The Eye of General Warren

July 2, 1863 - Second Day

"I saw that this [Little Round Top] was the key to the whole position..."

Brig. Gen. G.K. Warren, U.S.A.

Chief of Engineers, Army of the Potomac

About 3:30 p.m. on July 2, the Union army's Chief Engineer, Brig. ...

General Matthew D. Ector

Ector County

County Named for Texas Confederate

General Matthew D. Ector

1822-1879

Enlisted 1861. Lieutenant 3rd Texas Cavalry. Fought in Arkansas, Missouri and Indian territory. As colonel led 14th Texas Cavalry Kentucky invasion. Made brigadier general 1862 to command famed Ector's brigade in Tennessee ...

The General Assembly of Virginia

On the site of this

building

The General Assembly

of Virginia

met from 1780 to 1788

and

it was from here that the

Assembly was driven

in 1781

by the news of the approach

of the British Army

Placed in 1915 by the City of Richmond

at the request of the Commonwealth ...

Office of the Council of Proprietors and the Surveyor General

Western Division of New Jersey

Founded at London in 1675 by William Penn and Quaker trustees, the proprietors of West Jersey sold shares in land that resulted in rapid development of Burlington starting in 1677.

The council was formed in 1688 ...

The Church of the Generals

St. John’s Episcopal Church

General Robert E. Lee – Vestryman 1842-1844

General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson – Baptized 1849

General Matthew B. Ridgway (N.A.T.O. Commander) – Baptized 1899---------------

Other general and flag officers

who have worshipped here areJoseph H. Bailey, Harvey Brown, John B. Clitz, ...

First General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ

In the Bonnet School House,

on this site, the first

General Conference of

the Church of the United

Brethren in Christ

was held A.D. 1815.

Marker is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31), on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Rear Guard of General Herkimers Army

40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians was the turning point of the Revolution.

The rear guard ...

The General’s Highway

Across the road stood the three mile oak under which General George Washington passed on his way to Annapolis December 19, 1783 to resign his commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Armies. According to tradition, General Smallwood, General ...

The Generals

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 Rich Mountain, West ...

The Adjutant General

This important position on Washington’s staff was filled by Brigadier General Edward Hand of Pennsylvania. His headquarters here were easily accessible to his commanding officer. Quick and effective dispatch of orders and communications was essential.

Marker is on Historical Tour Drive, ...