Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Army of the Potomac Second Corps Second Division Brig. General John Gibbon, Brig. General William Harrow First Brigade Brig. Gen. Wm. Harrow, Col. Francis E. Heath Second Brigade Brig. Gen. A.S. Webb Third Brigade Col. H.J. Hall One Co. Mass . . . — — Map (db m16347) HM WM
On South Reynolds Avenue 0.1 miles north of Stone-Meredith Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Union General John Reynolds rushed his First Corps to the aid of General John Buford's cavalry. Riding at the head of his command, he led the Midwesterners of the Iron Brigade into this woodlot as the advancing Confederates opened fire. Spurring his . . . — — Map (db m195834) HM
On Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Twenty-Sixth North Carolina Regiment Pettigrew's Brigade - Heth's Division Hill's Corps Army of Northern Virginia Although nearly destroyed during its successful attack against Meredith's Iron Brigade on July 1, the Twenty-Sixth North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m14908) HM
Near Verdon Road (Virginia Route 685) 0.2 miles west of New Market Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
This monument honors all the valiant men who lost their lives on the battlefields of the North Anna May 23-26, 1864 “No more shall the war cry sever, or the winding rivers be red; They banish our anger forever when they laurel the graves of . . . — — Map (db m15167) HM
On Orange Plank Road (County Route 621), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Brigadier General John Gregg formed his four Confederate regiments near the far edge of the Tapp Field behind you and advanced them about 400 yards toward the Union battle line, which stood near here. The Southerners moved diagonally across the . . . — — Map (db m6088) HM
On Kiekhaefer Parkway east of U.S. 151, on the left when traveling east.
Born in New York in 1827, Edward S. Bragg was admitted to the bar in 1848 and moved to Fond du Lac in 1850, where he practiced law and played an active role in politics. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Bragg joined other "War Democrats" in . . . — — Map (db m4118) HM
Near County Road QQ at Bell Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Charles King, one of America's most illustrious soldiers, was born in New York and came to Milwaukee in 1845. His father was Rufus King, editor and publisher of the Milwaukee Sentinel and first commander of the famed Civil War Iron Brigade. . . . — — Map (db m146391) HM
On Reynolds Avenue 0.2 miles north of Meredith Avenve, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
“Forward, men, forward for God’s sake, & drive those fellows out of those woods.” Maj. Gen. John F. Reynolds, U.S.A. Commander, First Army Corps. On the morning of July 1, 1863, the bloodiest single battle of the Civil War began here on . . . — — Map (db m202943) HM
On La Crosse Street (State Highway 16) 0.2 miles east of Lang Drive (State Highway 35), on the left when traveling east.
He found this cemetery neglected and desolate. He transformed it into a place of charm and beauty. He made the wilderness to blossom as the rose.
To commemorate the character and virtues of one who endeared himself to all by an unbroken record . . . — — Map (db m16461) HM
On Johnson Road north of Birdsong Road, on the left when traveling north.
"At 4:15 p.m. … a strong column broke through the skirmish line connecting our right with the Jerusalem plank road and ... swept steadily down through the woods toward our left until it reached within 200 yards of the railroad." . . . — — Map (db m275790) HM
On Cragmont Street north of Presbyterian Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Madison 1839. Family home on West Main Street. Attended Hanover College 1856-1858 to pursue practice of law. Attended Kentucky Military Institute in Frankfort. Organized Madison City Greys 1858, which became part of Sixth Regiment Indiana . . . — — Map (db m206804) HM
Near Troost Avenue 0.2 miles 71st Street, on the right when traveling north.
On Oct. 23, 1864, Confederate Gen. Shelby being forced back from Westport by Gen. Curtis and flanked on the east by Gen. Pleasonton formed a defensive line here behind stone fences running east and west to the state line. Jackman's Brigade of . . . — — Map (db m26692) HM
On Superior Street at 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Superior Street.
Built in 1877 by Francis A. Deleglise Father Phillip St. Louis, a Catholic priest of Phlox, Wisconsin, celebrated the first Mass in this house on May 2, 1880——— This tablet is presented by Antigo Council No. 1002 Knights of . . . — — Map (db m297598) HM
Plymouth Township
Pioneers from New England began settling and farming in this area around 1825. Abram B. Markham, an early leader, built the first gristmill in the area. Settlers held “raising bees” to help new arrivals build their log . . . — — Map (db m187062) HM
On Carlisle Street (Pennsylvania Route 34) at West Railroad Street, on the right when traveling north on Carlisle Street.
The building before you, Gettysburg's iconic train station, played a key role in both misery and grandeur associated with the Battle of Gettysburg.
On June 30, 1863, even before vicious fighting began, Union cavalry Gen. John Buford established . . . — — Map (db m227770) HM
Following the Civil War, state officials reorganized the Wisconsin Militia and in 1879 renamed it the Wisconsin National Guard. Adjutant General Chandler P. Chapman of Madison, a veteran of the famed Iron Brigade, purchased 440 acres near the . . . — — Map (db m31744) HM
On Cornfield Avenue at Dunker Church Road, on the right when traveling west on Cornfield Avenue.
As Union soldiers stepped out of the Cornfield (in front of you) at dawn, September 17, 1862, Confederate troops, aligned in the fields just behind you, unleashed a horrific volley. The single bloodiest day in American History had begun in earnest. . . . — — Map (db m41710) HM
On North Main Street at East 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Joseph W. Guyton (1889-1918) lived
most of his life near Evart, working
as a farmer, plumber, and well
driller. When the U.S. entered World
War I in 1917, Guyton was drafted
into the army. He could have elected
not to go since he was . . . — — Map (db m235309) HM WM
Near West 6th Street 0.2 miles west of North Graham Street, on the right when traveling west.
Charlotte remembers with honor her gallant sons in the Charlotte Grays, Company C, 1st Regiment N.C. Volunteers, who fought in the first battle of the War of Secession. The Charlotte Grays, under command of the 18-year-old boy Captain Egbert A. . . . — — Map (db m237549) WM
On Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
(Front):John Gibbon Brigadier General July 2-3, 1863 At Gettysburg commanded 2nd Division, II Corps on July 3, 1863 serving with "conspicuous gallantry and distinction" in the repulse of Longstreet's Assault, until he was wounded and . . . — — Map (db m16363) HM WM
On Farm to Market Road 1603 south of County Route NE 1010, on the right when traveling south.
General Joseph Orville "Jo" Shelby (1830-1897) led a cavalry force of Missourians known as the Iron Brigade and later, the Iron Division. From 1861-64, his troops rode with generals Thomas C. Hindman, John S. Marmaduke and Sterling Price in . . . — — Map (db m310006) HM
Near Verdon Road (Virginia Route 684) 0.2 miles west of New Market Mill Road ( Route 685), on the right when traveling west.
At daybreak of May 25, Major General Gouverneur K. Warren advanced his 5th Corps to confront Lieutenant General A. P. Hill's 3rd Corps, extending from Anderson's Tavern to the North Anna River. Connection was soon made with the relieved men of . . . — — Map (db m145750) HM
On North Bettis Street at East Everett Street on North Bettis Street.
Pocahontas was a "no-man's land" after the Confederate troops organized here in 1861 moved east of the Mississippi. Soldiers and irregulars from both sides patrolled the region. One group of 300 Union militia and cavalry from Arkansas and Missouri . . . — — Map (db m232529) HM
On Superior Street (U.S. 45) at Milton Street on Superior Street.
Born in Canton Valais, Switzerland.
Emigrated to America in 1848.
Enlisted in Co. E. 6th Wis. Vol. Inf. 1861.
Served in the Iron Brigade
under Gen. Bragg. Wounded at Antietam
and taken prisoner at Gettysburg.
Honorably discharged in . . . — — Map (db m33768) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 421) west of North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west.
( Front Plaque )
In Honor
of the Civil War Soldiers
of Decatur County.
“This monument cannot disclose.
Nor can the skill of mortal make
a record of the countless woes
they suffered for their Country’s sake.” . . . — — Map (db m44943) WM
On College Road near McClellan Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The Fourth Division, Trans-Mississippi Army Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman's Trans-Mississippi Army contained four divisions: One of cavalry under John S. Marmaduke, infantry divisions under Francis A. Shoup and Daniel M. Frost, and a reserve . . . — — Map (db m261492) HM
On Mill Street east of Market Street, on the right when traveling east.
Second Battle of Newtonia
A few miles southwest of this location, the Second Battle of Newtonia was fought on Oct. 28, 1864. The conflict came near the end of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price’s celebrated invasion of Missouri. With the Federals . . . — — Map (db m65018) HM
On South First Street (Arkansas Route 161) south of Carver Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Missouri, a border state, never seceded from the Union but her people were nevertheless divided and tens of thousands of Missourians wore both blue and gray between 1861 and 1865. Missouri is credited with supplying 109,111 men to Union forces, of . . . — — Map (db m117264) HM
On East Oneida Street (New York State Route 104) at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on East Oneida Street.
In Honor Of The
Soldiers And Sailors
Of The County Of
Oswego
Who Nobly Defended
The Union
1861- 1885
West Side:
24th N.Y. Infantry
May 17 1861- May 29,1863
Col. Timothy Sullivan
John D. O’Brian, Oswego, Capt. Co. A . . . — — Map (db m282566) HM WM
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