45th Illinois Infantry

Marsh's Brigade - McClernand's Division

U.S.

45th Illinois Infantry,

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

Army of the Tennessee.

This regiment was engaged here at 11 A.M. April 6, 1862. After a short engagement it fell back to the ravine where it rallied and rejoined ...

In Memory of Mason, Simonds & Mingus

[Marker Front]:

In memory of

Mason, Simonds, & Mingus.

Who fell near this place

in battle with the Indians.

Sept. 29, 1812.

[Marker Side]:

This Monument was erected in 1857 by Joshua R. Giddings

The land on which it ...

97th Ohio Vol. Inf't.

This regiment of Wagner's Brigade, Wood's Division, was the first infantry regt. to cross Tennessee River at and occupy Chattanooga Sept. 9th, 1863. Nov. 25th, 1863 in Sheridan's Div. charged Missionary Ridge gaining the crest as shown by bronze tablet ...

The Petition of John Ewart

The Petition of John Ewart of the Town of York:

Humbly Shewith:

That while your Petitioner was performing his contract for building the Court House and Gaol in the town of London, in the London District, he was located by Colonel Talbot ...

Ronnie Gene Flippo

In his 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives (1977-1991), Ronnie Flippo held such important post as the chairmanship of the Space Science Subcommittee during the development of the space shuttle, Columbia.

Inducted 2007

City of Florence Walk of Honor

Marker ...

65th Ohio Infantry.

Harker's Brigade.

Killed 1, Wounded 13.

Marker is on South Crest Road south of East Main Street, on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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