Skirmish Line

Skirmish Line (HMDS7)

Location: Monroe, MI 48162 Monroe County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 54.687', W 83° 22.516'

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In this vicinity and parallel to the driveway, a line of scattered human remains were detected in 2000, which may mark the main skirmish line of the 17th U.S. Infantry. The bodies of those killed lay exposed to the elements for some time after the battle. Eventually, the scattered remains were gathered up and buried at several sites, including Memorial Place on South Monroe Street, where the Kentucky Monument is located. In the 1830's, bodies were removed to military cemeteries in Detroit and Frankfort, Kentucky. Nine counties in Kentucky are named after men who fought at the River Raisin, 8 of whom died here. They are Allen, Ballard, Graves, Edmonson, Hart, Hickman, McCracken, Meade, and Simpson.
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HM NumberHMDS7
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Placed ByMonroe County Historical Commission
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 10:38pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 303007 N 4642673
Decimal Degrees41.91145000, -83.37526667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 54.687', W 83° 22.516'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 54' 41.22" N, 83° 22' 30.96" W
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Area Code(s)734
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Detroit Ave, Monroe MI 48162, US
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