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Mexican-American War Topic
By William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2010
Lone Elm Campground Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On Lone Elm Park Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Lone Elm is one of the most historic and important frontier trail camp sites in America and was used as a campground and rendezvous point for all three of our nation's great western roads to the frontier.....the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California . . . — — Map (db m34334) HM |
| | The Travelers
For more than four decades, tens of thousands of travelers camped here. The Lone Elm campground was one or two nights out from the frontier "jumping off" points on the Missouri River. The great lone elm tree that gave this . . . — — Map (db m34355) HM |
| On Shawnee Mission Parkway near Melrose Lane, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Fort Leavenworth Military Road
Created in 1837, this road was originally created to run from Fort Leavenworth south to Fort Gibson in Oklahoma. It was actually part of the route that Congress had designated as the border line of the . . . — — Map (db m50613) HM |
| On Shawnee Mission Parkway near Melrose Lane, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Located today at 59th Terrace and Bluejacket in the city of Shawnee, Gum Springs was the site of the Shawnee Indian church and meeting house, as well as the location of several excellent springs, all near the intersection of the Fort Leavenworth . . . — — Map (db m50693) HM |
| On Grant Avenue at Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling north on Grant Avenue. |
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[Battles listed chronologically]
Palo Alto : Resaca de la Palma : Monterey : Cerro Gordo : Contreras : San Antonio : Cherubusco : Vera Cruz : Molino del Rey : Chapultepec : City of Mexico
Belmont ∙ Fort Henry ∙ Fort Donelson . . . — — Map (db m81734) WM |
| On Interstate 135 4 miles south of Exit 72 (Interstate 135), on the left when traveling south. |
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On 3 September 1846, the Mormon Battalion camped near here on its way to fight in the war with Mexico. This small army of more than 500 men and officers had been recruited at Council Bluffs, Iowa, from among the Mormon pioneers (members of The . . . — — Map (db m80663) HM |
| | The Mormon Battalion camped here for five days beginning 27 August 1846. The battalion's more than 500 volunteers and officers had been recruited from the Mormon pioneers (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) at Council . . . — — Map (db m45056) HM WM |
| | It all started over trade that promised great profits. Once Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821 Americans were welcomed and encouraged to trade. Trade quickly flourished, creating opportunities and profits linking the economies of Missouri . . . — — Map (db m40127) HM |
| On State Highway 156, on the left when traveling west. |
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The Mormon Battalion camped here on 8 September 1846. The more than 500 volunteers in this little army were enlisted to fight in the war with Mexico. They had been recruited from among the Mormon pioneers (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of . . . — — Map (db m95885) HM |
| | With the Revolution won and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the United States was extended westward to the Mississippi River. To the west of the Mississippi, the French Tricolor waved over French Louisiana until the purchase of that . . . — — Map (db m56947) HM |
| On Public Square at Campbellsville Street (Kentucky Route 55), on the left when traveling east on Public Square. |
| | A foremost champion of the Union, a staunch friend of the stricken South, defender of constitutional freedom. Born Columbia 1817, died 1895 and buried in city cemetery. Veteran Mexican War, leader famed First Kentucky Union Cavalry, hero of many . . . — — Map (db m83387) HM |
| On Richwood Road (Kentucky Route 338), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Home site of John Pollard Gaines.
1795-1857. Fought in War of 1812.
In state legislature, 1825-36.
Major in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry and
an aide-de-camp to Gen. Winfield
Scott, in Mexican war. Elected to
Congress, 1847-49, while prisoner
of . . . — — Map (db m133213) HM |
| On West Main Street at North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | (side 1)
Poet, Lawyer and Soldier
Theodore O'Hara was born in this city, Feb. 11, 1820. He read law with Judge Wm. Owsley. Newspaper work included editing Frankfort Yeoman and Louisville Times. He served in Mexican War, . . . — — Map (db m121558) HM |
| Near General Butler Park Road east of 11th Street (aka: St. Rd. 320). |
| | Born in Kentucky
April 19, 1791 - August 6, 1880
Transylvania University 1812
War of 1812 - Aide De Camp to Andrew Jackson
River Raisin - Pensacola - New Orleans
Mexican War - Major General of the Volunteers
Commanded 1st Volunteer . . . — — Map (db m22100) HM |
| On Fifth Street north of U.S. 42, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Gen. William O. Butler, born Kentucky 1791, died here, 1880. War of 1812: River Raisin, Pensacola, and New Orleans. Gen. Andrew Jackson's staff 1816-17. Cited for heroism in Mexican War 1846-48. Practiced law here. Congressman 1839-43. Defeated as . . . — — Map (db m22131) HM |
| On North Main Street at Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | Brig. Gen. James S. Jackson, USA, killed in battle of Perryville on Oct. 8, 1862, is buried in south end of cemetery. Born Woodford Co., Ky., 1823. First Lt., Mexican War, then practiced law in Greenup. He came Hopkinsville, 1855. Elected to . . . — — Map (db m88916) HM |
| On North Mill Street at West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Mill Street. |
| | Home of John Hunt Morgan
"Thunderbolt of the Confederacy"
Born Huntsville, Ala. 6-1-1825
Killed Greeneville, Tenn. 9-4-1864
Lieutenant - Kentucky Volunteers in Mexican War 1846-1847 Major General - C.S.A., 1861-1864. — — Map (db m29410) HM |
| On Cheapside at West Short Street on Cheapside. |
| | (Front): John Cabell Breckinridge, 1821-75, one of four Kentuckians - more than any state, except New York - who were U.S. Vice Presidents. Others were Adlai E. Stevenson, Richard M. Johnson, and Alben W. Barkley. In U.S. Congress, 1851-55. . . . — — Map (db m130963) HM |
| On Henry Street at Hodges Street, on the right when traveling east on Henry Street. |
| | Edward Henry Hobson was born in Greensburg, Kentucky, on July 11, 1825. He was educated in the common schools of Greensburg and Danville, Kentucky. He worked for his father who was a successful merchant in Greensburg. In 1846 Hobson enlisted for . . . — — Map (db m96862) HM |
| On E. Columbia Avenue (State Highway 417) east of S. Depot Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Reuben Creel, Greensburg native, appointed by Lincoln as consul from U.S. to Chihuahua, Mexico, 1863. Served until 1866. His son Enrique C., in turn, served as ambassador from Mexico to U.S., 1907-09. Reuben went to Mexico with Gen. Ward, Greensburg . . . — — Map (db m96866) HM |
| | Col. Richard Taylor of Va., veteran of French and Indian War and the Revolution, built original part of "Springfield" ca. 1790. Boyhood home of son "Old Rough and Ready" Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), veteran of 1812 and Black Hawk wars. Mex. War hero . . . — — Map (db m100859) HM |
| On Brownsboro Road (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Gen. Zachary Taylor (1784 – 1850), distinguished lifelong soldier and twelfth President of the United States, buried here in family cemetery. Commissioned Lt. in 1808. Served in War of 1812; Black Hawk War, 1832; Seminole War, 1836 – 43. . . . — — Map (db m21405) HM |
| Near North Main Street at West 4th Street (Business U.S. 68), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Used in war with Mexico–1846. Re-bored and rifled about 1861 to use 3.8 in. James or Hotchkiss shells indicating Civil War use. Mr. Marion Humphries, a local jeweler and businessman, was instrumental in fitting the cannon with a complete new . . . — — Map (db m123967) HM |
| On Duncannon Road 0.1 miles west of Berea Road (U.S. 25/421), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Union Mahlon Dickerson Manson (1818-1895) An apothecary turned politician, Mahlon Dickerson Manson served as a captain in the Mexican War. He enlisted as a private when the Civil War began but was soon promoted to colonel. Manson fought at . . . — — Map (db m86280) HM |
| On Clarks Run Road at Business U.S. 68, on the right when traveling west on Clarks Run Road. |
| | Born, 1808, about five miles west. Moved to Mo., 1830. As Brig. Gen., Mo. Militia, quelled Mormon riots with no bloodshed, 1838; refused execute Prophet Smith and others court-martialed. In 1846, Mexican War, formed lst Reg. Mo. Mounted Volunteers . . . — — Map (db m83594) HM |
| On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) at North Court Street on Old Main Street. |
| |
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
Born February 2 - 1803
Washington, KY.
Killed at Shiloh Tenn.
April 6 - 1862
Graduated West Point 1826,
Black Hawk War,
War for Texas Independence,
Mexican War, . . . — — Map (db m84142) HM |
| On North 6th Street just south of Park Avenue (Business U.S. 60), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Liberty of Texas 1836
From here 18 “Paducah Volunteers” led by Capt. Amon B. King embarked for Texas in 1835 in response to Sam Houston's appeal for aid in fight for freedom from Mexico. Two weeks after The Alamo, in battle at . . . — — Map (db m158792) HM |
| On Jefferson Davis Highway near Pembroke-Fairview Road (Route 115), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Zero Milestone
Jefferson Davis Highway
Fairview, Ky. - Biloxi, Miss.
Erected 1930 by
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Born June 3, 1808
in Christian, now Todd Co. KY.
Died December 6, 1889
in New Orleans, . . . — — Map (db m3034) HM |
| Near South Irma Boulevard 0.3 miles north of East Worthey Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | One of America's most important literary figures, Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882), wrote these words that turned out to be prophetic. Before the Mexican-American War began, Emerson predicted that "the U.S. will conquer Mexico, . . . — — Map (db m114882) HM |
| Near South Irma Boulevard 0.3 miles north of East Worthey Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Three Louisiana men played prominent roles in the Mexican-American War. Though John Slidell was born in New York, he moved to New Orleans in 1819, started a successful law practice, and eventually became an important leader of the Democratic Party . . . — — Map (db m114832) HM |
| Near South Irma Boulevard 0.3 miles north of East Worthey Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Panel 1 Fifteen years before Americans began fighting each other in the Civil War, they were at war with their neighbors to the south in Mexico. The Mexican-American War began in 1846 and lasted less than two years with the Americans achieving a . . . — — Map (db m114839) HM |
| On North 3rd Street at Spanish Town Road, on the left when traveling south on North 3rd Street. |
| | To honor
Zachary Taylor
U.S. Army General and twelfth President
of the United States
Known to Americans as
"Old Rough and Ready"
and who lived for a time some 200 yards
southwest of this spot
This marker placed in 1951 by . . . — — Map (db m87482) HM WM |
| On Lafayette Street west of North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | "Old Rough and Ready," America's 12th president, lived on this site in the home pictured above. He called the cottage Buena Vista after his famous 1847 victory in the Mexican War. The pale horse pictured was Taylor's favorite, "Whitey." It would . . . — — Map (db m87824) HM |
| On Highway 3175 Bypass (State Highway 6) at Breazeale Springs Street, on the left when traveling east on Highway 3175 Bypass. |
| | About 2 miles NW occupied 1844-45 by the 4th Infantry Regiment part of the "Army of Observation" to be near the Texas border should hostilities occur with Mexico. The camp located on the old Texas Road. Lt. Ulysses S. Grant was stationed there and . . . — — Map (db m109434) HM |
| On 2nd Street at Sibley Street, on the left when traveling north on 2nd Street. |
| | President Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803. The Louisiana Purchase was the largest peacetime land acquisition in U.S. history, containing territory that eventually comprised 15 states. . . . — — Map (db m106110) HM |
| On First Street at Camp Street on First Street. |
| | Born at Fairview, KY. June 3, 1808
U.S. Army 1828-1835
Served in Black Hawk War
Congressman U.S. 1845-1846
Colonel Mississippi Volunteers in War with Mexico
Rendered Gallant Service in the taking of Monterey and Buena Vista where he was . . . — — Map (db m51521) HM |
| On Decatur Street east of St. Peter Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | [Panel 1]:
On and near this site since 1718 has centered the military activities of both regular and citizen soldiers of France, Spain, the Confederacy and the United States. On either side were the redoubts forming the “Great . . . — — Map (db m24684) HM |
| Near East Shamrock Street (Business U.S. 165) near Main Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Civil War AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana, served briefly
of the Confederate Department of the Trans-Mississippi,
as the headquarters a vast area encompassing states and territories west of the
Mississippi River.In spring 1863, the . . . — — Map (db m136134) HM |
| On Old Louisiana 6 (State Highway 485) at Geoghangan Road, on the right when traveling north on Old Louisiana 6. |
| | Historical park 125 yards from here.
With … and remaining building of
Old Fort Jesup.
Erected by the State of Louisiana
and the Daughters of the American Revolution. — — Map (db m106139) HM |
| On Old Louisiana 6 (State Highway 3118) at Geoghangan Road, on the right when traveling north on Old Louisiana 6. |
| | Established in 1822 under Gen. Zachary Taylor as a major American fort on the southwestern frontier. It later became known as the Cradle of the Mexican War. — — Map (db m106138) HM |
| | Battery Blair was completed in 1903. It was named for Francis P. Blair, Jr., a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars who rose to the rank of major general and later represented Missouri in the U.S. Senate. The battery consisted of two twelve-inch . . . — — Map (db m25378) HM |
| Near Eastern Cemetery west of Montford Street. |
| | Panel 1:
[rendering of Rear Admiral James Alden]
Born in Portland March 31, 1810
Died in San Francisco Feb 6, 1877
Panel 2: [rendering of a mariner's sextant] Intrepid Explorer
Skilful Hydrographer
Cartographer of the . . . — — Map (db m72995) HM WM |
| | Spanish 12-pounder bronze smooth bore
gun named El Neptuno
Captured by the United States Navy from the
Mexicans in California in 1847 — — Map (db m29642) HM |
| | [Southwest side of Monument]:
To passed Midshipmen
H. A. Clemson.
and
J. R. Hynson
lost with the U. S. Brig Somers
off Vera Cruz
Dec. 8th, 1846
[Northeast side of Monument]:
To Midshipmen
J. W. Pillsbury.
and
T. . . . — — Map (db m66330) HM |
| On Blake Road near Maryland Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Spanish 18-pounder bronze smooth bore
gun named San Cayetano
Captured by the United States Navy from the
Mexicans in California in 1847 — — Map (db m29646) HM |
| On Blake Road near Maryland Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Spanish 18-pounder bronze smooth bore
gun cast in Lima, Peru, 1769
Captured by the United States Navy from the
Mexicans in California in 1847 — — Map (db m29647) HM |
| Near Porter Road east of Buchanan Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Spanish Gun
captured by U.S. Navy
from Mexican Forces
in California in 1847.
— — Map (db m114818) HM WM |
| | Spanish 12-pounder bronze smooth bore
gun named St. Damian
Captured by the United States Navy from the
Mexicans in California in 1847 — — Map (db m29641) HM |
| | Spanish 12-pounder bronze smooth bore
gun named St. Joseph
Captured by the United States Navy from the
Mexicans in California in 1847 — — Map (db m29645) HM |
| On Mapes Road at 6th Armored Cavalry Road, on the right when traveling east on Mapes Road. |
| | Named in honor of the officers and men of the Third Cavalry who captured the Castle of Chapultepec, Mexico, 1847
"Brave Rifles - Veterans" - Winfield Scott, General, U.S. Army
Placed here by the officers and men of the Third Armored . . . — — Map (db m19646) HM |
| On Mount Royal Terrace at North Avenue (U.S. 1), on the right on Mount Royal Terrace. |
| | 1846-7-8 Erected by the Maryland Association of Veterans of Mexican War 1903 [tablet 2]
Association of the Veterans of the Mexican War 1846-7-8
Surviving members 1903 Of the Army.
John A. Reese, Samuel C. Love, John A. Love, John . . . — — Map (db m81626) HM |
| Near St. Thomas Lane at Garrison Forest Road. |
| | Surgeon General United States Navy, born in Baltimore, Maryland May 21, 1809 and died at Owings Mills, Maryland March 1, 1880. He served his country well.
And in memory of Rosemary Carson, his wife, born in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania November 9, . . . — — Map (db m2071) HM |
| On High Street at Court Lane, on the right when traveling north on High Street. |
| | This bell originally hung in a monastery in Mexico. Brought to America during the Mexican War, 1846. Served as fire alarm in Cambridge until 1883. — — Map (db m3970) HM |
| Near Belvedere Boulevard at Woodland Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | George Washington Getty was born in Washington, D.C. on October 2, 1819. He graduated from the U.S Military Academy in West Point in 1840 and served in Michigan at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He was a captain of artillery in the Mexican War (1847-48), . . . — — Map (db m113877) HM |
| On Osage Street at Edmonston Road, on the left when traveling west on Osage Street. |
| | General Edward C. Carrington (1825-1892) purchased the Yarrow land tract consisting of 150 acres and the home called Sportland for $59,000 on 9 September 1869.
In 1846, he organized Captain Carrington’s Company, 1st Regiment Virginia Volunteers . . . — — Map (db m50403) HM |
| On Walker Drive at Capitol Drive, on the right when traveling north on Walker Drive. |
| | On this site Isaac, Charles and Nathan Walker erected a large white oak log house, named for their ancestral stronghold in Scotland which the three brothers had fled after the failure of attempts to unseat George I, King of England as ruler of . . . — — Map (db m3621) HM |
| On Charlotte Hall Road south of Charlotte Hall School Road, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed. |
| | (1807–1877) Born Charles County. Attended Charlotte Hall Mil. Academy. US Navy – Mexican War. Practiced Law. Commissioned in CSN 1861. Captained CSS Sumter. Later commanded CSS Alabama. Most successful raider with 82 naval victories. . . . — — Map (db m140069) HM |
| On West Memorial Boulevard just west of South Potomac Street (Maryland Route 65), on the right when traveling west. |
| |
1838
Hagerstown appoints Richard Sheaby and Allen Barber as police constables. Two additional posts are filled in 1842.
1841
The Franklin Railroad begins service between Hagerstown and Harrisburg. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad . . . — — Map (db m146001) HM |
| On South Prospect Street 0.1 miles north of West Baltimore Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | A native of Virginia, Fairfax served 48 years in the U.S. Navy, including service in the Mexican and Civil Wars. He retired as a Rear Admiral in 1881 and lived here at "The Columns". He rests in Rose Hill Cemetery. Highlights of his career include: . . . — — Map (db m146073) HM |
| On Dunker Church Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Although of Mexican War vintage this smoothbore was still being used by many Confederate batteries at Antietam. — — Map (db m67860) HM |
| On Reno Monument Road at the Appalachian Trail, on the left when traveling west on Reno Monument Road. |
| | (front)
9th Army Corps.
September 14, 1862.
Reno.
(west side)
This monument marks the
spot where Major Gen. Jesse Lee Reno,
commanding 9th Army Corps U.S. Vol’s,
was killed in battle Sept. 14, 1862.
(south . . . — — Map (db m158614) HM |
| On East Main Street at North Division Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Born near Nanticoke, John Henry Winder was successively a graduate and instructor at West Point. A veteran of the Seminole and Mexican wars, Gen. Winder joined the Confederacy in 1861, and eventually directed all Confederate military prisons east of . . . — — Map (db m3858) HM |
| On Gratiot Street (U.S. 41) at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on Gratiot Street. |
| | The influx of miners and speculators caused concern about the lack of law and order in the region. So in March 1844, Secretary of War, William Wilkins, dispatched two companies of infantry to build and occupy a fort, that bears his name, one mile . . . — — Map (db m152892) HM |
| Near N. Nottawa Street south of N. Dean Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m74941) WM |
| On West Linden Street at Sharp Street, on the left when traveling west on West Linden Street. |
| |
(front)
Rogers
Erected by the Texas Div.
United Daughters of the
Confederacy
the surviving members of the
family,
and admiring friends
August 15, A.D. 1912.
(back)
William P. Rogers
A native of Alabama . . . — — Map (db m89042) HM WM |
| On Interstate 10 at milepost 2, 1 mile west of 607 (Mississippi Highway 607), on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1860, John Deason, a Mexican War Veteran, organized a militia company here. The "Gainesville Volunteers" entered Confederate service in 1861 as Co. G. of the Third Mississippi Infantry. During the Civil War the unit served in the Gulf Coast . . . — — Map (db m8755) HM |
| On North Street at East Amite Street, on the right when traveling south on North Street. |
| | Two of Jackson’s historic hotels once stood at this site. The Eagle Hotel, originally a tavern, was built in 1823. Andrew Jackson was a guest here in 1840. Alexander McClung, editor and Mexican War hero, committed suicide at the hotel in 1855. The . . . — — Map (db m51178) HM |
| On Beach Boulevard west of City Park Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Authorized on February 22, 1848, by
President James K. Polk, this camp
was situated on a peninsula just south
of Pascagoula called Greenwood Island.
The camp grounds consisted of several
buildings, including a hospital, parade
ground, and . . . — — Map (db m102205) HM |
| On Beach Boulevard east of City Park Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | After the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February, 1848, ending the Mexican War, 80,000 US Troops returned to the US for reassignment or discharge. To alleviate the crowded port conditions of New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Mobile, and St. . . . — — Map (db m102309) HM |
| On Beach Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Westwood Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Named in honor of Thomas Lawson, the Surgeon General of the Army, it was staffed by the Chief Medical Officer of Twiggs' Brigade, Surgeon John B. Porter, and Assistant Surgeons Glover Perin and Lyman Stone, U.S. Army. Located on the southern point . . . — — Map (db m102360) HM |
| On U.S. 45 at Camargo Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 45. |
| | 2 mi. NW was the flourishing port of Camargo, named by veterans for their Mexican war camp. The town had a steamboat landing, schools, cemetery, and church. Confederates won a skirmish here, July 14, 1864 — — Map (db m50325) HM |
| On Levee Street north of Clay Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | On a February day in 1861 as Jefferson and Varina Davis were pruning roses on the lawn at Brierfield, their home south of Vicksburg, a messenger arrived informing Davis that he had been elected president of the Confederate States of America.
Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m104037) HM |
| On Church Street south of Second South Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built c. 1845, and home of Carnot Posey, 1st Lieut., Miss. Rifles, Mexican War, and Confed. Brig-General. Wounded at Bristoe Station, Va., and d. Nov. 13, 1863. Buried Univ. of Virginia. — — Map (db m93457) HM |
| On U.S. 65 at County Road 620/CC, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 65. |
| |
Born in County Tyrone · Ireland
May 10-1810
Died in Ottumwa · Iowa
June 1-1879
Soldier · Jurist · Statesman
United States Senator from
Illinois · Minnesota and Missouri
Cerro Gordo · Chapultepec
Winchester · Port Republic
Erected by . . . — — Map (db m90874) HM |
| On Main Street (Business U.S. 65) south of Benton Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland
May 10, 1810
Died June 1, 1879
Rests in St. Mary's Cemetery near
Carrollton, Missouri
Soldier · Statesman
Jurist · Patriot
Brigadier General
Mexican War · Civil War
Cerro Gordo · Winchester . . . — — Map (db m90890) HM WM |
| On Paul Street at Broadway / Boardman St / Wyoming St, on the left when traveling west on Paul Street. |
| |
One of the finest artillery units of the Civil War was Bledsoe's Battery, commanded by Col. Hiriam [sic] Bledsoe, a resident of Pleasant Hill.
Born in Kentucky, he moved at age 14 to Lexington, Mo. In 1846 he joined the U. S. Army, Missouri . . . — — Map (db m88348) HM WM |
| On Main Street north of Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
While living on this site in the 1830's, Alexander Doniphan championed the Constitutional rights of an oppressed people to ensure their religious freedom. He helped create Caldwell County as a refuge for the Mormons in 1836 and refused to carry . . . — — Map (db m68243) HM |
| On Main Street 0.1 miles south of East Mississippi Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | From circa 1830 until 1925 a house stood on this site once occupied by Alexander W. Doniphan. A native Kentuckian, Doniphan practiced law in Clay County for 30 years, defended the Mormons, and founded William Jewell College. During the Mexican War . . . — — Map (db m81735) HM |
| On Shrader Street east of Gallatin Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| |
Born in Mason Co. Ky.
July 3, 1808,
and died at Richmond Mo.
Aug. 8, 1887
An orator, jurist, statesman,
soldier and a Christian
———————
Colonel commanding the United
States troops at the . . . — — Map (db m68106) HM WM |
| On Water Street north of Kansas Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| |
[Front]
Early border town, prominent trading and outfitting center, and one of the farthest northwest of U. S. towns to be based on southern culture and economy. Settled about 1820, mainly by southern pioneers, the town became the seat of . . . — — Map (db m81749) HM |
| | Father of the Santa Fe Trail
William Becknell led a small group out of Franklin in 1821 on the first trip along what would be known as the Santa Fe Trail. If his trip across the Great Plains was successful, the group would make money trading . . . — — Map (db m46932) HM |
| |
Died on the Santa Fe Trail between
Council Grove, Ks. and Kansas City, Mo.
Member, Georgia State Legislature
Mexican War Veteran
First Territorial Governor of New Mexico — — Map (db m63021) HM |
| On College Street north of Main Street (State Highway 10), on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Erected by the State of Missouri
in honor of
Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan
Commander of First Regiment Missouri
Mounted Volunteers in the War with Mexico
Born Mason County, Kentucky, July 9, 1808
Died Richmond, Missouri, August 8, . . . — — Map (db m157143) HM |
| On College Street north of Main Street (State Highway 10), on the right when traveling north. |
| |
[Side A]
Richmond was founded, 1827, as the seat of Ray County on land donated by John Wollard, W.B. Martin, and Isaac and William Thornton. The county, organized 1820, had its first seat at Bluffton, where Camden, an early Missouri . . . — — Map (db m157138) HM |
| On South Virginia Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Lake's Crossing, a growing community along the Truckee River in Northern Nevada, was parceled into a proper town site by the Central Pacific Railroad. The railroad named the town Reno, to Honor Major General Jesse Lee Reno.
Born April 20, . . . — — Map (db m77708) HM |
| On School Street north of Myrtle Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Hillsborough dedicates this memorial in recognition of the service rendered by its citizens in the wars of our country 1775 • 1812 • 1846 • 1861 • 1898 • 1917 — — Map (db m152125) WM |
| On N State Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Lies buried in nearby Minot enclosure. Native son of New Hampshire, graduate of Bowdoin College, lawyer, effective political leader, Congressman and U.S. Senator, Mexican War veteran, courageous advocate of States’ Rights, he was popularly known as . . . — — Map (db m77802) HM |
| On Healey Road, on the right. |
| | Side 1:
In memory of the 155 men of Candia who served in the War of Revolution
Killed: Lieut T Dearborn, P Hills
In memory of the 5 men of Candia who served in the French and Indian War of 1756
Side 2: In honor of the 126 men of . . . — — Map (db m105524) WM |
| On Pleasant Street near Edward St.. |
| | While his father Capt. John Porter, U.S.N.
Commanded the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Graduated West Point, July 1845
Distinguished himself and was wounded in War with Mexico
1846-1847.
Instructor of Artillery and Cavalry
West Point . . . — — Map (db m94764) HM |
| Near South Clinton Avenue near Barlow Street. Reported missing. |
| | Born March 23, 1802, in Trenton.
Captain Yard was involved in the export and manufacture of bristled brushes, which proved to be lucrative, but lost his fortune in 1835 due to the wars in Europe. He later was appointed principal keeper of New . . . — — Map (db m9892) HM |
| On Farley Lane at Parker Road, on the right when traveling west on Farley Lane. |
| | These two Model 1841 6-Pounder field cannons were used by United States artillery until 1868. They weigh 800 pounds, fired a shot (projectile) with a weight of 6.1 pounds, and had a range of 1,500 yards. This smoothbore gun was the most common army . . . — — Map (db m119551) HM |
| On E.Jersey St at Winfield Scott Plaza, on the left when traveling west on E.Jersey St. |
| | 1786 – 1866
Hero of the Mexican War — — Map (db m6957) HM |
| On U.S. 412 at milepost 23.6 at County Road 52, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 412. |
| | Point of Rocks was a convenient camping spot for Santa Fe Trail travelers going in both directions. When the caravans camped here going west they knew they were two weeks from the end of their 900-mile journey. Here they would have their first view . . . — — Map (db m156696) HM |
| Near Interstate 10 when traveling north. |
| | One of the few battles of the Mexican War to be fought in New Mexico occured near here on Christmas Day, 1846. U.S. troops under Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan defeated a Mexican army commanded by General Antonio Ponce de León. Two days later, . . . — — Map (db m6552) HM |
| Near Interstate 10 at milepost 136. |
| | In 1849, following the Mexican War, fields were first broken in Las Cruces. The town became a flourishing stop on the Camino Real, deriving its name, "The Crosses", from the marking of graves of victims of an Apache attack. Las Cruces since 1881 has . . . — — Map (db m60679) HM |
| On Calle de Parian, on the left when traveling east. |
| | I. The laws of the United States having been extended by proclamation over the Mesilla Valley and the territory recently acquired from the Republic of Mexico, the undersigned as military Commander of the same directs that Lt. Colonel Miles 3rd . . . — — Map (db m6991) HM |
| On Calle de Principal at Calle de Parian, on the right when traveling north on Calle de Principal. |
| | The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War, establishing Mesilla as a Mexican holding. Cura Ramon Ortiz settled families from El Paso del Norte and pre-territorial New Mexico here. Disputes over the border just north of town . . . — — Map (db m119926) HM |
| On Calle de Parian, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Gadsden Purchase celebration held at Mesilla New Mexico in 1854.
By A. J. Fountain Sr. — — Map (db m6992) HM |
| On State Road 478 at State Road 227, on the left when traveling north on State Road 478. |
| | Here the Camino Real between Santa Fe and El Paso passed along the eastern bank of the Rio Grande near a brazito, or small branch of the river that created a small island. At this paraje, or stopping place, American troops defeated a . . . — — Map (db m38148) HM |
| On Geronimo Trail 1.5 miles east of Arizona / New Mexico State line, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On November 28, 1846 the Mormon Battalion of the U. S. Army West crossed these mountains near this summit enroute to California during the Mexican War. Col. Cooke had dispatched scouts ahead to find the best route. An Indian guide, Charbonneau, . . . — — Map (db m91987) HM |
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