A native of South Hadley, Massachusetts, he came to Gallipolis ca. 1818. An eminent lawyer and member of U.S. Congress 22 years, he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee during the Mexican War, founding father of the U.S. Department of . . . — — Map (db m30494) HM
United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio, Licking County
Civil War
Hanna, Milton Sergeant Tennessee 1863
Inscho, Leonidas H. 1st Lt Maryland 1862 . . . — — Map (db m12876) HM
Shiloh,
April 6-7 1862.
Harrison's Landing,
July 4, 1862.
Antietam,
Sept. 17 1862.
Chancellorsville,
May 1-4, 1863.
Erected by the people of
Waterville,
as a
permanent record
of the names of those citizens of
this . . . — — Map (db m204607) WM
White stone marker:
This memorial dedicated in memory of all those of Madison County who served our nation in time of war
World War I
Apr. 6, 1917 Nov. 11, 1918
World War II
Dec. 7, 1941 Dec. 31, 1946 . . . — — Map (db m40194) HM
(Left):Erected in honor of Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan U.S. Navy. Born in Ireland Dec. 25th 1808 Died in Washington, D.C. Mar. 31st 1890. Received Special Vote of Thanks of Congress for Distinguished Services Feb. 7th 1863. . . . — — Map (db m19195) HM
This cemetery was originally established by the Mitchell Family as early as 1815. James Mitchell was the earliest known burial, on July 19, 1815. A Methodist Episcopal Church met on Samuel Mitchells property from 1812 to 1838. On Dec. 6, 1838, . . . — — Map (db m197077) HM
War Veterans buried here:
American Revolution:
Aaron Tullis 1753-1840
Alexander Telford 1759-1844
John W. Meredith 1760-1844
Indian Campaigns:
William Gahagan, Scout for Gen. Wayne, 1794
War of 1812: 25 Soldiers,
. . . — — Map (db m107341) HM
A prominent early 20th century illustrator and artist, Howard Chandler Christy was born on a farm in Morgan Township. He first gained notice as an illustrator during the Spanish-American War, but achieved lasting fame for his trademark . . . — — Map (db m13411) HM
Dedicated by the people
of Erie Township, to those
who have offered their lives
in the service of our nation.
1846 - Mexican War - 1848
1861 - Civil War of the Republic - 1865
1898 - Spanish-American War - 1898
1914 - World War - . . . — — Map (db m241267) WM
In Memoriam
to honor the many brave soldiers
who served our country in time of
war and rest here in eternal peace.
To those that made the supreme
sacrifice whereby we can enjoy
freedom in our great country.
Revolutionary War 1775-1783 . . . — — Map (db m14271) HM
The United States Army adopted the 6-pounder field gun in 1841, designated the model 1841. The all brass, 3.6-inch diameter smoothbore barrel measuring approximately 60-inches long with a range of 1,500 yards and lethal at 1,000 yards. The model . . . — — Map (db m189655) HM
In honor of - Captain Samuel Thomson, - wounded at Lundys Lane, Canada in the second war with Great Britain, and the soldiers of Sandusky County in the War with Mexico, 1846-1848. — — Map (db m87264) HM
"Your Servise Is Not Forgotten"
A
1. Albee William H. CW
2. Anderson Stephen Mexican
3. Anderson William Mexican
4. Ash John W. CW
B
5. Beier Daniel CW
6. Benton George W. CW
7. Boyer John CW
8. Brown . . . — — Map (db m219220) WM
(side 1)
Charles Clark was born in 1811 in Lebanon, Ohio. He graduated from law school in Kentucky and was given a river trip to New Orleans in 1831. When Clark stopped in Natchez, Mississippi, he was attracted to the old city. He set up a . . . — — Map (db m120758) HM
One of the most effective political orators of his era, Tom Corwin (nicknamed "the Wagon Boy" for his War of 1812 service) resided here from 1839 until his death. A Whig stump speaker known for his wit and eloquence, he was elected governor of Ohio . . . — — Map (db m24061) HM
Side A
Richardson was born on May 25, 1824 in Washington County, PA. He graduated from Washington College in 1844 and moved to Ohio to be a teacher. In 1846 he enlisted In the Third Ohio Infantry and served in the Mexican War. He was . . . — — Map (db m143587) HM
Site selected and named 1842, by Gen. Zachary Taylor, later Pres. of U.S. Fort established 1842 by 2nd Dragoons, occupied by several rifle, infantry, cavalry, and artillery companies. Built to protect the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians from the . . . — — Map (db m81743) HM
El Reno namesake born in Wheeling, West Virginia. Reno was a 1846 graduate of West Point Military and thrice decorated hero of 1846 war with Mexico. He was promoted to Brigadier General at the start of the Civil War. Reno is credited with saving the . . . — — Map (db m56899) HM
From September 23 through 27, 1846, the Mormon Battalion crossed the northwestern portion of the Oklahoma panhandle. The little army's 500-plus volunteers, recruited for the Mexican War, were enlisted near Council Bluffs, Iowa, from among the first . . . — — Map (db m55260) HM
(Front):John Gibbon Brigadier General July 2-3, 1863 At Gettysburg commanded 2nd Division, II Corps on July 3, 1863 serving with "conspicuous gallantry and distinction" in the repulse of Longstreet's Assault, until he was wounded and . . . — — Map (db m16363) HM WM
[Mexican War Battles]
Vera Cruz Las Vegas Cerro Gordo La Hoya,
La Perote Humantle Pueblo
[Civil War Battles]
Lookout M't Nashville Chattanooga Stone River — — Map (db m225141) WM
Organized and mustered into the
state service August 5th 1831
Mustered into U.S. service in 1845
for the Mexican War
Mustered into U.S. service in 1862
for the War of the Rebellion . . . — — Map (db m225610) HM WM
On September 3, 1915, this park was dedicated "To the memory of the soldiers and sailors from Cambria County, Pennsylvania who fought in defense of their country. A distinguished panel of fourteen Civil War Veterans from across Cambria County . . . — — Map (db m174177) HM WM
Southern face:
To all the Brave Defenders of the Union from the County of Carbon.
Appomattox, 1865.
Northern face:
Wilderness, Hampton Roads, Antietam, Gettysburg
New Orleans, 1815.
Eastern face:
On . . . — — Map (db m32102) WM
During the early 1800s the cry “Remember Paoli!” stirred the hearts of listeners with personal memories of the harsh realities of war and lost loved ones. There was still an abiding desire to gather together on the anniversary of that . . . — — Map (db m13661) HM
Side One:
Columbus P. Evans
A Citizen of Delaware
Born in Pennsylvania
September 6th 1824
Died at West Chester
February 19, 1854
Side Two:
Editor of the
Delaware Republican
1843 – 1854
Mayor of the
City of Wilmington . . . — — Map (db m81744) HM WM
Two-term Governor of Pennsylvania, 1867-73. Major General in Civil War. Colonel, 2nd Pa. Regiment in Mexican War. Governor, Kansas Territory, First postmaster & first mayor of San Francisco. His home was a block east at 308 Market Street. — — Map (db m26949) HM
The deliberations during the first decade of the 19th Century through which Harrisburg prevailed in achieving State Capital status were in part spawned by the donation by John Harris, Jr., in 1785, of four acres of the oldest portion of Capitol Park . . . — — Map (db m6696) HM
Erected by the State of Pennsylvania 1868. Commemorative of her citizens who lost their lives during the War with Mexico in 1846, 47 & 48. — — Map (db m81622) HM
WAR OF 1812
(1812-1815) A second war with Great Britain arose over maritime rights. This war forged the US Navy into a capable fighting force. The most prominent American warship was the frigate USS Constitution ('Old Ironsides'), . . . — — Map (db m231985) WM
Mexican War 1846-1848 --------------- 4 officers and 122 men – Co. B, 11th U.S. Regular Infantry. Approximately 325 men enlisted in the U.S. Army from Franklin County. --------------- Spanish American War 1898-1899 . . . — — Map (db m45168) HM
1734. License July 31, to Charles Campbell, 200 acres. No survey. At the head of a spring which runs thro John MacFarlans tract. 1734. License July 31, to James Campbell, 200 acres. No survey. joining to his brother Charles Campbell. 1738. . . . — — Map (db m8056) HM
Son of the
Hon. Alexander L. and Isabella Hayes,
who died of yellow fever,
and was buried at sea,
returning from Brownsville, Texas,
via Point Isabelle and New Orleans,
November 23, 1853. — — Map (db m222191) HM WM
Birthplace of Maj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman, September 30, 1805. A veteran of the Mexican War and the Civil War, he died May 1, 1880, at Washington, D.C., and was buried at Buffalo, N.Y. — — Map (db m12457) HM
Erected December 20, 1907 by the Citizens of Jersey Shore and vicinity, to the memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War; War with England 1812-1814; Mexican War of 1846-1848; Civil War of 1861-1865, and of the Spanish American War . . . — — Map (db m200577) HM WM
To the lasting memory of John Franklin Meginness 16 Jul. 1827 11 Nov. 1899 Journalist Author He labored for posterity Lycoming County Historian Veteran Mexican & Civil Wars — — Map (db m198055) HM WM
The birthplace of Major General Frank R. McCoy, 1874-1954, graduate of West Point, who took part in Spanish-American War, World Wars I & II. He was also President of the Foreign Policy Association. . . . — — Map (db m24270) HM
To the memory of the soldier-dead of
St. John the Evangelist's Parish
Philadelphia
whose bodies are interred
in these church vaults
Edward Tracy, War of 1812
Capt. Joseph Dimond, PA. Mil, Mexican War
James Todd, . . . — — Map (db m191633) WM
(north side)To the soldiers of the Mexican War (east side)Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Huamantla, Puebla, Atlixco, Valley of Mexico. — — Map (db m136481) WM
The author of the Wilmot Proviso of 1846 barring slavery from territory acquired in the Mexican War, was born in this house Jan. 20, 1814. He died at Towanda, March 16, 1868, after a notable career in the State and Nation. — — Map (db m89371) HM
This 1888 Queen Anne house was the home of Gen. Samuel McGowan (1819-1897) until his death. McGowan, a lawyer, Confederate general, and jurist born in Laurens Co., had moved to Abbeville in 1841. He was an officer during the Mexican War and in the . . . — — Map (db m21732) HM
Mexican War
1846 — 1848
Dedicated to the brave men of
South Carolina who along with
other Patriots willingly
served that the Nation might
expand its western horizons.
Of these men who willingly
volunteered to fight a . . . — — Map (db m30980) WM
Born in Stateburg, Sumter County, SC: October 7, 1821
Graduated from West Point: 1842
Served with distinction in Mexican War: 1846-1848
Served at Cavalry School in Carlisle, PA. and wed Sarah Gibson: 1850
With the secession of South . . . — — Map (db m148756) HM
“Rich in red honors, that upon him lie as lightly as the summer dews fall where he won his fame beneath the sky of tropic Vera Cruz” In memory of Brig.-Gen. R. S. Ripley, C.S.A. Born at Worthington, Ohio, 14th March 1823. Graduated at . . . — — Map (db m81835) HM
[Front] Henry "Dad" Brown (1830-1907), a black veteran of the Mexican, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars, is buried 75' N with his wife Laura. Variously said to have been born free or born as a slave who purchased his and Laura's freedom, he . . . — — Map (db m38106) HM
Bonham was a Colonel in the Palmetto Regiment in the Mexican War, a brigadier general during the War Between the States and served in the C.S.A. Congress prior to being elected Governor. He was the second consecutive Governor from Edgefield during . . . — — Map (db m12909) HM
A member of the famous Butler families of the Edgefield District, Butler promoted education & the building of railroads during his term as Governor. He commanded the Palmetto Regiment during the war with Mexico where he was fatally wounded. — — Map (db m81697) HM
Born 1 mi. E. Cmdr. 1st Corps, Army of Northern VA Confederate States Army; Lee's "Old Warhorse"; West Point graduate; Mexican War veteran. — — Map (db m81747) HM
Side One
In memory of James Polk Dickinson, a native of Camden born January 21st 1816. And died at Mixchoac Mexico Sept 12th 1847 Fearless of danger and undaunted by opposition he was an early active and zealous champion in the Floridian and . . . — — Map (db m49273) HM
Lt. Col. James Polk Dickinson (1816-1847) was born in Camden. He studied law and served in the State Legislature from 1842-1848. Contemporary accounts described him as “proud, high spirited, and restive under control.” He was also known . . . — — Map (db m109892) HM
Early Quakers settled the site of Camden, first known as Pine Tree Hill, c. 1750. In 1759 one of the sect, Samuel Wyly, conveyed 4 acres of land for a house of worship and burial ground. Rent was "one pepper corn per year" for 999 years. The . . . — — Map (db m220448) HM
States-rights advocate Adley Hogan Gladden, who lived here before the Civil War, served Columbia as postmaster 1841-45 and was later bursar of S. C. College, captain of the Governor's Guard, and intendant of Columbia 1851-52. In 1847 he assumed . . . — — Map (db m30298) HM
[East Face]
South Carolina To her sons of the Palmetto Regiment Who fell in the War with Mexico Anno Domini 1847.
[West face]
Colonel Pierce Mason Butler.
Lieut. Col. James Polk Dickinson.
Capt. Le Roy Secrest.
First . . . — — Map (db m81693) HM
At Butler Church, about one mile west, is the burial plot of the Butler family. Among the graves are those of William Butler, Captain in the American Revolution, United States Congressman, and Major General of S.C. Militia; Andrew Pickens Butler, . . . — — Map (db m81696) HM
Flat Grove was built in the 1770's by Jacob Smith of hand-hewn, heart-pine logs covered with clapboard. Alamo hero James Butler Bonham, son of James and Sophia Smith Bonham and grandson of Jacob Smith, was born in 1807 in the house, which is today . . . — — Map (db m41597) HM
Pierce M. Butler
Six miles NE, in a family cemetery at Butler Church, is the grave of Colonel Pierce M. Butler, governor of South Carolina from 1836-1838. During his military career, he was a captain in the U.S. Army, a Lt. Colonel in the . . . — — Map (db m81695) HM
[Column Inscription]
Commandancy of the Alamo -
Bexar, Feby. 24th, 1836-
To the people of Texas & all Americans in the world.
Fellow Citizens & Compatriots -
I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa . . . — — Map (db m41487) HM
Born in a house which stood here. Enlisted in the 1st Tenn. Volunteers for the Mexican War; on graduation from US Military Academy in 1853, commissioned in Dragoons. Resigning for the Confederacy and rapidly promoted to colonel, he was captured at . . . — — Map (db m207913) HM
In 1807, Sam Houston arrived at this 419-acre site with his widowed mother and eight brothers and sisters. The homesite was located just above the spring on the hill. Sam Houston served as general, President of Texas, Governor of Tennessee and . . . — — Map (db m150793) HM
Citizen of Blount County 1806-1818
Enlisted at Maryville in War 1812
Congressman from Tennessee 1823-1827
Governor of Tennessee 1827-1829
Liberator of Texas San Jacinto April 21,1836
President Republic of Texas 1836-1838, 1841-1844 . . . — — Map (db m150794) HM
At Valley Forge, Dan Ellis usually assembled for Federal regiments whom he guided over obscure mountain trails to Kentucky, while East Tennessee was under Confederate control. Born 1827 and a veteran of the Mexican War, he was subsequently Captain . . . — — Map (db m135595) HM
In 1848, "Volunteer" nickname became popular as a result of the more than 30,000 men who responded to a Mexican War troop call for 2,800. — — Map (db m215536) HM
The mortal remains of
James Knox Polk
are resting in the vault beneath.
He was born in MecKlenburg County
North Carolina
and emigrated with his father
Samuel Polk to Tennessee
in 1806.
The beauty of virtue
was illustrated in . . . — — Map (db m85552) HM
On the afternoon of the first day of fighting, Confederate forces under Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston sought to envelop Grant's left wing and seize Pittsburg Landing. While leading his men against Union forces barring his way, Gen. Johnston was . . . — — Map (db m81842) HM
In Spring 1863, Confederate Major General Earl Van Dorn established the headquarters of his cavalry command of the Army of the Mississippi at Spring Hill. On March 5, 1863 Van Dorn had commanded his cavalry in a fight at Thompsons Station, which . . . — — Map (db m201742) HM
Born 4.3 mi. east, he moved to Mississippi in 1845. Enlisted in 2nd Mississippi Volunteers for Mexican War. In 1861, initially commanding the 4th Mississippi Militia, he became colonel, 32nd Mississippi Infantry, CSA, in 1862 and a brigadier general . . . — — Map (db m66519) HM
Dedicated to the honor of the men of Meigs County who served in defense of our Country in World War I and II.
World War I
Albert Burton
James F. Collins
Charles Fitch
Ben Gates
Sam Mason Hall
James Oscar Huff
Grundy . . . — — Map (db m165901) HM
Born in a house which stood here. Captain in the 5th Tenn. Inf., Mexican War; organizer and first commander of the 3rd Tenn. Inf., CSA, whose first action was the first Battle of Manassas. Promoted brigadier general, he was captured at Vicksburg . . . — — Map (db m215328) HM
Served as 1st Lt., Co. C., 4th Tenn.Infantry in Mexican War. During Civil War he organized and was Col. of 1st Tenn. Infantry, USA. Later commanded brigade. Saw action in
East Tenn., Battle of Stones River, and in Atlanta campaign. Member of Union . . . — — Map (db m150307) HM
Side 1:
Morgan County
Established 1817: named in honor ofBrig. General Daniel Morgan veteran of the French & Indian War; second in command to Benedict Arnold on the Quebec Expedition in the Revolution; later, a commander in the . . . — — Map (db m82597) HM
★ Tennessee ★ Scott County Established 1849: named in honor of General Winfield Scott Veteran of War of 1812; successful commander of southern thrust into Mexico City during the Mexican War; served as Chief of Staff of the . . . — — Map (db m30425) HM
Born 1/4 mi. SE, Aug. 19 1815. Graduate USMA, 1840. Brevetted captain at Cerro Gordo, Mexican War. Resigned 1861 for the Confederacy; rose to rank of major general. Commanded at New Madrid, Madrid Bend, Island No. 10 and later East Tenn. Dept. . . . — — Map (db m82671) HM
The 6-pounder was the prime artillery piece of the Mexican War and the smallest regulation gun of the Civil War. The Confederacy and the Union armies in the west used it extensively, but it was replaced in the Union armies in the east by the . . . — — Map (db m82869) HM
Sumner County
Established 1786; named in honor of
Major Gen. Jethro Sumner
Officer in French and Indian War. Served in defense of Charleston, 1776; in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown; and in the Army at Valley Forge. His last . . . — — Map (db m149919) HM
William Brimage Bate was born here in 1826, and during the Civil War he rose to the rank of major general. He left home at the age of sixteen to be a clerk on a steamboat. During the Mexican War, he served as a lieutenant, then became a journalist, . . . — — Map (db m82969) HM WM
Born 1.2 miles north, Oct. 7, 1826. An officer in river steamboats in early life, he was later an officer in the Mexican War. A major general in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. He was Governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887 and U.S. Senator from . . . — — Map (db m149921) HM
City Cemetery
Located 0.2 miles south, the City Cemetery opened circa 1818 on land acquired from Felix Grundy, who later served as a United States senator from Tennessee. Within it stands one of only two Mexican War monuments in Tennessee. . . . — — Map (db m149358) HM
The Mexican War
Instigated by the U.S. annexation of Texas and the dispute over its southern boundary, the Mexican War of 1846-1848 resulted in the cession of over 500,000 square miles of the territory then owned by Mexico west of Texas and . . . — — Map (db m85159) HM
This Monument Was erected by the liberality of the Citizens of the County of Sumner to the memory of her Patriotic Sons: who sacrificed their lives in the defense of the Flag of their country in the war with Mexico. In 1846. 1847 & 1848. . . . — — Map (db m85162) WM
West Point graduate, Seminole and Mexican Indian Wars soldier, instructor of infantry tactics at West Point, Major General in the Confederate Army, and chief of the Railroad Division of the General Land Office under President Grover Cleveland. . . . — — Map (db m63177) HM
A member of the Mier Expedition, 1842
Born in Grantham, England March 30, 1820
Died January 4, 1865
Erected by the State of Texas 1936 — — Map (db m157516) HM
In Late March 1836, the Texian Army was in retreat ahead of Santa Anna's advancing Mexican forces. The retreat spurred the "Runaway Scrape" - a wave of settlers fleeing for their lives. To prevent the enemy from benefitting from San Felipe's . . . — — Map (db m206186) HM
Alexander M. and Althea Brooks built this Greek Revival style home of native cedar and pine by 1851. James Harvey and Dorothy (Olive) Wilbarger acquired the property in 1865. James, son of noted scalping victim Josiah Wilbarger, served as a teenager . . . — — Map (db m219474) HM
Settlement began on Lampasas River, 1847. Created Jan. 22, organized Aug. 1, 1850. Named for Peter Hansbrough Bell (1812-1898), native of Virginia; veteran of Battle of San Jacinto; served in Somervell expedition to stop Mexico's Raids into Texas; . . . — — Map (db m218643) HM
A native of South Carolina, Wilson Van Dyke served as a member of the Somervell Expedition, which was organized in 1842 to expel the Mexican Army from Texas. Under command of Col. W.S. Fisher, he crossed the Rio Grande and was captured. A survivor . . . — — Map (db m29382) HM
Twelve Oaks, 1867-69. Greek Revival mansion built of stone from adjacent land, for B.D. McKie, Texas doctor who fought and was wounded in Mexican and Civil wars.
Restoration by parents of Lt. Henry Clay DeGrummond, Jr. World War II combat hero, . . . — — Map (db m29343) HM
The Alamo in 1836 consisted of this church, the convent and a large rectangular area or plaza, an enclosure of about six acres surrounded by walls with barracks on the west side of the plaza. On February 23, 1836 Colonel William Barret Travis . . . — — Map (db m232312) HM
In a 2-story stone building, afterwards a hotel, Vance House.
Established as administrative offices for U.S. Army during the Mexican War, 1846-1847.
At this site on Feb. 16, 1861, Gen. David E. Twiggs surrendered $1,600,000 in Federal . . . — — Map (db m132554) HM
Secretary 1st Texas Senate, Legislator 1849. Speaker of House 1854-1856. Served campaigns against Comanches. Lieutenant, Cavalry, Mexican War 1846. Confederate presidential elector 1861. Brigadier General State Militia 1861. Appointed same rank . . . — — Map (db m163775) HM
Native South Carolinian, pioneer doctor and editor, Republic of Texas Congressman, twice State Senator, Jack Hay's adjutant in War with Mexico, fearless Ranger Captain in border and Indian campaigns, Confederate colonel, Mayor of Austin and . . . — — Map (db m163782) HM
Colonel Jeremiah Y. Dashiell, a physician who served as paymaster in the U.S.-Mexico War, bought this land on the San Antonio River in 1849. Dashiell was stationed in South Carolina in 1856, when he sent his wife and daughter money and instructions . . . — — Map (db m82892) HM
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