The Battle of Lexington

September 18, 19, 20, 1861

William Oliver Anderson (1794-1873) and his son-in-law, Henry Howard Gratz, had built a prosperous business in Lexington around hemp production and rope making in the 1850’s. Prior to the Civil War, Anderson became one of the ...

Battle of White Plains

British Forces

Commanded by

General William Howe

Numbered about 13,000

Including Several Brigades.

The Regiments of Foot

Deployed Light Infantry,

Chasseurs, and Grenadiers.

Artillery Batteried and

Light Cavalry Supported Them.

The Hessian Battalions

Under Heister, Rahl, and Donop

Reinforced The British.

Their Grenadiers and Jagers

Were Essential to the Battle.

Back of Marker:

Battle of White ...

Forest Hill Confederate Memorial

(Front):

In memory of our Confederate Dead

(Reverse):

To the brave soldiers who fell in the Battle of Westport October 23, 1864.

Marker can be reached from Troost Avenue 0.3 miles north of 71st Street.

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Battery B, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery

Volunteer Artillery Brigade - First Corps

Army of the Potomac

First Corps

Volunteer Artillery Brigade

First Penna. Light Artillery

Battery B

Four 3 inch Rifles

Captain James H. Cooper commanding

July 3 Moved to this position from East Cemetery Hill at 3 p.m. during a heavy cannonade and ...

First Complete Service of Christian Divine Worship

This bluff (commonly called "Grandad Bluff") was the site of the first complete service of Christian Divine Worship to be conducted in La Crosse. The Reverend Father James Lloyd Breck and his company of pioneer missionaries, on the morning of ...

The Battle of Lexington

Sept. 18, 19 and 20, 1861

At the onset of the Civil War Missouri was of particular importance as the westernmost border state, gateway to the western territories and bordered by the Mississippi River. Militarily the situation was grave. On Aug. ...

Battle of White Plains

American Forces

Commanded by

General George Washington

Numbered about 14,500

Men fit for Duty,

Consisting of Continentals

From Maryland, Delaware,

Connecticut, Pennsylvania and

New York, and Militiamen

From Several Provinces.

Many of These Units

Had Participated in

The Battle of Long Island,

Harlem Heights,

Throg’s Neck, and Pell’s Point.

Erected by the City of White ...

Home of Silas Deane

Home of

Silas Deane

American Diplomat

In the Revolution

Built 1766

Marker is on Main Street near Marsh Street, on the left when traveling north.

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Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce

The Forefront of Montgomery's Future

Side A

The first American Chamber of Commerce was organized in New York City in 1770. The Montgomery Chamber was organized in 1873. Thomas Joseph was its first President. The Alabama State Journal stated at its founding, ...

Captain Frederick Pabst

(1836 – 1904)

Of German birth, Pabst became a ship's captain in the 1850s and moved to Milwaukee in the 1860s. He later joined his father-in-law's brewery (founded 1844), which was renamed the Pabst Brewery in 1889. By the 1890s ...