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By Bernard Fisher, May 1, 2009
Seven Days Battles Marker on Elko Road (facing south).
RANKED BY RELEVANCE, THEN GEOGRAPHICALLY
| | On a hill just to the west Stonewall Jackson placed his artillery about midday on June 30, 1862. An artillery duel then began with Franklin, guarding the south side of White Oak Swamp, that lasted until dark. — — Map (db m3722) HM |
| | Here Franklin, aided by Richardson, held the passage of White Oak Swamp against Jackson while the Battle of Glendale raged near by, June 30, 1862. A fierce duel went on all afternoon between the Union batteries here and Jackson’s guns on the north . . . — — Map (db m3723) HM |
| | Here Magruder’s line of Battle, facing east, formed in the late afternoon of June 29, 1862. Barksdale’s, Semmes’s and Kershaw’s Brigades, extending from south of this road to the railroad, made a desperate effort to prevent the Union withdrawal. . . . — — Map (db m3686) HM |
| | In June 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia through gaps in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains and into the Shenandoah Valley to invade the North. Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry corps screened the army from Federal . . . — — Map (db m1454) HM |
| | Honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Battles at Bristoe Station — — Map (db m151285) WM |
| | This marble marks the spot where fell George T. Stovall of the Rome Light Guards, 8th Regt. Georgia Volunteers in the battle of July 21, 1861. Born at Augusta, GA, April 25, 1835.
His life he devoted to his God and sacrificed in his country's . . . — — Map (db m1996) HM |
| | As the spring of 1863 brought green to the countryside and fish up the river, the legions of civil strife faced each other cheerfully across the Rappahannock. After the slaughter of Fredericksburg, the embattled brothers held off death for the time. . . . — — Map (db m4726) HM |
| | During the Civil War, the strategically important Valley Turnpike crossed the stream just above the small waterfall here. Two battles were fought nearby. The first occurred on July 2, 1861, half a mile south on the Porterfield Farm. On the morning . . . — — Map (db m58083) HM |
| | When the war began, most residents of this part of present-day West Virginia were Confederate in their sympathies. Both Confederate and Union forces considered the wooden covered bridge here strategically important because the James River and . . . — — Map (db m34373) HM |
| | This monument is dedicated to the memory of the 40,000 troops of the 37th and 91st Divisions together with the 53rd Artillery Brigade of the American Expeditionary Forces, who fought in this region between 30 October and 11 November of 1918. It was . . . — — Map (db m87345) HM WM |
| | This monument commemorates the achievements of the 27th and 30th Divisions which fought in the Ypres-Lys offensive with the British Army from 18 August to 4 September 1918. It was designed by the architect George Howe of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, . . . — — Map (db m87339) HM WM |
| | In early June 1918 the 42D American Division entered the battle lines with the 13th and 170th French Divisions near Souain. There it gallantly assisted in repelling the last German major offensive of the War.
When the Allies began their great . . . — — Map (db m87323) HM WM |
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(Panel #1)
The Montfaucon Monument commemorates the Meuse-Argonne offensive. During 47 days of fighting between September 26 and November 11, 1918, the American First Army forced a general retreat on this front. The crest of this hill . . . — — Map (db m87055) HM WM |
| | (Main Panel:) This Monument has been erected by the United States of America to commemorate the capture of the St. Mihiel Salient by the troops of her First Army and to record the services of the American Expeditionary Forces on the battle . . . — — Map (db m87043) HM WM |
| | Dedicated to the memory of those who died for their country. — — Map (db m92172) WM |
| | Front Panel: English: This Monument has been erected by the United States of America to commemorate the services of her troops and those of France who fought in this region during the World War. It stands as a lasting symbol of the . . . — — Map (db m86789) HM WM |
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Erected
by the
United States
of America
to commemorate
the first attack
by an
American Division
in the
World War
(Reverse Side:)
The First Division United States Army operating under the X French Corps . . . — — Map (db m85933) HM WM |
| | On 6 June 1944, preceded by airborne units and covered by naval and air bombardment, United States and British Commonwealth forces landed on the coast of Normandy. Pushing southward they established a beachhead some 20 miles in depth. On 25 July, in . . . — — Map (db m92185) WM |
| | Manila American Cemetery, the largest of 24 cemeteries built and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission, both in area and number of graves. 16,636 military dead of the United States of America from World War II rest here, . . . — — Map (db m73079) HM WM |
| | Front:
The Battle of Britain
Back:
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few
Winston Churchill — — Map (db m85843) WM |
| | The Christopher Foxley-Norris
Memorial Wall
Is Dedicated To The Aircrew
Who Flew During
The Battle of Britain
10th July 1940 — 31st October 1940
“Never in the field of human conflict
was so much owed by so many to so . . . — — Map (db m123862) WM |
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(preface)
"Damn the Torpedoes!" is a familiar battle cry, but there's more to the story! The Mobile Civil War Trail is your guide to military movements and the way of life on and around Mobile Bay in the closing two years of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m87247) HM |
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After the surrender of Fort Gaines, U.S. General Gordon Granger prepared to besiege Fort Morgan. On August 9, 1864, he moved by transport to Navy Cove and debarked 2,000 men and his siege equipment at the Pilot Town wharf. By 2:00 p.m. he had . . . — — Map (db m87246) HM |
| | On April 30, 1865, C.S. General Richard Taylor, by then back in Meridian, received a wire from U. S. General Edward Canby. The truce negotiated at Magee Farm, Canby informed him, must end in 48 hours, because Washington had rejected the . . . — — Map (db m126690) HM |
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The Confederates built Fort Powell on Tower Island, an oyster shell bank fifty feet north of Grant's Pass. The Pass provided an easy route from Mobile Bay to New Orleans through Mississippi Sound. C.S. Lieutenant Colonel James M. Williams, only . . . — — Map (db m87239) HM |
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Once Farragut was in the Bay, capture of Fort Gaines and Powell would prevent his isolation there. So at 4:00 pm, August 3, 1864, 1,500 soldiers commanded by U.S. General Edward Canby (but under the operational direction of General Gordon . . . — — Map (db m87219) HM |
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At 7:25 a.m., August 5, 1864, Admiral Farragut’s lead monitor Tecumseh steered into the torpedo field at the mouth of Mobile Bay. The admiral had ordered Commander Tunis Craven, the Tecumseh’s captain, to engage the ram . . . — — Map (db m87234) HM |
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To Wait and Watch
In late August 1864 the Federals controlled Mobile Bay but could not attack Mobile. Admiral Farragut could not reach the City even with his light draft vessels, because the channels in the upper Bay had been obstructed. . . . — — Map (db m87243) HM |
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(preface)
"Damn the Torpedoes!" is a familiar battle cry, but there's more to the story! The Mobile Civil War Trail is your guide to military movements and the way of life on and around Mobile Bay in the closing two years of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m87288) HM |
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[Inscription: Panel 1]:
Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.
1950 * Korea * 1953
[Panel 2]:
Freedom Is Not Free . . . — — Map (db m8829) HM |
| | Here in the presence of Washington and Lincoln, one the Eighteenth Century father and the other the Nineteenth Century preserver of our nation, we honor those Twentieth Century Americans who took up the struggle during the Second World War and made . . . — — Map (db m4392) HM |
| | Dedicated to the gallant men and women who participated in the Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 16 December 1944 thru 25 January 1945 in Belgium and Luxembourg, the greatest battle ever fought by the United States Army. The Veterans of the Battle . . . — — Map (db m7450) HM |
| | The unlucky L&N Railroad trestle over Bacon Creek received harsh treatment at the hands of Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan not once, but twice during the Civil War. The first destruction, in August 1861, was the first of many attacks Morgan . . . — — Map (db m39938) HM |
| | Thomas Woodson received this farm as a land grant from Thomas Jefferson for service in the Revolutionary War. His son Anthony made his home on this site and developed a prosperous farmstead, considered one of the finest in the county. From his front . . . — — Map (db m40033) HM |
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An “unauthorized and injudicious” attack ...
General James R. Chalmers was sent by General Bragg as a vanguard to Cave City. There, Chalmers learned from Col. John Scott of a weak Union garrison at Munfordville. Eager for . . . — — Map (db m88251) HM |
| | When Braxton Bragg arrived at Green River, Cyrus Dunham had taken command of the Union garrison. The 15th had been spent clearing casualties from the field, but by the next day, gunfire erupted from Bragg’s advance guard, starting a day-long . . . — — Map (db m88347) HM |
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Now a fight ensued such as seldom occurs ...
- Colonel August Willich, 32nd Indiana
In December 1861, Confederate General Thomas Hindman came from Bowling Green to probe the growing Union strength at Munfordville. Hindman . . . — — Map (db m96817) HM |
| | The mound on the hilltop before you is Fort Craig, a five-pointed earthen “star fort” that saw the fiercest fighting of the Civil War Battle and Siege of Munfordville, September 14-17, 1862. Forces of the 7th, 9th, and 29th Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m164109) HM |
| | Other than by navigating the Mississippi River, the only way for armies west of the Appalachians to move from north to south was through Kentucky. Kentucky's rivers and railroads tempted commanders from both sides in spite of the state's declared . . . — — Map (db m40036) HM |
| | By 1857, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad lacked only one connection for through trains to travel between the two cities—a bridge over Green River. Irish stonecutters John W. Key and sons were hired for two years to construct the piers that . . . — — Map (db m88353) HM |
| | The small, unassuming county-seat village of Munfordville, founded on an old buffalo crossing and home to a well-known tavern, could claim pride of place in 1860 as the spot where the L&N Railroad crossed the Green River, over what whas then the . . . — — Map (db m39984) HM |
| | As useful as Munfordville's small ferry was, it couldn't meet the needs of whole armies. As soon as General Alexander McDowell McCook's army arrived at Green River in the fall of 1861, soldiers immediately began building flat-bottomed boats to . . . — — Map (db m40019) HM |
| | The arrival of Federal troops into Lexington, Kentucky in fall 1861 prompted Lexington native John Hunt Morgan to assemble a band of 17 armed men on horseback to support the Southern cause. The "Lexington Rifle" then rode into south central Kentucky . . . — — Map (db m40038) HM |
| | Coming to America from Scotland in the year 1884, Mr. James Smith, brother of Col. Robert A. Smith, visited the battlefield at Munfordville and purchased land on which he contracted to have erected a massive and costly monument in honor of his . . . — — Map (db m165312) HM |
| | Anthony Woodson's fields and woods felt the ravages of war. Yet before and after, and even during the strife, the daily life of a central Kentucky farmstead carried on. As you wander the paths of the Woodson farm and visit the house, keep your . . . — — Map (db m40034) HM |
| | Son of an Influential Kentucky Family
The Nelson family counted among its friends some of the most important families in Kentucky. William Nelson, born in 1824, near Maysville, Kentucky, grew up in an atmosphere of influence and wealth. . . . — — Map (db m70658) HM |
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Front
On this 4 square miles in around the village of Pleasant Hill, approx. 15,000 Confederates under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor attacked approx. 25,000 Union troops under Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks on April 9, 1864. That was the 3rd day of . . . — — Map (db m105670) HM |
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Front
The Village of Pleasant Hill was founded at this location just inside the DeSoto Parish in 1846. Pleasant Hill was a major road intersection with roads radiating to Mansfield, Natchitoches, Grand Ecore, Ft. Jessup, Many, Red River . . . — — Map (db m105673) HM |
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Front
Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Smith
Third Division Sixteen Army Corps
Second Brigade
14th Iowa - Lieut. Col. Joseph Newbold
27th Iowa - Col. James I. Gilbert
32nd Iowa - Col. John Scott
24th Missouri - Maj. Robert W. Fyan . . . — — Map (db m105357) HM WM |
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In Memory
Dec. 16, 1944 - Jan. 25, 1945
Dedicated to Those
Men and Women Who
Fought in the Historic
World War II
Battle of the Bulge
In the Ardennes, Belgium
Cape Cod Islands Chapter 58
Veterans of the
Battle of the . . . — — Map (db m157863) WM |
| | Dedicated to the gallant and victorious men and women who participated in the Battle of the Bulge. The greatest battle ever fought by the United Stated Army in Belgium and Luxembourg during World War II, 16 December 1944 thru 25 January . . . — — Map (db m142706) WM |
| | In Memory
Dec. 16, 1944 - Jan. 25, 1945
Dedicated to those
men and women who
fought in the historic
World War II
Battle of the Bulge
in the Ardennes, Belgium
Cape Cod & Islands Chapter 58
Veterans Of The Battle Of . . . — — Map (db m140414) WM |
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Price's Raid
Confederate General Sterling Price brought three mounted divisions from Arkansas into Missouri, September 19, 1864. Fighting several small battles he marched slowly north toward St. Louis, then struck . . . — — Map (db m20868) HM |
| | Dedicated to the men and women of the United States Army who participated in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II in Belgium and Luxembourg the greatest land battle fought by the United States Army under extreme winter conditions suffering . . . — — Map (db m54913) HM |
| | Dedicated to the gallant men and women of
the United States Armed Forces who
participated in the “Battle of the Bulge,”
fought in Belgium and Luxembourg during
World War II. The greatest battle ever engaged
in by the United States . . . — — Map (db m6964) WM |
| | This plaque is dedicated to those brave men of the New Jersey Militia and Continental Army who fought the Battle of Springfield June 7 to June 23, 1780. The battle took place between the bridge crossing near Morris Avenue and the east branch of . . . — — Map (db m6920) HM |
| | August 29, 1779 Erected by Newtown Battle Chapter Sons of American Revolution 1907 — — Map (db m33323) HM |
| | Libertas et Patria Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in this Cemetery Lt. Israel Parshall Pa. • Lt. Christopher Denn Pa. Sgt. Daniel McDowell Pa. • Sgt. Alexander Murry N.Y. Pvt. Abraham Brewer N.Y. • Pvt. John Brewer N.Y. Pvt. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m33359) HM |
| | Libertas et Patria Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in this Cemetery Lt. Israel Parshall Pa. • Lt. Christopher Denn Pa. Sgt. Daniel McDowell Pa. • Sgt. Alexander Murry N.Y. Pvt. Abraham Brewer N.Y. • Pvt. John Brewer N.Y. Pvt. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m90334) HM |
| | 11 October 1776. Across this strait a small colonial fleet fought the British to a standstill causing a 3 day running conflict that delayed the British advance to divide the colonies. This action allowed time for the Americans to rebuild their . . . — — Map (db m108649) HM |
| | Site of home of Johan Jost,
Herkimer ca. 1740 fortified
1756-57 military outpost
During French & Indian and
Revolutionary Wars — — Map (db m32461) HM |
| | The King's Highway formerly the road to Flatlands Neck passed this site. Over it the Indian braves and Captain John Underhill with his colonial soldiers passed. Lord Cornwallis, on August 25, 1776, at the head of the British troops silently . . . — — Map (db m18403) HM |
| | World War II
This memorial is dedicated to the soldiers who fought in the bloodiest battle waged by the American army in World War II.
The Ardennes Campaign was fought in Belgium and Luxembourg December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945 Forcing the . . . — — Map (db m62097) WM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m106456) WM |
| | Base of Memorial centerpiece, front:
1941 * * * * 1945 Erected by the United States of America in proud and grateful remembrance of her sons who gave their lives in her service and who sleep in the American coastal waters of the Atlantic . . . — — Map (db m29208) HM |
| | British Supply Post 1755 – 63 Here Gen. John Burgoyne’s defeated British troops in the ruins of the fort lay down their arms 1777 — — Map (db m56862) HM |
| | The War for American Independence
From October 28, 1776 until the British withdrawal on November 4, 1776 the Continental Army commanded by General George Washington engaged and held off the splendidly appointed British forces of General . . . — — Map (db m24440) HM |
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Battle of Clapp's Mill
On March 2, 1781, the American light troops under Colonel Otho Holland Williams of Maryland and Lieutenant Colonel Henry "Lighthouse Harry" Lee of Virginia engaged the British light troops near Clapp's Mill on Beaver . . . — — Map (db m28062) HM |
| | Organized prior to 1756. Present building constructed 1818—the third on site. First two buildings of logs. Was also used for secular education until 1848. Among early ministers: H. McAden, Jas. Hall, S. Stanford, C. Lindsay. — — Map (db m60483) HM |
| | Anna Mathilda McNeill Whistler, mother of the noted painter, James Abbot McNeill Whistler, lived in a house which stood 1300 yards east of this spot. — — Map (db m60280) HM |
| | One and one-half miles northeast stands Oakland, the home
of General Thomas Brown, an officer of the Revolution, 1747-1814. Staunch patriot, statesman, planter. — — Map (db m94723) HM |
| | [Front of monument pedestal]:
Appointed Major General in command of the Southern Army October 14, 1780
Born in Rhode Island August 7, 1742
Died in Georgia June 19 1786
[Left Side of monument pedestal]:
Guilford Court House . . . — — Map (db m6975) HM |
| | One half mile south of this marker stands the house built by John McLean and his wife Jane Marshall McLean before 1767.
Col. Wm. Washington spent some time in this house in the spring of 1781. It has been the home of every successive . . . — — Map (db m39617) HM |
| | As the fighting surged past the church and the battle moves into Kinston, surgeons of both armies began the task of caring for the wounded. Harriet’s Chapel became a refuge and men from both sides found care at the church.
The fighting around . . . — — Map (db m70424) HM |
| | On December 14, Union troops overwhelmed the Confederate line at Harriet’s Chapel. After making a determined stand, the outnumbered Confederates withdrew, fighting as they pulled back toward Jones Bridge.
Union Gen. Henry Wessells spent hours . . . — — Map (db m70416) HM |
| | In front of you is the position held by Capt. Joseph B. Starr’s Battery. Starr’s Battery defended this position against the Union advance on December 14. Finally, his ammunition exhausted, Starr withdrew across the Neuse River.
Capt. Starr had . . . — — Map (db m70441) HM |
| | A large swamp separated the advancing Union army and the Confederate defenders one-half mile north. Described by one Union soldier as, “difficult to cross, and densely covered with a growth of small trees and pine,” the swamp . . . — — Map (db m70438) HM |
| | Harriet’s Chapel stood in the center of the Confederate line. A heavily wooded wetland stood in front of the line. Behind it was the Neuse River. Three regiments of infantry and two batteries of artillery held this portion of the Confederate line. . . . — — Map (db m70436) HM |
| | Confederate engineers built fortifications around Kinston and along the approaches from New Bern. You can see a portion of these earthworks from the boardwalk. This line of earthworks originally straddled the road to Jones Bridge, which was near the . . . — — Map (db m70426) HM |
| | After the fighting near Southwest Creek, the Confederates withdrew toward Kinston. Marching north, they crossed a creek and waded through the frigid swamp. Many cold, wet soldiers spent a miserable night at Harriet’s Chapel.
The Confederate . . . — — Map (db m70410) HM |
| | Harriet’s Chapel saw some of the most intense fighting of the Battle of Kinston. In 2010, Historical Preservation Group moved this building, once New Beaverdam Primitive Baptist Church, to this site to interpret Harriet’s Chapel’s role in the . . . — — Map (db m70418) HM |
| | Twenty-four guns of the 3rd New York Artillery supported Gen. Wessells’ infantry as they advanced through the swamp toward the Confederate line. The overwhelming firepower of Union infantry and artillery eventually forced the Confederates to abandon . . . — — Map (db m70439) HM |
| | Gen. John Gray Foster’s long blue line slowly marched north from Southwest Creek toward the Confederate line. The Confederates, behind a formidable line of earthworks protected by a swamp in their front, braced for the Union assault.
Gen. Henry . . . — — Map (db m70434) HM |
| | 1½ miles SE is Walnut Grove, home of Margaret Catherine Moore Barry (1752–1823). Local tradition says she was known as “Kate Barry” and acted as a scout for the Patriots before the Battle of Cowpens, Jan. 17, 1781. With her . . . — — Map (db m9912) HM |
| | In this part of the McGavock family cemetery are buried some of the people who were once enslaved here, former slaves, and perhaps African-Americans who labored at Carnton in the decades following the Civil War. These individuals are an integrated . . . — — Map (db m142939) HM |
| | The first enslaved African Americans were brought to Carnton in the nineteenth century. In 1820, eleven slaves lived here. By 1860, forty-four enslaved men, women and children labored on the six-hundred-acre farm. They lived in eleven cabins, most . . . — — Map (db m142923) HM |
| | Early in the year of 1849, an Indian party confronted some Mormon settlers and took their cattle. The Indians and cattle were later found camped by a stream and a battle erupted. Three Indians were killed, and the area became known as Battle . . . — — Map (db m149581) HM |
| | Dedicated to the gallant and victorious men and women who participated in the Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 16 December 1944 thru 25 January 1945 in Belgium and Luxembourg. The greatest battle ever fought by the United States Army. Presented by . . . — — Map (db m137217) WM |
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In Memory of
Veterans
Battle of the
Bulge
Triumph of Courage
World War II
Dec.16, 1944 – Jan. 25, 1945
This is undoubtedly the greatest American
battle of the war and will, I believe, be
regarded as an ever . . . — — Map (db m42768) HM |
| | East Range of Cloister
This was extensively rebuilt in the
13th century. The first floor was
the monk’s dormitory. The doorway
above led to a day-stair to the
cloister. — — Map (db m129379) HM |
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Crossroad of Destiny: Union or Disunion
The year of 1861 was one of crisis and decision making for Missouri. Throughout her history, Missouri had stood at many crossroads, for virtually all of the major routes leading from East to West . . . — — Map (db m81003) HM |
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No lapse of time • No distance of space • Shall cause you to be forgotten
Everett
Yours has the suffering been • The memory shall be ours
Longfellow
We are grateful to the ninety six thousand
Rhode . . . — — Map (db m151721) WM |
| | Read Me First The following maps and text illustrate the battle at Belmont, Missouri. The battle is broken into sections that explain the components of the overall battle. To understand the progression of the battle, match the number above each . . . — — Map (db m37089) HM |
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National Cemetery
Winchester National cemetery was established in 1866 on the site of the Third Battle of Winchester. Soon after the federal government created the 5-acre cemetery, remains were moved here from the battlefields at . . . — — Map (db m130166) HM |
| | Second cotton mill in State. Building begun, 1818. Federals burned, 1863. Soon rebuilt. — — Map (db m45923) HM |
| | In memory of our fallen heros — — Map (db m133564) WM |
| | In Memory of Unknown
American Soldiers
Who Died in the
War of 1812 — — Map (db m54120) HM |
| | On August 16, 1777, British forces sent by Gen'l Burgoyne to seize supplies at Bennington were turned back by New Englanders under Gen'l John Stark and Vermont's Col. Seth Warner. This 306 foot commemorative shaft planned 100 years later, was . . . — — Map (db m13600) HM |
| | Text on the Front Side:
Dedicated to the honor and valor of the men of 1st Company H,
26th Tennessee Confederate Infantry Regiment July 8, 1861, reorganized as 2nd Company I, 1st Georgia Confederate
Infantry Regiment, November 8, . . . — — Map (db m106548) HM WM |
| | [west face:]
[Portrait of General Wainwright]
General Jonathan M. Wainwright
1883 to 1953
HERO OF BATAAN
Medal of Honor Citation
“General Jonathan M. Wainwright, 02131, commanding United States
Army Forces in . . . — — Map (db m63575) WM |
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