Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton - Chemung ,NY
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N 42° 01.684 W 076° 41.284
18T E 360257 N 4654270
A stone marker with plaques on two sides, one side describes the Battle of Chemung, the other the route of the Sullivan-Clinton campaign
Waymark Code: WMPDPX
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2015
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text: "Battle of Chemung August 13, 1779 General Sullivan's troops were attacked by Indians posted on this ridge A valorous charge led by Colonel Hubley drove the Indians to the swale a quarter mile west The American dead were conveyed to Tioga and buried at Fort Sullivan Erected by the State of New York 1929"
text other side "Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and James Clinton 1779 an expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania extending westward the dominion of the United States erected by the State of New York 1929"
TITLE: Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton
ARTIST(S): unknown
DATE: Installed 1929
MEDIUM: Relief plaque: bronze; Stele: pink stone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000263
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Adjacent to Interstate 86/NY Route 17, near Exit 58 Chemung New York
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
This now near exit 58 of Interstate 86/ NY 17
There are 3 flagpoles with flags of the United States, Britain and the Indians
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