59TH NEW YORKI INFANTRY REGIMENT WAR MEMORIAL STONE
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: War Memorial Honor Plaques, Panels. Stones (Individuals)
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Photograph By: CRAIG SWAIN
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
John Lemuel Stetson
of Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Lieutenant Colonel
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“Men Rally on Your Colors”
Out of 300 men and 21 officers who went into battle
nearby, there fell 224, including Lieut. Col. Stetson and
8 officers – a loss in officers exceeded only twice in the war.
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In memory of his brother, by Francis Lynde Stetson
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