Purple Heart Memorial

Combat Wounded Veterans

Dedicated to all men and women

wounded in all our wars.

My stone is red for the blood they shed.

The medal I bear is my country’s way

to show they care.

If I could be seen ...

The Military Order of The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart was established by General George Washington in 1782. At that time it was called Badge of Military Merit. In 1932 it became known as the Purple Heart and is awarded only for combat wounded veterans.

Some Gave All ...

Batteries F & K, Third U.S. Artillery

First Regular Brigade - Artillery Reserve

Army of the Potomac

Artillery Reserve

First Regular Brigade

Batteries F & K Third U.S. Artillery

Six 12 pounders

Lieut. John C. Turnbull Commanding

July 1 Took position on crest of hill near General ...

Sparta Free Library

Prior to the construction of this building in 1902, the Sparta Free Library had several homes in the community. Schick and Roth, a LaCrosse architectural firm, designed the library building.

Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie provided construction funds. The Carnegie Foundation ...

Charles Arthur Hughes Home

Circa 1901"We lived in a lumber granary and the old rock house. We traded for this lot and built a sixteen-foot square room. I borrowed Jim's team and wagon and worked at the sawmill to get lumber for our first ...

First Regiment Heavy Artillery

Massachusetts Volunteers

In commemoration of the deeds of the

First Regiment Heavy Artillery

Massachusetts Volunteers

(Armed as Infantry)

Three hundred and ninety eight of whose

members fell within an horn around

this spot during an action fought May 13, 1864

Between a division of the Union Army

commanded by ...

City of Hartselle, Alabama / Hartselle Facts

City of Hartselle

Hartselle, named after early pioneer George Hartsell (with no "e") rose from modest beginnings to an important position in the growing economy of Mogran County. Founded in 1870, the town owes its existence to the construction of the ...

Battery K, Fourth U.S. Artillery

Artillery Brigade, Third Corps

Army of the Potomac

Third Corps

Artillery Brigade

Battery K Fourth U.S. Artillery

Six 12 pounders

Lieut. Francis W. Seeley Commanding

July 1 Arrived at night and encamped in a field south of the town between the Emmitsburg and Taneytown Roads.

July 2 Went ...

Quartzite Boulder

of the Glacial Age

Donated for Bicentennial Year

1976 by

Mr. and Mrs. William P. McNamee

from their farm located in

the SE 1/4 of Sec. 8 Twp. 10 R-22-E

Leavenworth County

Kansas

Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street (U.S. 73) and Walnut Street, on the ...

Samuel Powhatan Carter

Aug 6, 1819 – May 26, 1891

Born in this house. After attending Washington College and Princeton, graduated from U.S. Naval Academy; serving in the Navy until May 1, 1862, he was appointed brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers. His most conspicuous service ...