Burrel Hemphill

In memory of

Burrel Hemphill

killed by

Union Soldiers

Feb. 1865

although a slave

he gave his life

rather than betray

a trust

He was a member of Hopewell

Marker is at the intersection of Hopewell Church Road and Aiken ...

General Turner Ashby of Fauquier

A mile and a half southeast

of this spot

General Turner Ashby of Fauquier,

“Knight of the Valley”, was killed in battle

June 6, 1862.

To honor him

and all of Rockingham’s enlisted men,

1861-1865

this tablet is erected,

1926.

Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. ...

Replica of the Statue of Liberty

With the faith and courage of

their forefathers who made

possible the freedom of these

United States

The Boy Scouts of America

Dedicate this copy of the

Statue of Liberty as a Pledge

of everlasting Fidelity and

Loyalty

The Crusade ...

Brainerd Institute

This institute grew out of an 1866 school for freedmen; it became Brainerd Institute in 1868 when the Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church in New York appointed Rev. Samuel Loomis to help establish churches and schools among the ...

Buchanan

[Panel No. 1]:

James Buchanan of Pennsylvania

President of the United States

MDCCCIVII - MDCCCIXI

[Panel No. 2]:

The incorruptible statesman whose

walk was upon the mountain

ranges of the law

Marker is at the intersection of Florida Avenue and ...

Dunderberg Mt.

It’s at the south end

of the park at an

elevation of 930 feet,

and is

the southern gateway

to the Hudson Highlands.

Marker can be reached from New York Route 9 W, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Orphan Brigade

1864. Activities in Atlanta indicating a new offensive by Gen. Sherman’s army [US], which had occupied that area since Sept. 2nd, units of Gen. Wheeler’s cavalry corps [CS] were posted on all roads to the south. On Nov. 15th, the ...

Savannah: Colonial Capital and Birthplace of

Representative Government in Georgia

In March 1750, the Georgia Trustees in London resolved to allow colonists to elect a representative assembly to meet in Savannah, Georgia's colonial capitol. Sixteen delegates met on January 15,1751, for a twenty-four day session. Representative government ...

Drewry’s Bluff Battlefield

On a line that here crossed the Richmond–Petersburg turnpike, Confederate troops under command of General G.T. Beauregard attacked the Federal army of Major-General B.F. Butler on May 16, 1864 and forced its withdrawal to the Bermuda Hundred defences.

Marker is on ...

Drewry’s Bluff Defences

Here, on the second line of the Drewry’s Bluff defences, Confederate troops were concentrated May 12-15, 1864, to take the offensive against a Federal force that had advanced from Bermuda Hundred under command of General B.F. Butler and had cut ...