Memorials
TO THE MORMON BATTALION MEMORIAL
UNDER THE COMMAND OF COL. COOKE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR 2,000 MILE INFANTRY MARCH TO THE PACIFIC COAST, THE BATTALION ARRIVED AND RAISED THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG IN … Read More
IN HONOR OF MORMON BATTALION MEMORIAL
Location: WEST BISNAGA STREET AND NORTH PINAL AVENUE
City: CAS GRANDE
State: Arizona
Zip Code: 85122
THE MORMON BATTALION CAMPED HERE DEC 20, 1846 IN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA WAR WITH MEXICO.
MORMON BATTALION TRAIL MEMORIAL
THE MORMON BATTALION, 101ST U.S. INFANTRY, CAMPED HERE DURING THE WAR WITH MEXICO.
CAMP STEPHEN D. LITTLE MEMORIAL PLAQUE
THIS CAMP WAS NAMED FOR PRIVATE STEPHEN D. LITTLE, KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE BORDER TROUBLES WITH MEXICAN REVOLUTIONIST.
MORMON BATTALION SOLDIER MEMORIAL
Location: WEST WETLANDS PARK-COLORADO STREET AND WATER STREET
City: YUMA
State: Arizona
Zip Code: 85369
THE MORMON BATTALION CONSISTED OF 500 VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS FROM AMONG THE MORMON PIONEERS. THEY WERE MUSTERED INTO THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO SERVE IN THE WAR WITH MEXICO.THE BATTALION … Read More
COLONEL ARCHIBALD YELL MEMORIAL
Location: WASHINGTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE-COLLEGE AVENUE AND CENTER STREET
City: FAYETTEVILLE
State: Arkansas
Zip Code: 72701
COLONEL OF ARKANSAS VOLUNTEERS IN WAR WITH MEXICO 1846-1847. KILLED IN ACTION AT BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA MEXICO, FEB 23, 1847.
COL. JOHN COFFEE HAYS MEMORIAL PLAQUE
AS A COLONEL OF 1ST REGIMENT, TEXAS MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS, MEXICAN WAR, HE FOUGHT UNDER TAYLOR AND SCOTT AT MONTEREY, VERACRUZ, PUEBLA AND MEXICO CITY.
FORT MOORE TROOP MEMORIAL
THIS MEMORIAL HONORS THE TROOPS WHO HELPED WIN THE WEST. THE UNITED STATES 1ST DRAGONS WHO FOUGHT AT SAN PASQUAL. THE NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME BY SEA. THE … Read More
BATTLE OF THE RIO SAN GABRIEL MEMORIAL
BATTLE OF RIO SAN GABRIEL BETWEEN AMERICAN FORCES LEAD BY CAPT. STOCKON U.S. NAVY AND BRIG. GEN. KEARNEY AND MEXICANS LEAD BY GEN. JOSE MARIA FLORES.THE BATTLE LASTED AN … Read More
SITE OF ORIGINAL FLAGSTAFF MEMORIAL PLAQUE
COMMODORE JOHN DRAKE SLOAT RAISED THE AMERICAN FLAG IN TAKING POSSESSION OF CALIFORNIA IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
SLOAT’S LANDING MEMORIAL
ON THIS SPOT ON JULY 7, 1846 U.S. MARINES AND SAILORS LANDED AND RAISED THE AMERICAN FLAG AND SECURED 600,000 SQUARE MILES FOR THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WAR … Read More
BATTLE OF NATIVIDAD MEMORIAL PLAQUE
Location: SAN JUAN GRADE ROAD AND CRAZY HORSE CANYON ROAD
City: SALINAS
State: California
Zip Code: 93907
AMERICAN FORCES UNDER CAPTAIN CHARLES D. BURRASS AND BLUFORD K. THOMPSON CLASHED WITH COMANDANTE MANUEL DE JESUS CASTRO’S MEXICAN CALIFORNIANS IN THIS VICINITY ON NOVEMBER 16, 1846.
GENERAL GEORGE WRIGHT MEMORIAL PLAQUE
HIS GALLANTRY ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE EARNED HIM COMMENDATIONS.
BATTLE OF CHINO MEMORIAL
ON SEPTEMBER 26-27 1846 WAS FOUGHT THE FIRST IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT IN CALIFORNIA OF THE WAR WITH MEXICO.
AN INCIDENT OF THE MEXICAN WAR MEMORIAL
THE AMERICAN FORCES WERE DRIVEN UPON A BUTTE IN THE DESERT, ON WHICH THERE WAS NO WATER AND WERE SURROUNDED BY THE MEXICAN FORCES. EDWARD F. BEALE AND KIT … Read More
BATTLE OF SAN PASQUAL MEMORIAL
THIS MEMORIAL HONORS THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS WHO UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BRIG. GEN. STEPHEN W. KEARNY GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE BATTLE OF SAN PASQUAL BETWEEN THE AMERICANS AND … Read More
SAN PASQUAL BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL
THE BATTLE OF SAN PASQUAL IS ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS DURING THE MEXICAN WAR OF 1846-1848.
FORT STOCKTON MEMORIAL
DURING THE MEXICAN WAR THE FORT WAS TAKEN BY AMERICAN FORCES AND RE-NAMED FORT STOCKTON AND USED AS THEIR CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS.
MULE HILL MEMORIAL PLAQUE
DURING THE BATTLE OF SAN PASQUAL THE AMERICANS COUNTER-ATTACKED OCCUPYING A HILL UNTIL DECEMBER 11, 1846. WHEN THE MARCH RESUMED THE MEN WERE SHORT OF FOOD AND THEY ATE … Read More
SERVICES OF THE MORMON BATTALION SOLDIER MEMORIAL
THE BATTALION BLAZED THE FIRST WAGON TRAIL TO THE PACIFIC. LT. COL. COOKE SAID “HISTORY MAY BE SEARCHED IN VAIN FOR AN EQUAL MARCH OF INFANTRY”.
THE 500 VOLUNTEERS SOLDIERS OF THE MORMON BATTALION MEMORIAL PLAQUE
ERECTED IN HONOR OF THE 500 VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS OF THE MORMON BATTALION. THE BATTALION COMPLETED THE LONGEST MARCH OF ANY U.S. INFANTRY UNIT IN HISTORY.
COMMANDER JOHN B. MONTGOMERY’S LANDING SITE MEMORIAL PLAQUE
ON JULY 9, 1846 COMMANDER MONTGOMERY LANDED NEAR THIS SPOT FROM THE U.S. SLOOP-OF-WAR “PORTSMOUTH” TO RAISE THE STARS AND STRIPES DURING THE WAR WITH MEXICO.
LT. COL. JOHN C. FREMONT MEMORIAL
LT. COL. JOHN C. FREMONT AND HIS 430 AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS CAMPED ON THIS HILL DECEMBER 10-11 1846 AND TOOK MISSION SAN MIGUEL.
BRIGADIER GENERAL HENRY MORRIS NAGLEE MEMORIAL
Location: ST. JAMES PARK-EAST SAINT JOHN STREET AND NORTH 3RD STREET
City: SAN JOSE
State: California
Zip Code: 95113
BRIGADIER GENERAL UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL UNITED STATES ARMY. THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES HIS SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY IN THE MEXICAN AND CIVIL WAR.
JUZGADO MEMORIAL MARKER
ON THIS SITE STOOD THE JUZGADO, OR TOWN HALL WHERE CAPTAIN THOMAS FALLON TOOK POSSESSION OF THE TOWN DURING THE MEXICAN WAR. HE SIGNALED VICTORY ON JULY 14, 1846 … Read More
ARMISTICE OAK TREE MEMORIAL MARKER
HERE ON JANUARY 8, 1847 THE BATTLE OF SANTA CLARA ENDED. THIS ARMISTICE ENDED THE LAST UPRISING AGAINST THE TIDE OF AMERICAN CONQUEST IN THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY.
BATTLE OF SANTA CLARA MEMORIAL
ON JANUARY 2, 1847 SOMEWHERE HERE ABOUT WAS FOUGHT THE LAST NORTHERN BATTLE OF THE MEXICAN WAR.
SANTA CLARA CAMPAIGN TREATY MEMORIAL PLAQUE
Location: CIVIC CENTER PARK-EL CAMINO REAL AND LINCOLN STREET
City: SANTA CLARA
State: California
Zip Code: 95050
MARINE CAPT. WARD MARSTON, COMMANDER OF THE UNITED STATES EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, AGREED TO A TREATY HERE ON JANUARY 7, 1847. UNITED STATES FORCES WERE TO RECOGNIZE THE RIGHTS OF … Read More
THE BATTLE OF SANTA CLARA MEMORIAL
THE BATTLE OF SANTA CLARA WAS THE ONLY CAMPAIGN FOUGHT IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DURING THE WAR WITH MEXICO. SEE ALSO-THE BATTLE OF SANTA CLARA MEMORIAL PLAQUE
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN C,. FREMONT MEMORIAL
IN COMMEMORATION OF MAJOR GENERAL JOHN C. FREMONT, U.S. ARMY AND HIS EXPEDITION, ENCAMPED IN THE SUTTER BUTTES DURING THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR.
REAR ADMIRAL SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT MEMORIAL
REAR ADMIRAL SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT UNITED STATES NAVY STATUE WAS ERECTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES IN RECOGNITION OF HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR … Read More
REAR ADMIRAL SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN
Location: 19TH STREET AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW
City: WASHINGTON
State: District of Columbia
Zip Code: 20036
THIS MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN IS IN RECOGNITION OF REAR ADMIRAL SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT’S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR AND THE CIVIL WAR.
BIRTHPLACE OF JOHN C. FREMONT MEMORIAL MARKER
ONE OF TWO NATIVE GEORGIANS WHO SERVED AS GENERALS IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. FREMONT WAS KNOWN AS THE “PATHFINDER” AND ALSO SERVED DURING THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN … Read More
PALMETTO GUARDS MEMORIAL
THE CITY OF PALMETTO GEORGIA WAS NAMED BY A MEMBER OF THE PALMETTO GUARDS, A REGIMENT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA THAT FOUGHT IN THE MEXICAN WAR IN 1847.
THE FANNIN AVENGERS MEMORIAL MARKER
Location: NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY-FAIR ROAD AND ZEBULON ROAD
City: GRIFFIN
State: Georgia
Zip Code: 30223
IN 1846 WHEN PRESIDENT POLK CALLED FOR VOLUNTEERS TO FIGHT AGAINST MEXICO A COMPANY OF MEN FROM GRIFFIN, GA CALLING THEMSELVES “THE FANNIN AVERNGERS” BECAME PART OF A REGIMENT … Read More
GENERAL WILLIAM ORLANDO BUTLER MEMORIAL MARKER
IN THE WAR OF 1812 GENERAL BUTLER WAS AIDE DE CAMP TO ANDREW JACKSON. MEXICAN WAR HE WAR MAJOR GENERAL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND HERO OF THE BATTLE OF … Read More
THE WASHINGTON ARTILLERY PARK MEMORIAL CANNON
THE WASHINGTON ARTILLERY (141ST FIELD ARTILLERY) ORGANIZED MAY 1838 SERVED IN THE MEXICAN WAR THROUGH WORLD WAR II.
LT. COL. WILLIAM H. WATSON MEMORIAL
THIS MEMORIAL IS ALSO DEDICATED TO ALL MARYLANDERS KILLED IN THE WAR WITH MEXICO.
EL NEPTUNO CANNON MEMORIAL
Location: UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY-STRIBLING WALK AND MARYLAND AVENUE
City: ANNAPOLIS
State: Maryland
Zip Code: 21402
SPANISH 12 POUNDER BRONZE SMOOTH BORE GUN NAMED EL NEPTUNO CAPTURED BY THE UNITED STATES NAVY FROM MEXICANS IN CALIFORNIA IN 1847 DURING THE WAR OF 1812.
MEXICAN WAR MIDSHIPMEN’S MEMORIAL
Location: UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY-STRIBLING WALK AND MARYLAND AVENUE
City: ANNAPOLIS
State: Maryland
Zip Code: 21402
ERECTED IN 1848 BY PASSED AND OTHER MIDSHIPMEN OF THE U.S. NAVY AS A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
ST. JOSEPH CANNON MEMORIAL
Location: UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY-STRIBLING WALK AND MARYLAND AVENUE
City: ANNAPOLIS
State: Maryland
Zip Code: 21402
SPANISH 12-POUNDER BRONZE SMOOTH BORE GUN NAMED ST. JOSEPH CAPTURED BY THE UNITED STATES NAVY FROM THE MEXICANS IN CALIFORNIA IN 1847.
CHAPULTEPEC AVENUE MEMORIAL
Location: FORT MEADE-MAPLES ROAD AND 6TH ARMORED CAVALRY ROAD
City: FORT GEORGE G MEADE
State: Maryland
Zip Code: 20755
MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR MEMORIAL BELL
Location: DORCHESTER COUNTY COURTHOUSE-HIGH STREET AND COURT LANE
City: CAMBRIDGE
State: Maryland
Zip Code: 21613
THIS BELL ORIGINALLY HUNG IN A MONASTERY IN MEXICO. IT WAS BROUGHT TO AMERICA DURING THE MEXICAN WAR 1846.
MAJ. GEN. JESSE L. RENO MEMORIAL
THIS MEMORIAL MARKS THE SPOT WHERE MAJ. GEN. JESSE LEE RENO, COMMANDING 9TH ARMY CORPS, U.S. VOLUNTEERS, WAS KILLED IN BATTLE SEPT 14, 1862.
RED BANK WAR MEMORIAL
“HANDING DOWN OLD GLORY” IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF ALL CIVIL WAR VETERANS. THE FLAG IS BEING HANDED TO SPANISH-AMERICAN VETERAN AND A WORLD WAR I VETERAN. This monument … Read More
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