5th, 7th and 66th Ohio Infantry Monument

(Front Side):

Ohio

5th Infantry

Commanded by

Major John Collins

7th Infantry

Commanded by

Lieut. Col. Eugene Powell

66th Infantry

Commanded by

Major Orrin J. Crane

Tyndale's (1st) Brigade

Greene's (2d) Division

Twelfth Army Corps

Army of the Potomac

(Rear Side): 5th 66th 7th

These three regiments became engaged about 7:30 A.M., September 17, 1862,

advanced and ...

1749 French Claims to Ohio River Valley

Side A:

In 1749, the French in North America perceived a threat by British expansion west of the Allegheny Mountains to the Ohio River Valley and beyond. The French commander, Pierre Joseph Celeron, sieur de Blainville, with 250 men, left Montreal, ...

The Battle Of Seneca Town / Fort Rutledge

[front]

The Battle of Seneca Town

Seneca Town, on the Seneca River E of present-day Seneca, was one of several Cherokee “Lower Towns.” On August 1, 1776, Maj. Andrew Williamson’s S.C. militia, on a raid against these towns, was ambushed by Loyalists ...

The Battle of White Oak Road

Moving into Position

With their success at Lewis Farm, Union troops gained a foothold on one of Lee’s supply routes, the Boydton Plank Road. It was strategically necessary for the Federals to control this road because it was a major route ...

Williamsburg County Confederate Monument

[North Face]:

[Relief Flag]

CSA

1861-1865

Erected by

Williamsburg, Chapter

U.D.C. and the

citizens of the county,

May 10,1910,

To the memory

of the men of

Williamsburg, County

who fought for

the rights of the

Southern Confederacy

Comrades

[Relief Cannon]

[Relief Crossed Sabres]

Confederate Soldiers

[South Face]:

To the gallant band of

volunteers from Williamsburg

whose courage zeal and

devotion fed the fires ...

Fort Hancock Officers’ Club

This stately structure was officers’ quarters for the Sandy Hook Proving Ground until it moved to Aberdeen, Maryland, in 1919. It housed Fort Hancock officers until 1936, then it became the Officers’ Club and its red brick exterior was painted ...

Coffee County Confederate Monument

(East face)

In Memory Of

Our

Confederate Soldiers

(North face)

1861 - 1865

[Crossed Flags]

(West face)

Erected by the

Robert E. Lee

Chapter, U.D.C.

Oct. 1911

Marker is on South Peterson Avenue near West Ward Street (Georgia Road 32W), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Berlin Airlift

In memory of the United States military personnel who served on the Berlin Airlift, 26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949.

[Insignia of:] Berlin Airlift Veterans Assoc.

[Renderings of two U.S. transport aircraft:]

Presented by the Berlin Airlift Veterans Association.

Dedicated 29 September 1998.

Marker ...

A Name Before a Place

Leakin Park had a name before it had a place. At his death in 1922 John Wilson Leakin left the city several downtown properties to be sold so land could he purchased for apark. The city deferred action because of ...

The Battle of White Oak Road

The Battle of Lewis Farm

General Grant wanted to force his way around the Confederate right flank and cut the last remaining supply lines into Petersburg. The offensive began on March 29, 1865. Union Major General Philip H. Sheridan’s cavalry moved ...