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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6EL_the-march-to-the-sea_Statesboro-GA.html
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications to t he North, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah - the March to the Sea. He divided his army (US) into two wings. The Left Wing (14th …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6EK_5th-wisconsin-volunteers_Gettysburg-PA.html
(Front Inscription):5th Wis. Vol.Gettysburg July 2, 3, 4, 53d Brig. (Russells')1st Div. 6th Corps.————War Losses174 Killed 548 Wounded————Col. Amasa Cobb 1861-2.Col. T.S. Allen 1863-4-5 (Back Insc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6EJ_bow-and-arrow_Hager-City-WI.html
The rock outline you see on the distant bluff is an archeological curiosity. Jacob V. Brower, a Minnesota archeologist, observed this formation in 1902 and interpreted it as a bow and arrow. In 1903 he wrote, "Some of the stones representing the b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6EI_aiken-institute_Aiken-SC.html
The Aiken Institute, which gave this area the name of "Institute Hill," was chartered in 1888. The main building, designed by I.F. Goodrich in 1891, includes a wing added in 1913. All grades attended the Institute until 1937, when a new high schoo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6EH_savannah-river-plant_Aiken-SC.html
The Savannah River Plant (SRP) was built 1950-56 by Du Pont for the Atomic Energy Commission. SRP, a nuclear production plant, produced tritium and plutonium for national defense during the Cold War. Creating a 310-sq.-mi. site in three counties m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6EG_monon-indiana_Monon-IN.html
Monon — Intersection of the New Albany and Salem (org. 1847) and the Indianapolis, Delphi and Chicago (1878) railroads. These roads later merged to become "The Monon Route," Indiana's beloved "Hoosier Line," and provided over a century of pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6EF_battery-i-first-u-s-artillery_Gettysburg-PA.html
Army of the PotomacSecond CorpsArtillery BrigadeBattery I First U.S. ArtillerySix 12 poundersLieut. George A. Woodruff CommandingLieut. Tully McCrea CommandingJuly 2 & 3 Arrived and took position in Ziegler's Grove on the left of Evergreen Cemeter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6EE_redoubt_Stillwater-NY.html
Here stood one of the strongest units of the American river fortifications. It was strengthened by the water batteries along the river.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6ED_the-march-to-the-sea_Lithonia-GA.html
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah - the March to the Sea. He divided his army (US) into two wings. The Right Wing marc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6EC_strategy-and-terrain_Stillwater-NY.html
By closing the road and river, the Americans forced the British into rough, wooded lands where they could not use their infantry and artillery to best advantage.