"Daughters of the Confederacy"

At West Point Georgia

the term "Daughters of the Confederacy"

was used here on April 30, 1886,

by General John B. Gordon,

to introduce Winnie Davis.

The title became the name

of the

present patriotic organization.

Marker is on West 8th Street 0 miles from 2nd Avenue (U.S. ...

Thompson's Rifle Battalion: Capt. James Chambers' Company

Recruited in this part of Cumberland (now Franklin) County, Chambers' Company was a unit of the first battalion in the colonies authorized by Congress, in June 1775. From here this company marched about 450 miles to join the siege of ...

Wilcox’s Alabama Brigade,

Longstreet’s Division,

Brigadier General Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox

Wilcox’s Alabama Brigade, Longstreet’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA

Near here on June 27, 1862, three Confederate brigades under General Cadmus M. Wilcox ascended this hill, broke the Union line, and later assisted in capturing ...

Fort Stanton

Established Apr., 1855 by Brig. Gnl. Garland. Named for Capt. Stanton, killed near here in fighting Apaches. One of several forts controlling Indians and aiding westward migration. Partly destroyed, 1861, before a Confederate approach, reoccupied 1863, by Volunteers.

Marker is on ...

Gettysburg Campaign

Invasion & Retreat

After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war north to Pennsylvania. After more than three weeks of marching through the Shenandoah Valley and western Maryland, ...

Newcomerstown Desert Storm Memorial

Let us always remember

“OUR’S”

who served in Desert Storm

Jan 16 - Feb 27, 1991

Gary Abbuhl Jr •

Lawrence Beaber •

Michael Berger •

William T Bradford •

Terry Buchanan •

David Cleveland •

C W Colvin •

Steve Dietrich •

David Elliott Jr •

Rickey Ellwood •

Fred Hughes Sr •

William ...

This Dwight D. Eisenhower Green Ash

Was planted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1599 in honor of all those men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. This living memorial will stand as a humble reminder of the ...

New Albany National Cemetery

This National Cemetery is one of the original 7 established in 1862 by Congress. 5.46 acres were purchased from Dr. Charles Bowman Dec. 1862 for burial of Union and Confederate casualties. There are over 5,000 interments from 7 conflicts. Civil ...

Columbia School District   No. 5

1866

Built on site of 1830 wooden school.

Present structure predates Florham

Park borough by 33 years. Classes

held here continuously until 1914.

Morris County Heritage Commission

New Jersey Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

Marker is at the intersection of Ridgedale Avenue and Columbia ...

Smokey Bear Historical Park

This park commemorates Smokey Bear and describes the history and development of this national symbol of forest fire protection. The original Smokey is buried here within sight of the mountain where he was found orphaned by a fire raging in ...