63rd Pennsylvania Infantry

1st Bigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps

(front):63d Pennsylvania Infantry

Mustered in at Pittsburgh PA August - September 1861

Mustered out July 31st - September 9th 1864

1st Brigade 1st Division 3d Corps

(Back):Present at Gettysburg

296 officers and men

Killed 1 man: Wounded

3 officers and 26 men

Captured ...

28th Illinois Infantry

1st Brigade - 4th Division

(Front):Illinois

28th Infantry

1st Brigade - Williams

4th Division - Hurlbut

Army of the Tennessee

(Back):28th Infantry

commanded by

Col. A.K. JohnsonHeld this line and one about 200 yards south against heavy and consistant fire 9.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m., April 6, 1862, ...

Growth of Government

Trenton has been a seat of county and municipal government since colonial times, although the impact of government on the landscape of the city was relatively limited until the early 20th century. Prior to 1900, most government business was conducted ...

Booker Taliaferro Washington

1856 - Born a lowly slave;

1915 - Died a great American.

Famous educator, author, lecturer and advocate of the doctrine of interracial cooperation.

Booker T. Washington was born near Hale's Ford, Franklin, County, VA. He spent his early ...

Heritage of Sport

Trenton has a long and storied sporting tradition, both amateur and professional. The city was home to the country’s first professional basketball team, the Trentons, as the local team was known, began charging admission to their games in 1896, so ...

“Trenton Ready for War …….”

Trenton contributed mightily to the national war effort in World War I and World War II, mobilizing men and women to fight and to sustain those doing the fighting, and stepping up production in those factories providing materials critical to ...

Camp of 20th Illinois Infantry

Marsh's Brigade - McClernand's Division

U. S.

Camp of

20th Illinois Infantry,

Marsh's (2d) Brig., McClernand's (1st) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, was 3/8 mile south, on south side of Corinth Road.

Marker is on Sherman Road 0.3 ...

First Congregational Church

Congregation, organized 1740. Oldest of this denomination west of the Hudson River. Built 1856. Notable for Greek Revival architecture and rare interior Trompe L'Oeil painting.

Marker is on Hillside Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Camp of 18th Illinois Infantry

Hare's Brigade -- McClernand's Division

U. S.

Camp of

18th Illinois Infantry,

Hare's (1st) Brig., McClernand's (1st) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

First position in line of battle April 6, 1862,

was 7/8 mile south, north of Review Field.

Marker is on State Highway 22 0.6 miles south ...

Fairview Cemetery Veterans Monument

[Front]:

In honor of those who served their country

[Back]:

Cpl Horace M Thorne

"Bud"

World War II

Troop D 89th Cav Sqd 9th Armd Div

Died In Service Of His Country

[When facing the back, just to the right]:

Brig Gen Peter E. Genovese Jr.

US Army (Ret)

1937-2002

"Can Do ...