Gaspar Tochman

Gaspar Tochman (HM33R)

Location: Locust Grove, VA 22508 Spotsylvania County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 16.491', W 77° 45.501'

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A mile south is the unmarked grave of Gaspar Tochman (1797-1880), a major in the Polish army who participated in the failed 1830 revolt against Russia. Exiled, in 1837 he immigrated to the United States, where he practiced law, wrote, and lectured. During the Civil War he recruited the Polish Brigade (14th and 15th Louisiana regiments) of Jackson's Corps. A colonel in the Confederate army, he sought unsuccessfully the rank of brigadier general. Tochman settled here in 1866 and served as the European agent for the Virginia Board of Immigration.
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HM NumberHM33R
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Marker NumberJJ 25
Year Placed1992
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 12:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 258708 N 4239910
Decimal Degrees38.27485000, -77.75835000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 16.491', W 77° 45.501'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 16' 29.46" N, 77° 45' 30.06" W
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Area Code(s)540
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12226 State Rte 621, Locust Grove VA 22508, US
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