Mexican War Monument

Mexican War Monument (HM108P)

Location: Lawrenceburg, TN 38464 Lawrence County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 14.46', W 87° 20.104'

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Inscription
(side 1)
Erected
to the memory of

Capt. W.B. Allen · J.R. Burkett · W.M. Alford · F. Glover · W. Rhodes · A.J. Pratt · A.J. Gibson · A.J. Eaton · Lt. L.M. Putman · J.H. Sanders · J.A. Hill · S.B. Porter · E.W. Thomas · J.F Coffee · R.D. Willis · J.H. Turner · B.H. Dalton · J.H. Johnson · P.H. Martin · J.H Elliott · B. Soaper · E. Prior · J.H. Allison · H. Collins · W.H. Robinson · J.M.L. Campbell

of the 1st Regiment
Tennessee Volunteers
who fell on the 21st Sept 1846
at the capture of
Monterey
by the American Army
under the command of
Maj. Gen Z. Taylor
And of all Tennesseans who
died of wound or diseases
received or contracted during
their service in the war
with Mexico


(side 2)
This column:
Erected by the
grateful countrymen
of the
citizen soldiers
who gave their lives a
willing sacrifice
at their country's call
May it be held
sacred
by posterity
and inspire future
generations with love of
Valor and Patriotism.


(side 3)
Let
posterity remember
that the valor of the
citizen soldier
scaled the Rocky Mountains
planted our eagles on the
shores of the Pacific
doubled our country's
area and
opened a new path to the
commerce of Asia.

Erected by: L.W. Kirby 1849
Rebuilt by Jas. E. Sloan & Co.
under resolution of the Gen.
Assembly of Tenn. A.D. 1895


(side 4)
Died of Disease

S.H. Allen · M. Socwell · J. Billingsly · J. Farris · L. Garrett · J. Goodman · J.M. Gray · S. G. Keltner · W.W. Lindsey · E. Tucker · J.W. Walker · A. Boswell · A.L. Lindsey

How sleep the brave
who sink to rest
by all their country
wishes blest.

Liet. G. H. Nixon died
July 4th 1887
Pvt. Lemuel B Askew
Born 1803
Died 1851
Details
HM NumberHM108P
Tags
Year Placed1849
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 2:03am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 469514 N 3899821
Decimal Degrees35.24100000, -87.33506667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 14.46', W 87° 20.104'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 14' 27.60" N, 87° 20' 6.24" W
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Area Code(s)931
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 55-75 Public Square, Lawrenceburg TN 38464, US
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