Mansfield
(Front Face):
Major General
Joseph K. F. Mansfield
Commanding the 12th Corps
Army of the Potomac
Mortally wounded near this spot
September 17th, 1862
About 7-35 a.m.
While deploying his corps
in action
(Left Face):Erected by the
State of Connecticut
A.D. 1900
Under the auspices of
Mansfield Post No. 53
Dep't of Connecticut G.A.R.
(Right Face):The spot where
General Mansfield fell is a few yards
easterly from this monument
Born Dec. 22nd 1803
Killed Sept. 17th 1862
Marker is at the intersection of Smoketown Road and Mansfield Monument Road, on the left when traveling south on Smoketown Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
