Defenders of the Union

1861-1865

Erected by a grateful people to commemorate the services and sacrifices of the soldiers and sailors in the War of the Rebellion.

Right of Monument:

Malvern Hill, Salem Heights, Petersburg, Crampton Pass, Spottsylvania, Roanoke Island, Cold Harbor

Back of Monument:

Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Gaines ...

200th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington

By his faith in God and man he built our nation

Erected in 1932 by the

New York State Commission

for the celebration of the

two hundredth anniversary of the birth of

George Washington

Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor

Hon. Herbert H. Lehman, ...

Union Rifle Pits

These well-preserved rifle pits probably mark the far end of the Union line. The 16th Michigan Infantry or 44th New York Infantry likely built them on the morning of the battle to guard the western flank of the army. Although ...

The First Railroad in West Tennessee

The LaGrange and Memphis Railroad

Organized in 1835, the LaGrange and Memphis Railroad operated the first train from Memphis 4 1/2 miles on March 29, 1842, on the present roadbed of the Southern Railway. The depot which was destroyed by fire ...

The Seventy-First Regiment

of Infantry New York State Militia

From this position the 71st assisted in driving the Confederate forces back toward Henry Hill. The regiment remained in this area for most of the battle and afterward covered the retreat of the Union Army ...

First Lutheran Church

On this spot stood the

First

Lutheran Church

in Town of Guilderland

1787. Rev. Heinrich Moeller

first regular pastor

Marker is at the intersection of Route 146 and Hawes Road, on the right when traveling east on Route 146.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Union Left Flank

This loop trail visits the left of the Union line. Along it you will learn about the charge of General Pickett’s Confederate brigade; see more of the ground stubbornly defended by General Morell’s division; learn of the bravery displayed by ...

A Good Place for a Halt

“ . . . Whippany will be a good place for a halt . . . ”

Washington to Rochambeau

On August 27 and 28, 1781, a 5,000-man French Army under General Count Rochambeau encamped on grounds extending northeast from here ...

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 ...

"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. ...