Fort Meigs / Introduction 3

Early Defeats

The war in the West had gone poorly for the United States. In August 1812, Gen. William Hull surrendered Detroit and his entire army to the British. On January 22, 1813, a second United States army led by James ...

"The Spirit of the American Doughboy"

Dedicated to

The Memory Of Our Comrades

Who Gave Their Lives In

The World War

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Presented by

The people of the Pacific Community

November 11, 1930

(Followed by list of 11 names)

(Reverse side)

Pacific Community

Honor Roll

1917-1918

(Followed by list of 224 ...

Harpers Ferry / John Brown’s Fort

(West Facing Side): Harpers Ferry

Named for Robert Harper, who settled here in 1747 and operated ferry. Site purchased for Federal arsenal and armory in 1796. John Hall first used interchangeable gun parts here. Travel route thru Blue Ridge gap, and ...

Fort Meigs / Introduction 2

Was in the West

While Easterners were more concerned with diplomatic issues relating to Europe, the war west of the Appalachian Mountains took on a different character. The war in the West was a continuation of a long series of Indian ...

Veterans Garden of Memories

[ Center Panel ]:

We Dedicate this memorial to all veterans of United States Military Service.

The many who have served in the past, those serving today and those who will serve tomorrow.

They assist in preserving the Peace and Protecting us in ...

Fort Meigs / Introduction 1

The War of 1812

Fort Meigs was built during the early days of the War of 1812. The United States began the conflict by declaring war against England in June 1812 to redress insults suffered on the high seas including the ...

The Harpers Ferry Bandstand

The Harpers Ferry Town Bandstand or Gazebo was originally one of the structures on Island Park. This amusement park was created and operated by the B&O Railroad from 1879 to 1909 on Byrne Island in the Potomac River just below ...

Confederate Soldiers in Elmwood Cemetery / Colonel Henry Kyd Dou

Side A

Confederate Soldiers in Elmwood Cemetery

Over 114 Confederate soldiers who were killed at the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) September 17, 1862, or later died of wounds in Shepherdstown, were buried here. They were from the states of VA, NC, SC, ...

Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery

This National Cemetery

has been listed in

The National Register

of

Historic Places

by the

United States Department of the Interior

1999

Marker is on Dixie / Pacemaker near Ironwood, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Prize of War

Harpers Ferry was much sought by North and South, 1861-1865. Its garrison of 12,000 Union troops was captured by an army of Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson, Sept. 15, 1862, on way to join Lee at Antietam. The Catholic Church was used ...