Major General Philip Kearny - Arlington, VA
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DougK
N 38° 52.797 W 077° 04.458
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Major General Philip Kearny was killed in the Civil War on a reconnoitering expedition.
Waymark Code: WMBC54
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2011
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Philip Kearny (1814-1862) was born in New York City. He lost his left arm while serving in the Mexican War in 1846. He served with the French army in Italy (1859), and was awarded the cross of the French Legion of Honor. Finally, he served in the Union Army in the Civil War, leading the 1st New Jersey Brigade until he was killed on a reconnoitering expedition.
This sculpture is located in Arlington Cemetery neat the Custis House, also known as the Arlington House / Robert E. Lee Memorial.
On the long side of the statue base it reads:
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MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP KEARNY
BORN JUNE 1, 1814
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On the side of the statue base at Kearny's front, it reads:
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NEW JERSEY
HONORS HER MOST
DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER
ERECTED 1914
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On the side of the statue base at Kearny's back, it reads:
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GAVE HIS LEFT ARM
AT
CHURUBUSCO MEXICO
AUGUST 12, 1847
AND HIS LIFE AT CHANTILLY, VA.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1862
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