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59th New York Volunteer Infantry
| Dedicated: | 1920 |
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Intersection of Hagerstown Turnpike and Smoketown Road |
| Map Number: | Map 1, Position 36 |
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| Monument Text |
| 59th New York Infantry 3d Brig. - 2d Div. - 2d Corps John Lemuel Stetson of Plattsburgh, N.Y. Lieutenant Colonel "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. In memory of his brother, by Francis Lynde Stetson |
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