(Medallion)
The leveling of the hills Fresh water pond filled 1802-1812
As early as 1780, draining the Collect Ponds was suggested to rid the area of pestilence thought to originate in this swampy land. The . . . — — Map (db m128686) HM
This park, located at the intersection of St. James Place, Oliver, Madison, and James Streets bordering the Civic Center, Chinatown, and Lower East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan, takes its name from nearby St. James Roman Catholic Church. The . . . — — Map (db m131955) HM
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is Americas first free college. Founded by progressive thinker/abolitionist/inventor Peter Cooper, its doors were opened to all, regardless of race, religion, gender or social status.
Its . . . — — Map (db m136713) HM
In the decades following the War of 1812, Fort Gibson continued to be used as a military installation. Large magazines were built to store explosive black powder, which was too unstable to be kept at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn. During the Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m49335) HM
This monument was erected at the request of the volunteer firemen of Empire Steam Engine Company No. 42 as a tribute to six firemen who were killed as firefighters or in battle as soldiers in the Civil War. — — Map (db m127063) HM WM
The City of New York erects this statue to the memory of a citizen whose genius has contributed to the greatness of the republic and the progress of the world. ---------- April 26, 1893. ---------- On July 31, 1803, John Ericsson was Born in . . . — — Map (db m29456) HM
This 1903 statue by Jonathan Scott Hartley (1845-1912) depicts the esteemed Swedish-American engineer and inventor John Ericsson (1803-1889), who helped to revolutionize military-maritime technology with his ironclad warship, the Monitor. Ericsson . . . — — Map (db m13850) HM
Since the American Revolution, there have been three different fortifications at this location.
The first was hastily constructed in April 1776 when General George Washington ordered that earthen mounds and cannons be placed here to help protect . . . — — Map (db m168378) HM
To commorate the purchase three hundred years ago of Governors Island by Wouter van Twiller, Director General of New Netherlands, from Cakapeteyno and Pehiwas of the Manahatas Tribe.
Birthplace of American Military Tactics which won for England a . . . — — Map (db m21158) HM
1799—1908 Ninth Regiment N.Y.S.M.
83rd New York Volunteers
The headquarters were located here and the organization marched away in defence of the Union-850 strong May 27, 1861-after a service of 3 years in the Army of the Potomac. The . . . — — Map (db m140086) HM
Winfield Scott House
Has Been Designated a
National Historic Landmark
This Site Possesses National Significance
In Commemorating the History of the
United States of America
1974
National Park Service
United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m141238) HM
Eighteenth President of the United States, 1869-77
General-in-Chief, Commanding the Armies
of the United States, 1864-69
First General in the United States Army, 1866
Lived in a house on this site from 1881 to 1885.
Here he spent his . . . — — Map (db m146259) HM
This fountain commemorates the strong and beautiful character of
Josephine Shaw Lowell
1843-1905
Wife for one year of a patriot soldier
Widow at twenty one
Servant of New York State and City in their public charities
Sincere Candid . . . — — Map (db m155573) HM
The Lamartine Place Historic District is comprised of 12 remaining houses from a block-long row of Greek Revival style brick homes developed in the mid-19th century by Cyrus Mason and William Torrey. Noted Quaker abolitionists Abby Hopper Gibbons . . . — — Map (db m145911) HM
Carl Schurz (1829-1906) was born in Liblar, Prussia (near what is now Cologne, Germany). In 1848, while a doctoral candidate at the University of Bonn, he joined the democratic revolt opposing the autocratic German government. After participating in . . . — — Map (db m98463) HM
In memoriam Fredk D. Grant Eldest son of U. S. Grant Vicksburg 1863 - Virginia 1864 – 65 Major General U.S.A. - Minister to Austria Member Grant Monument Association 1908 – 1912 — — Map (db m123592) HM
Daniel Butterfield (1831-1901) was born October 31, 1831. His father John was a leader in the express mail business, and helped found the American Express Company. Butterfield graduated from Union College in 1849, and became a merchant in New York . . . — — Map (db m19627) HM
General Grant Memorial, popularly known as “Grants Tomb,” is the largest mausoleum in America. Its monumental size reflects the public admiration for Ulysses S. Grant --- Union general during the Civil War, and 18th President of the . . . — — Map (db m109862) HM
The Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Monument was installed and dedicated in Madison Square Park in 1881. During the Civil War, Admiral Farragut commanded the Union naval fleet in its defeat of Confederate forces at the 1864 Battle of Mobile Bay, . . . — — Map (db m146842) HM
[ Inscription on Left Wing ]That the memory of a daring and sagacious commander and gentle great souled man whose life from childhood was given to his country but who served her supremely in the war for the Union MDCCCLXI - MDCCCLXV may be . . . — — Map (db m41352) HM
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This building possesses national significance in commemorating the military history of the Fighting 69th Regiment and the location of the 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art
1996 . . . — — Map (db m151467) HM
This parkland and street is named after Catherine Rutgers (1711-1779), daughter of Mayor Johannes De Peyster (1666-1711) and wife of Hendrick Rutgers (b. 1712). In Catherine's time, the surroundings area was home to the city's elite Dutch . . . — — Map (db m241580) HM
One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) in New York Citys parks, this larger-than-life bronze by Henry Kirke Brown (1814-1886) stands vigil on a busy crossroads at the north end of Union Square Park. Abraham Lincoln was . . . — — Map (db m41271) HM
One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) in New York City's parks, this bronze larger-than-life sized statue by Henry Kirke Brown (1814-1886) today stands vigil on a busy crossroad at the north side of Union Square Park. . . . — — Map (db m242889) HM
To the memory of the brave soldiers and sailors who saved the Union In memoriam Erected by The City of New York MCM < Eastern Plinth : > Grant Fort Sumter Bull Run Hatteras Inlet Balls Bluff Port Royal Fort Henry Roanoke . . . — — Map (db m54030) HM
This Flag Staff
raised in memory of the
valorious young patriot,
Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth
Born 1837 - Died 1861
and his Fire Zouaves whose
members enlisted in 1861 for
military service in The War
Between the States.
Colonel . . . — — Map (db m98752) HM WM
This expressive bronze portrait of General Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888), created by Joseph Pollia (1893-1954), was unveiled in Christopher Park in 1936. The sculpture honors the distinguished Civil War cavalry commander for whom the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m98720) HM WM
Created and maintained by the Sheridan Square Triangle Association, Inc., a nonprofit neighborhood group.
This square was named in 1896 for Civil War General Philip Sheridan. The garden was founded in 1982 in cooperation with the Department of . . . — — Map (db m143252) HM
Erected to the memory of those citizens of Pekin and vicinity who enlisted as soldiers and fell in the service on their country in the war of 1861-5.
Who, by nobly sacrificing their lives in vindicating the . . . — — Map (db m100789) WM
In 1835 this building was built by Gillette Bacon and sold in 1837 to Dr. George Merchant and again sold in 1861 to Abijah Moss. During the Civil War the home served as a refuge for slaves from the South. During World War I, it was the headquarters . . . — — Map (db m77561) HM
City of Lockport Medal of Honor Recipients Michael Huskey, 1st Class Fireman, Civil War 1864 ———— Frank Joseph Gaffney, Pvt. 108th U.S. Infantry, 27th Division, World War I ———— William F. . . . — — Map (db m79961) WM
Dedicated to Dudley Donnelly of Lockport. Appointed Colonel of the 28th Regiment, May 18, 1861. Mortally wounded, Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862. — — Map (db m80498) WM
On Dec. 16, 1864, local police officer D.H. Thomas arrested two Confederate spies nearby after their attempt to derail passenger train south of here. — — Map (db m223987) HM
(front)
One crowded hour of glory
is worth an age without a name
World War II
T. Sgt. Bernard P. Bell
Co. I, 142nd Inf. Regt.
36th Inf. Division
Vietnam
2nd Lt. John Paul Bobo
Co. I, 3rd Battalion
9th . . . — — Map (db m77088) WM
[centerpiece][front] The names you see enshrined here are not those of timid men but rather those who gave [right side] their lives for freedom ★ "It is foolish and wrong [rear] to mourn the men who died rather we should thank God that such . . . — — Map (db m86660) WM
(panel 1)
10th New York Cavalry
Lt. Edward S. Hawes killed at Upperville, Va. June 21, 1863
John Barr killed at Sulphur Springs, Va. Aug. 1862
Robert Burns wounded at Brandy Station, Va. Died Niag. Falls 1867
Sylvester Cesbrough . . . — — Map (db m75180) WM
North Tonawanda The home of the Civil War's most famous army scout Col. Lewis S. Payne 1819-1898 In grateful remembrance Company D, "Eagle" regiment N.Y. Volunteers, "Reactivated" — — Map (db m166334) WM
United States Marines Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, born 10 November 1981 - died 22 April 2004. Awarded the Medal of Honor. United States Marine Corps. Mobile Bay, Alabama, August 5, 1864. Semper Fidelis. Cpl. Willard M. Smith. Medal of Honor Recipient. . . . — — Map (db m80304) WM
Billy Sherman
Confederate horse
captured by
L.N. Pratt, 1st Bugler
Co. M., N.Y. Lt. Arty.
at Battle of Chattanooga
Riden by him in
Sherman's March to the Sea
Died 1887 - 32 yrs. — — Map (db m70060) HM WM
Billy Sherman Nearby lies Billy Sherman Confederate war horse captured in Chattanooga, TN by Lorenzo Pratt of Wilson. Billy died 1889, age about 32. — — Map (db m117765) HM
The idea for the building of Greenwood Veterans' Memorial Park was that of Floyd "Red" Clark. Started in 2005, it was initially intended to be a memorial to the residents of the Wilson area who served in World War II. However, during . . . — — Map (db m78760) HM WM
We Keep In Memory
The Men of Utica
Who Risked Their Lives
To Save The Union
North Face:
From Sumter
By Land and Sea
To Appomattox
West Face/East Face:
1861/1865
Top Inscription:
One Flag, One Land, One . . . — — Map (db m141426) WM
The tribute of Sangerfield and Marshall to the men who served in defense of the Union 1861-1865
"that government
of the people, by the people,
for the people,
shall not perish from the earth" — — Map (db m169054) WM
Military scholar and Major General of Union Army. Born 1815 in town of Western General-in-Chief 1862-1864 under President Lincoln. — — Map (db m133054) HM
Gen. John J. Peck
Born here Jan. 4, 1821; Won promotion for gallantry Mexican War; Made Maj. Gen. 1862; Defended Suffolk, VA; Died Syracuse, April 21, 1878. — — Map (db m223701) HM
Born Delphi, NY 1827-1894. West Point graduate, NYS Assembly. Maj General Civil War, US Congress. Married to Clara Rice, New Woodstock, NY. — — Map (db m245172) HM
Skaneateles resident
awarded Medal of Honor.
Badly wounded in Civil War.
In 1864 retrieved regiment
flag from behind enemy line — — Map (db m133055) HM
At Clinton Square you can once again skate where earlier generations played on the frozen Erie Canal. Clinton Square has been the center of Syracuse business, civic, and cultural events sine the first canal sections opened in the 1820s. In the 1920s . . . — — Map (db m225797) HM
231 Civil War veterans are interred here including several killed in action and reinterred in Syracuse.
In 1951, vandals stole the original statue erected in 1895. In the early 1960's the original headstones were toppled rendering them . . . — — Map (db m181127) HM WM
Lilly Post No. 66 G.A.R.,
Dept. of New York.
Organized 1870
Past Commanders,
Gustavus Sniper Nicholas Grumbach Wm. Rautenberg
Officers, 1887
Commander, John Gebhardt S.V.C., James W. Anderson
J.V.C., Edw. J. Luff Adjt., . . . — — Map (db m181145) HM WM
East Bloomfield To the memory of her sons who died in defence of the Union 1861-5 Peninsula Richmond 85. Regt. N.Y. Vols. Co. B. Lieut. Amos Brunson Died. Bottoms Bridge, Va. May 24, 1862 Serg. John Buell Died. Andersonville, Ga. Sept. . . . — — Map (db m125793) WM
Erected to the memory of
Geneva Patriots who served
our nation in her wars
that freedom might remain
our most cherished heritage
Dedicated May 30 1939
Jean McKay
sculptress
Thomas Lyon White . . . — — Map (db m104992) HM
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, . . . — — Map (db m215395) HM WM
Born in 1798 in town of Wallkill. As Commodore, in command of 1st Union naval victory at Hatteras Inlet, N.C. during Civil War. Promoted to Rear-Admiral. Died 1876.
Memorialized 2005 by Town of Wallkill — — Map (db m136996) HM
(eastern upper plaque)
124th Regiment
New York Infantry Volunteers
"Orange Blossoms"
Third Army Corps, 1862, 1863.
Second Army Corps, 1864, 1865.
Army of the Potomac
Mustered into the United States service, Goshen, Sept. . . . — — Map (db m179163) WM
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
1842-1932
“Americas Civil War Joan of Arc”
In January of 1864, President Lincoln invited Anna to address Congress, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court, to rally support for the Union cause and the fight . . . — — Map (db m25762) HM
Not far from this location, which in 1862 was part of the Wickham Farm that stretched from here to what is now the C. J. Hooker School, lays the site of the first encampment of the celebrated 124th New York Volunteers known as the "Orange Blossoms." . . . — — Map (db m43410) HM
Erected A.D. 1879,
to the memory of the
soldiers of the town of
Wallkill
Wallkill's tribute to
her brave defenders.
Our Comrad[e]s
They died for their country.
. . . — — Map (db m214888) WM
Composed of the
56th Regiment of Infantry
7th and 8th Independent Batteries
and Companies C & D of the
1st Regiment N.Y. Mounted Rifles
Recruited in Orange, Sullivan
and Ulster Counties — — Map (db m214887) HM
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m54238) HM
This Model 1999 [sic - it was No. 199 produced] 12pd. Napoleon Civil War era (1861-1865) cannon was built by Revere Copper Company and inspected by Thomas Jefferson Rodman (T.J.R.), the Ordinance [sic - Ordnance] Inspector. His initials are . . . — — Map (db m107173) HM
This monument was erected by
the patriotic generosity of
Diana Farnum
and was dedicated July 4th,
1886, to the memory of the
Men of Deerpark
who, by their services
and lives in the
Civil War of 1861-5,
aided in preserving the . . . — — Map (db m107224) WM
In this park Stephen Crane
interviewed men of the famed
Civil War Orange Blossoms
regiment and then wrote
The Red Badge of Courage,
published in 1895 — — Map (db m107120) HM
[west face] N.Y.S.V. To the memory of Capt. Richard Caldwell, Co. 25th U. S. Infantry and the men from Blooming Grove who fought and died in the war of 1812-1815. Plattsburg [south face] Appomattox [east face] To the memory of Capt. Isaac . . . — — Map (db m24294) WM
Erected by the Town, in honor of the men of Montgomery, who fought, and to the memory of those who died in the war for the unity of the Republic. — — Map (db m147384) WM
Rifled muzzleloading gun made in 1864 by Sir W.G. Armstrong & Company, England, said to have been a gift from private donors in England to the Confederacy. A major weapon in the armament of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, North Carolina, it was captured . . . — — Map (db m22310) HM
Made by Leeds & Co.,
New Orleans, La., in 1862
Captured by Union troops
during the Civil War
[The marker also has "214" engraved,
possibly a museum catalog number] — — Map (db m217851) HM
Captured by Union troops at
Port Royal Harbor, S.C.
November 7, 1861
[The number "151" is added on the cannon,
possibly a museum catalog number] — — Map (db m217866) HM
The Columbiads were seacoast cannon
invented by Colonel George Bomford
(Class of 1805, U.S.M.A.)
and were used in the
War of 1812 for firing solid shot. — — Map (db m217867) HM
Made by John Clark,
New Orleans, La.
Captured by Union troops
along the Mississippi River
[The marker also has "161" engraved,
possibly a museum catalog number] — — Map (db m217845) HM WM
First Lieutenant 4th Artillery
Civil War
Class of June 1861 USMA
Brevet Lt. Colonel
Fell July 3rd 1863,
at Gettysburg.
Faithful Unto Death — — Map (db m216874) WM
Presented to the West Point Cemetery in the name of James Marsland Lawton son-in-law of General Robert Anderson God gives us love. Some thing to love He lends us, but when love is grown to ripeness, that on which it throve falls off, and love is . . . — — Map (db m125465) HM
In memory of the Officers and Men of the Regular Army of the United States who fell in battle during the War of the Rebellion. This monument is erected by their surviving comrades. — — Map (db m22803) HM
The small gun fired the first shot of the Civil War, in the west, at Vicksburg, several days before the attack on Fort Sumter, in April, 1861.
The large gun was the left piece of Captain Elder's Battery B, First U.S. Artillery, and fired the . . . — — Map (db m193722) HM
Graduated at West Point in 1854
Wounded in action with the Apache
Indians at the Gila River in 1857.
Served with distinction in several
engagements in the Rebellion.
Brevetted for rescuing his command
at the surrender at Harpers Ferry . . . — — Map (db m216878) HM WM
During the Civil War was with his father at Grand Gulf Raymond Jackson Champions Hill Big Black River Vicksburg Chattanooga City Point U.S. Military Academy Class 1871 Yellowstone & Black Hills Expeditions 1873-4 Indian Wars . . . — — Map (db m22865) HM
First Instructor of Ordnance and Gunnery
at the U.S. Military Academy.
Commanded the National Armory, Springfield, Mass.
fifteen years.
A man greatly beloved.
Dan. X.II. — — Map (db m216859) HM WM
Colonel and Aide-de-Camp to General William T. Sherman,
commanding Army of the United States, and
Brevet Lieut. Col. and Captain 6th U.S. Cavalry.
He was a graduate of the United States Military Academy,
and during the War of the . . . — — Map (db m216860) WM
Engaged in Battles of
Harper's Ferry Cedar Mountain Antietam Chancellorsville
Gettysburg Warrenton Draft Riots, N.Y. Resaca
New Hope Church Kulp House Peach Tree Creek
Atlanta Franklin Wier's Fork Surrender of . . . — — Map (db m216879) WM
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