Morning of May 6

On the morning of May 6, the main focus of the battle shifted more than two miles south, to the Orange Plank Road. Here, north of the Orange Turnpike, both armies planned early morning attacks as diversions to prevent the ...

Freedom Tree

Freedom Tree

To Honor Iranian Hostages

Released On January 20, 1981

After 444 Days In Captivity

Proclamation & Historical Records

Are Contained In Vault On This Site

Eugene M. Hope

Mayor

[ Inscribed on the edge ]

Vault & Stone Donated

by

Joseph A. ...

Defense of the Gap

During the Civil War this earthwork - called Fort Rains by the Confederates and Fort McCook by the Federals - was one of many fortifications ringing Cumberland Gap.

These defenses were considered too formidable to be taken by direct assault, which ...

28th Massachusetts Infantry

2nd Brigade, 1st Division

(Around Base):28th Mass.

2nd Brig. 1st Div.

2nd Corps.

(Front):Faugh A Ballaugh

28th Mass. Inf'y

Vol.

Col. Richard Byrns Com.

Meagher's Irish Brig.

Col. Patrick Kelly. Com.

This regt. went into battle

July 2. 1863.

Numbering 220

officers and men.

101 of whom

were killed or wounded.

Erected by the survivors

and friends ...

Fighting on the Evening of May 5, 1864

Confederate General Leroy A. Stafford of Louisiana fell mortally wounded in this vicinity during the afternoon fighting. General Ewell, however, continued to reinforce this line, extending it farther to the north, your left. When the Federals attempted to outflank Ewell's ...

Birmingham Iron Foundry Veterans Memorial

[ Right tablet ]

Roll of Honor

Employees Of

Birmingham Iron Foundry

Who Served Their Country

In the World War

1917 – 1919

Dominick Ferrazzoli • J. Kanconvitch • August Romagnoli • Theodore V. Busk • Joseph Scarpa • ...

Grand Prismatic Spring: Prism of Light, Spectrum of Life

Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest and one of the most brilliant of Yellowstone’s many colorful hot springs. It massive expanse stretches approximately 200 feet (61m) across. The high temperature of its water—°160 (70°C)—ensures that the spring is often cloaked ...

116th Pennsylvania Infantry

2nd Brigade, 1st Division

(Front): 116th Pennsylvania Infantry

2nd Brig. 1st Div. 2nd Corps.

(Back):2nd Brigade.

July 2, 1863

In action 142 officers and men

Killed and wounded 37

(Left):Irish Brigade.

(Right):1st Division.

Marker is on Sickles Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

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9th Ohio Infantry.

Van Derveer's Brig., Baird's Div., 14th Corps.

9th Ohio Infantry

Van Derveer's Brig., Baird's Div., 14th Corps.

Col. Gustave Kammerling.

Nov. 25, 1863.

During the forenoon of the 25th the Regiment marched with its Brigade and Division, to the assistance of Gen. Sherman at Tunnel ...

Washington’s Tour of the Southern States

In

Patriotic Commemoration

of the visit

of

George Washington

on his

tour of the

Southern States

1791

Marker is at the intersection of N Main Street (U.S. 29) and W Council Street, on the left when traveling north on N Main Street.

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