Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Cold Harbor

Near this stone rest the remains of

889 Union Soldiers,

gathered from the Battle Fields of

Mechanicsville, Savage-Station, Gaines-Mills,

And the vicinity of

Cold-Harbor.

Erected by Congress

Year of our Lord 1877, and in the 101st year of the

Independence of the United States of America.

Marker can ...

Bath County

Formed from Montgomery County, 1811. Named for its many mineral springs. The birthplace of CSA Gen. John B. Hood and US Senator Richard H. Menefee. Owingsville named for Col. Thomas D. Owings. Organizer US 28th Inf. Reg., 1812. Associate in ...

Bevans, New Jersey

Originally named for early settler and surveyor Peter Van Neste in 1761. Nicknamed Hen's Foot, The Corners, and finally Bevans for its Postmaster James C. Bevans in 1829. The Peter's Valley Society for Literature was est. Jan. 1, 1813. The ...

Courthouse Burned

[ Side One ]

Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident.

See map on reverse side.

The courthouse at Hodgenville was burned by guerrillas Feb. 21, 1865. ...

Berry's Trace

This trail was cut about 1808, by John Berry (1777-1835). It began at Napoleon, ran west to Flat Rock and Blue Rivers, and thence northward into central Indiana. The Trace branched off the Brownstown-Brookville Road.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

98th Bomb Group

Dedicated to those who served

1942 to 1976

98th Bomb Group (H)

98th Bomb Group (M)

98th Bomb Wing (M)

98th Strategic Wing

B-24, 1942-1945

B-29, 1947-1954

B-47 & KC-97, 1954-1965

Atlas “F” ICBM 1962-1965

KC-135, 1965-1976

Courtesy hmdb.org

Bernard's Cabins

The Battle of Fredericksburg

On this knoll stood Bernard's Cabins, a small community that in 1860 was home to about three dozen slaves. The complex consisted of three two-room cabins, a stone-lined well, and perhaps two additional buildings. This was only ...

Bledsoe's (Missouri) Battery

Maj. Robert Martin's Battalion.

Bledsoe's (Missouri) Battery.

4-3 inch Rifles.

Maj. Robert Martin's Battalion.

Capt. Hiram M. Bledsoe, Commanding.

1st Lieut. R. L. Wood.

1st Lieut. C. W. Higgins.

2d Lieut. E. W. Anderson.

2d Lieut. L. L. Maughas.

2d Lieut. J. S. Wheatley.

Nov. 25, 1863.

The battery came into ...

44th Bomb Group (H)

8th Air Force

Dedicated to the

“Flying Eightball Group”

First Mission 7 November 42

Last Mission 25 April 45

344 Combat Missions

Destroyed 330 Enemy Planes

Received the Distinguished

Unit Citation for

Kiel, Germany 14 May 1943

Ploesti, Rumania 1 August 1943

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Boy Scout Memorial

The two symbolic figures represent the sum of the great ideals of past civilizations, developed through the centuries and now at best is delivered by American manhood and womanhood to the present generation.

The Boy Scout, aware of his fellowship ...