Captain Jed. Chapman

Here fell

Jed. Chapman

Capt. Co. H

27th Conn. Vols.

Marker is on DeTrobriand Avenue, on the left when traveling east.

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History of Sheffield

Side A

Prehistoric man arrived in this area bout 10,000 years ago.

Later Indian cultures left many stone artifacts and pottery vessels.

In the 1780s, a French trading post and Indian village were located near the mouth of Spring Creek. The town ...

44th Infantry Division

World War II

Mobilized at Fort Dix 16 September 1940

Campaigns

Northern France–Rhineland–Central Europe

In memory of

our comrades who paid the supreme sacrifice

Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and West 8th Street on Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Monmouth Battlefield

Has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

this site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating or illustrating

the history of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1966

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It was the Grandest Thing I Ever Saw...

It was extremely rare in the Civil War to be able to see an entire army lined up for a fight, with all the regiments within sight of each other.

Had you stood here on Saturday, March 8, 1862, you could ...

Abandonment of Fort Mill Ridge

The Union troops at Fort Mill Ridge continued their duties until June 14, 1863. Then, in response to Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania, Campbell's command was ordered to concentrate with the rest of their division at New Creek (Keyser). Confederate General ...

Evans' Brigade, Longstreet's Command

C.S.A.

Evans' Brigade, Longstreet's Command.

Brig. Gen. Nathan G. Evans, Commanding.

(September 17, 1862.)

Evans' Brigade continued in support of the artillery during the morning of the 17th, covering the approaches to Sharpsburg by the Boonsboro Pike. At 7:30 a.m. Geo. T. Anderson's Brigade, ...

Wood River Veterans Memorial

This memorial is presented in honor of the men and women, past, present and future, of the Armed Forces of the United States of America in remembrance of their efforts and sacrifices to preserve our freedom.

We thank, also, our ...

Salt Lake City & County Building

The Salt Lake City & County Building is one of Salt Lake City’s most beloved landmarks.

The building is Utah’s finest example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. Numerous detailed carvings, including Indian chiefs, Spanish explorers, and the faces of the first ...

Edmund Kirby Smith

May 16, 1824 – March 28, 1893

He was a career United States Army officer and educator. He served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, notable for his command of the Trans-Mississippi Department of ...