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
On Washington Road, on the left when traveling north.
US Volunteers
Colonel 4th Cavalry U.S. Army
Born Sep. 13, 1813
Killed in Battle at Spotsylvania
May 9, 1864
While in command of the 6th Corps
Army of the Potomac
The Sixth Army Corps in loving admiration of its commander . . . — — Map (db m7324) HM
On Thayer Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Class of 1961 presents this memorial to the United States Military Academy on the occasion of its 40th reunion and one hundred forty years after the graduation of the Classes of May and June 1861. We commemorate the reconciliation . . . — — Map (db m63355) HM WM
On Washington Road, on the left when traveling west.
Ulysses S. Grant 1822 – 1885 Class of 1843 < Right Side of Monument > ★ ★ ★ ★ General – In – Chief. Army of the United States 1864 - 1869 < Left Side of Monument > President of the . . . — — Map (db m136673) HM
On Cullum Road at Cullum Road, on the right when traveling north on Cullum Road.
From 1861 to 1865, the United States waged the deadliest and costliest conflict in its history. Union and Confederate soldiers numbering in the hundreds of thousands waged vast campaigns from the east coast to Texas from Pennsylvania to Florida. . . . — — Map (db m20087) HM
On Washington Road, on the right when traveling west.
The cannon on this historic site are trophies of war. They were captured or surrendered in American conflicts through more than two hundred years. The first trophies to come to West Point were guns captured in 1777 during the Battles of Saratoga. . . . — — Map (db m54930) HM
On Washington Road, on the right when traveling north.
The cannon on this historic site are trophies of war. They were captured or surrendered in American conflicts through more than two hundred years. The first trophies to come to West Point were guns captured in 1777 during the Battles of Saratoga. . . . — — Map (db m168355) HM
Near Washington Road, on the right when traveling north.
Born Dinwiddie Co. Va. June 13, 1786 Died West Point, N.Y. May 29, 1866 --------------- History records his Eminent Services as a Warrior, Pacificator and
General In Chief of the Armies of the United States. Medals and an Equestrian Statue . . . — — Map (db m37169) HM
On South Holley Road (County Route 47) at Holley Byron Road (New York State Route 237), on the left when traveling south on South Holley Road.
Herbert Taylor Private, 140th NY Infantry
died July 2, 1863 at
Little Round Top during
Battle of Gettysburg.
Buried in this cemetery. — — Map (db m133059) HM
On West Center Street (New York State Route 31E) at Prospect Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Center Street.
Side A
1824 - George Anthony - 1896
Capt. 17th Orleans Battery
Duration of Civil War.
Newspaperman Cousin Susan B.
Kansas Governor 1877-79
Side B
1872 Home of
1836 - Henry A. Childs 1906
1868 ORleans Dist. Attorney . . . — — Map (db m72103) HM
On Rudolph Road, 0.2 miles west of Sheldon Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Dr, Mary Walker Born in Oswego Town, Walker was an assistant surgeon in the Civil War. She was the first woman honored with a Medal of Honor. 1832-1919. — — Map (db m109202) HM WM
On Cemetery Road south of Bunker Hill Road, on the left when traveling south.
Rural Cemetery
Begun ca. 1820
Medal of Honor Recipients
Dr. Mary Walker, 1st Female
Recipient, and James H. Lee
Interred at this Site — — Map (db m86027) HM
On Main Street at Alden Street (New York State Route 166), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Established in memory of the 42 victims
from Cherry Valley and all who served.
This marble monument was erected
and dedicated in 1870. Once located in the
intersection, it was moved
in the early 1950's. — — Map (db m93183) HM WM
On East Main Street (U.S. 20) at Church Street (New York State Route 167), on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
This landmark clock was formerly located in the center of Route 20 at the intersection
of the four corners of Main, Church and Lake Streets. The unique design was executed
by Gorham, the New York firm of jewelers and silversmiths, and it is . . . — — Map (db m162401) HM
On Interstate 88, on the right when traveling north.
The Town of Worcester (pronounced WUS-ter) occupies 47 square miles in the southeastern corner of Otsego County, New York, in the divide between the Hudson and Susquehanna watersheds. It was a Mohawk Indian hunting ground when Palatines began . . . — — Map (db m220647) HM
On Railroad Avenue (County Route 53) at Morning Thorpe Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Railroad Avenue.
Service
For The
Union
In Honor Of
Crosby Post 302
G A R
Gift of William Andrew Ferris
[ left tablet ]
Dedicated to The
Honor and Sacrifice
Of Our Men and Women
Who Served Our Country
In
Spanish American War . . . — — Map (db m37555) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 6) at Peaceable Hill Road, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Across this bridge, during the Civil War, Gail Borden Jr.s New York Condensed Milk Company shipped condensed milk to the Union Troops. — — Map (db m24511) HM
On Farmers Mills Rd, 0.5 miles east of Gypsie Trail Rd, on the left when traveling east.
In Memory
Those who Served our Country Buried in Farmers Mills Area Cemeteries
* Died in That Service
James Ballard CW
Chas. Bates CW
Wm. H. Brown CW
* Webster Brundage CW
* Alex. C. Clauson CW
Alonso C. Collins CW . . . — — Map (db m69166) HM WM
Near Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
You are looking at the ruins of the boring mill, one of West Point Foundrys vital centers and among the earliest buildings in the foundry complex. A large, two-story structure, the boring mill served several functions. The first floor was used for . . . — — Map (db m71312) HM
Near Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
You are looking at the ruins of the boring mill, one of West Point Foundrys vital centers and among the earliest buildings in the foundry complex. A large, two-story structure, the boring mill served several functions. The first floor was used for . . . — — Map (db m71319) HM
On Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
This serene site was once the bustling lifeline to the West Point Foundry, an industrial marvel and a technological powerhouse of its day. On the Waterfront Just after the War of 1812, President James Madison designated Cold Spring as one of . . . — — Map (db m44564) HM
On Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Water and Power West Point Foundry was one of Americas great early ironworks. An internationally renowned center of innovation and manufacturing, its been called the Silicon Valley of its day. Shortly after the War of 1812, President James . . . — — Map (db m168263) HM
Near Kemble Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
A writer describing this military establishment observes: “During my visit I learned that since the [Civil] war began over three hundred cannon have been manufactured here for our government – the Parrott gun exclusively – to . . . — — Map (db m71303) HM
On South Lake Blvd (U.S. 6) at Sycamore Road, on the left when traveling east on South Lake Blvd.
A heavily armored Monitor which joined the attack on Charleston in 1864 during the Civil War. In 1865 in the Battle for Fort Fisher it took 8 hits, no serious damage. — — Map (db m54278) HM
Two miles east Birthplace of Darius M. Couch Major General, U. S. A. Commander 2d Corps, Army of Potomac, at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, 1862-63 — — Map (db m54276) HM
On 20th Road south of 35th Street, on the right when traveling south.
In this private cemetery are buried members of one of America's most distinguished families. The first Lawrence to be buried here was Major Thomas Lawrence in 1703 and the last was Miss Ruth Lawrence in 1956. The roster of family notables includes . . . — — Map (db m162550) HM
On Totten Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
History
This park takes its name from the Civil War era fortress on the property. Originally referred to by its location on Willets Point, the Army officially named it for General Joseph Totten (1788-1864), following his demise in the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m65126) HM
On Northern Boulevard at Linden Place, in the median on Northern Boulevard.
Erected in memory of the Patriotic Volunteers from Flushing who sacrificed their lives in the War for the preservation of our Union 1861-1865 [ Side 2: ] Capt. Wm. Dermody Lieut. Emil Schubert --- Sgt. Wm. H. Teppy Sgt. Asa. Fowler --- . . . — — Map (db m43070) WM
On Northern Boulevard (New York State Route 25A) just east of Linden Place, on the right when traveling west.
This fine example of a small Town Hall of the Civil War period was where the Flushing Volunteer Artillery Unit mustered to join the Union Army. It served Flushing as a Town Hall until 1900, when Flushing became part of New York City and the building . . . — — Map (db m193411) HM
On Shore Road at Ordinance Road, on the right when traveling north on Shore Road.
History This park takes its name from the Civil War era fortress on the property. Originally referred to by its location on Willets Point, the Army officially named it for General Joseph Totten (1788-1864), following his demise in the . . . — — Map (db m65125) HM
Near Laurel Hill Boulevard at Review Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
(left panel)
Battles participated in by Meaghers Irish Brigade & Corcoran Legion
Civil War, 1861-1865
Blackburns Ford VA July 18, 1861; Bulls Run July 21, 1861; Rappahannock Station May 28-29, 1861; Yorktown April 16, 1862; . . . — — Map (db m107570) WM
On Brunswick Road (New York State Route 2), on the left when traveling east.
Former home of Col. Joseph H. Allen.
Entrepreneur, industrialist
politician, Civil War veteran
b. 1821 - d. 1884. Buried - Eagle Mills Cemetery — — Map (db m137022) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
Awarded to Sgt. Harris S. Hawthorne for capture of Confederate Maj. Gen G. W. Custis Lee at Sailors Creek, VA. April, 1865. Buried here. — — Map (db m203149) HM
On New York State Route 43, 0.1 miles south of Newtown Road, on the right when traveling east.
Home of Civil War Veterans
Benjamin F. Clark, 1826-1902. Pvt., 125th NY Infantry & Son Andrew J. Clark, 1848-1907, Pvt., 8th MA Militia Infantry. — — Map (db m246913) HM
On Oakwood Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south.
★ ★ “The Rock of Chickamauga”
A native Virginian who chose to remain in the Union Army. At the outbreak of the Civil War, General Thomas played a crucial role in the wars outcome with his successes in the . . . — — Map (db m37448) HM WM
This stone is erected to Major General John Ellis Wool. The gallant soldier, the able commander, and the patriotic citizen. Distinguished in many battles; and to Sarah Moulton, his excellent and worthy consort. ---------- Queenstown, October 13, . . . — — Map (db m81739) HM
On Oakwood Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south.
[Left of Monument: ] United States Volunteer Service. Mustered in United States Service May 14, 1861. Commissions. Colonel Second New York Volunteers, May 10, 1861. Brigadier General United States Volunteers, Sept. 7, 1862. Major General . . . — — Map (db m38063) HM
On Oakwood Ave., on the right when traveling north.
Burial Site of Medal of Honor Recp.
Lt Col William O'Brien
105th Inf. Regt. 27th Inf. Div.
Corporal Owen McGough
Btry. D 5th US Arty.
— — Map (db m95601) HM
Medal of Honor Recipient
Civil War Soldier
PVT CO B 169 NY INF
May 10, 1844 - August 26, 1911
"Volunteered To Carry The Brigade
Flag After The Bearer Was Wounded"
— — Map (db m95022) HM
On Richmond Terrace, on the right when traveling east.
This pre-Revolutionary homestead is in three distinct sections, each representing a different period. The earliest was erected in 1730, the central portion in 1776, and the third in 1832. Originally built by Johannes De Groot, the house passed to . . . — — Map (db m42612) HM
On Bay Street at Hyatt Street, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street.
Erected in loving memory of
1840 Major Clarence T. Barrett 1906
A faithful citizen of
Richmond Borough,
who served with distinction
through the Civil War.
A descendant of Colonel James Barrett,
Commander at Battle of Concord, . . . — — Map (db m181603) WM
On Amboy Road at Bethel Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Amboy Road.
Sacred to the memory of our Defenders the noble and gallant men who died in the late Civil War. [ Lower Marker: ] In memory of the gallant men who died in the Civil War Presented by Beauvais – Hudson Post 126 American Legion . . . — — Map (db m155561) HM
On Kings Highway, on the left when traveling east.
Atop Rockland Cemetery lies the grave of he whose exploration in the 1840s opened the way west for countless settlers, who issued the first Emancipation Proclamation and who saved the west for the Union in 1861. From the ashes of his campfires . . . — — Map (db m8606) HM
On Strawtown Road (County Route 23) at West Nyack Road (County Route 59A), on the right when traveling south on Strawtown Road.
This historic inn built by Thomas Warner in 1840 was a stopping place for stage coaches and travelers to and from the Port of Nyack. It was a center of social life for more than a century and the scene of farewell balls for recruits during the . . . — — Map (db m15351) HM
On Washington Street at Fenwick Street, on the right on Washington Street.
Birthplace
Major-Gen Abner Doubleday
Ballston Spa June 26 1819
Founder of Baseball 1839
A Civil War Hero at Battle
of Gettysburg 1863
— — Map (db m65261) HM
On Front Street near Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
Born on June 26, 1819 in Ballston Spa, N.Y. he resided in his childhood at a home located at the corner of Washington and Fenwick, a few blocks from here.
He attended schools at Auburn and Cooperstown, NY. He was an 1842 graduate of the . . . — — Map (db m64584) HM WM
On U.S. 9 at Kedall Way, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 9.
Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth
1837 - 1861
Site of childhood home
First Union officer killed
in the Civil War
Erected in 2013 by the Town of Malta
— — Map (db m71469) HM
On Dunning Street (County Route 108) at U.S. 9, on the right when traveling west on Dunning Street.
Born nearby April 11, 1837. Commanded Fire Zouaves. First Union Officer to die in Civil War. "Mourned as a son" by Abraham Lincoln. — — Map (db m129657) HM
On Central Avenue South (U.S. 4) at South Street, on the right when traveling south on Central Avenue South.
Lincoln's law clerk, first Union officer killed in Civil War 5-24-1861. Final resting place Hudson View Cemetery, Mechanicville, with parents. — — Map (db m40737) HM
On Lincoln Avenue at Regent Street, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Avenue.
(front)
Not for themselves
but for their country
1861-1865
(rear)
Saratoga honors the men
who fought for and maintained
the Union of the States. — — Map (db m135689) WM
The Seventy-Seventh Regiment, New York Volunteers
(Bemis Heights Battalion)
Third Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps.
Army of the Potomac.
1861 —— * —— 1865
Took part in all the campaigns of the Army of the . . . — — Map (db m40658) 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 m114218) HM
On Mt. McGregor Road, on the left when traveling north.
“Lest we forget” At this cottage on July 23rd, 1885 Died Ulysses S. Grant General U.S.A. 1866 – 1969 President U.S., 1869 – 1877 “Let us have peace” ---------- Erected by New York Division Sons of Veterans . . . — — Map (db m77376) HM
On Broadway at Westinghouse Place, in the median on Broadway.
Born October 6, 1846 Central Bridge, New York
Died March 12, 1914 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Educated in Schenectady Attended Union College
Civil War Veteran of the Union Army and Navy 1863,1865
Founded Westinghouse . . . — — Map (db m134086) HM
On State Street (New York State Route 5) at Layfayette Street, on the right when traveling east on State Street.
(south side)
In memory of the
soldiers & sailors from
Schenectady County,
who aided in the
suppression of the
Great Rebellion of
1861-5.
(north side)
Erected by the
Ladies Monument
Association of the City
of . . . — — Map (db m128133) WM
On Fort Road, 0.8 miles east of North Main Street (New York State Route 30), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Civil War Nurse Catherine Lawrence 1820 - 1904 Civil War nurse, teacher, missionary, and temperance lecturer. Born in Schoharie, buried in this cemetery. — — Map (db m129366) WM
On New York State Route 7 at West Richmondville Road (County Route 33), on the right when traveling west on State Route 7.
Birthplace of
Corporal James Tanner
1844-1927
Enlisted 87th N.Y. Vol. Co C.
Wounded Second Battle Bull
Run. Present at Lincoln's
Death Bed.
— — Map (db m49604) HM
Enlisted in the war service April 25, 1861, was wounded May 14, 1864, taken prisoner June 15, 1864, suffered at Andersonville and other prisons, discharged from service March 2, 1866. — — Map (db m104792) WM
On Cayuga Street (U.S. 20) at South Park Street, on the right when traveling south on Cayuga Street.
To the Martyrs who fell
and the heroes who fought
in defense of Liberty and
the Union.
1861-1865
( Right Side )
“Liberty and Union
now and forever
one and inseparable.”
( Back Side ) . . . — — Map (db m8088) HM
On Locust Street at Washington Street (New York State Route 96), on the right when traveling west on Locust Street.
This Memorial recognizes the 57 men from
Waterloo who died in the Civil War.
Local residents sculpted the individual cenotaphs.
The white marble Star Stone honors
all of the 620,000 Confederate and Union
soldiers and sailors who died in . . . — — Map (db m104910) HM WM
On Main Street (U.S. 20) at Oak Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Gen. John B. Murray and Henry C. Welles
founded Memorial Day at Waterloo, N.Y.
May 5, 1866
Waterloo Memorial Day Centennial - 1966 — — Map (db m104730) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 20) at Park Place, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Historic New York
Memorial Day
On May 5, 1866, the residents of Waterloo held the first complete,
community-wide observance of Memorial Day. They dedicated the entire day to honoring the Civil War dead in a solemn and patriotic manner. . . . — — Map (db m8194) HM
On Waterloo Geneva Road (U.S. 20) 0.2 miles west of Brewer Road (County Route 114), on the right when traveling west.
During the Civil War, James Wyman Johnson, came from the field one morning, hung his scythe in the crotch of a small tree and said, “Leave the scythe in the tree until I return.” He enlisted in the Union Army, Company G, 85th New York . . . — — Map (db m151737) HM WM
On New York State Route 37 at School Street, on the left when traveling north on State Route 37.
In memory of the Sons of Morristown
who answered their country's call in the dark days
Of The Civil War
Remember them for what they dared
and what they did
Commissioned Officers
[Honor Roll]
Non-Commissioned Officers and . . . — — Map (db m102083) WM
Veteran of the Civil War, 1861-1864,
Sixtieth Regiment, New York State Volunteers.
Wheelwright, Carriage and Wagon
Manufacturer, 1865-1900.
Shop on Fall Island, Potsdam, New York
Inventor of Vehicle-Spring. Patented-1887.
Canoe . . . — — Map (db m78800) HM
On Canton Street (County Route 14) at Rensselaer Street, on the left when traveling north on Canton Street.
Center Plaque:
In honor of the
military veterans of
all wars from the
Rensselaer Falls area.
Smaller Plaques (left to right):
War of 1812
2 participated
Civil War
1861-1865
127 participated . . . — — Map (db m152841) WM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. . . . — — Map (db m154121) 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 m154105) HM WM
Soldiers' and Sailors' Home
In 1872, the New York legislature passed an unfunded bill to create the New York Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. The Grand Army of the Republic, a Union Army veterans group, raised money to construct the . . . — — Map (db m154122) HM
In memory of the
Soldiers and Sailors
of the War for the
Preservation of the Union
who died in
the New York State
Soldiers and Sailors Home
—————————
Erected with . . . — — Map (db m154106) WM
In memory of the
Veterans of the Civil War
1861 — 1865
this plot is dedicated
for the future observance of
Memorial Day
—————
These men lived that a
government of the people, by
the . . . — — Map (db m154131) HM WM
On Geneva Street (New York State Route 54) at Liberty Street/Haverling Street, on the left when traveling north on Geneva Street.
In memory of the
men from this town
who laid down their lives
for their country, during the
War of the Rebellion.
1861 — 1865
Erected by voluntary contributions of
the Citizens of Bath. 1882
Antietam Gettysburg Atlanta . . . — — Map (db m154139) WM
In honor of those who gave the
ultimate sacrifice in service to
the United States of America and
the families they left behind.
The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m154127) WM
On Cohocton Street (New York State Route 225) at 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on Cohocton Street.
In memory of those
who served their country
during the
War for the Preservation of the Union
1861 — 1865
Fort Sumter Antietam
Gettysburg Appomattox
—————————
The City . . . — — Map (db m154244) WM
On Hamilton Street (New York State Route 417) at Chemung Street, on the left when traveling north on Hamilton Street.
To the Soldier Dead of
the Town of Erwin
Erected A.D. 1913
Their deeds are held
in grateful memory
Infantry
23rd. N.Y. — 112th. N.Y.
74th. N.Y. — 141st. N.Y.
86th. N.Y. — 161st. N.Y.
107th. N.Y. — . . . — — Map (db m91083) HM
