9th Calvary/ 24th Infantry Buffalo Soldiers - Three Rivers CA
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N 36° 25.302 W 118° 54.338
11S E 329159 N 4032409
1909 Public Cemetery. Plaques around the flagpole commemorate Black Americans of the Civil War era. Twenty two Buffalo Soldiers received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Waymark Code: WMNZZ7
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
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Motto: "We Can, We Will" The Calvary emblem shows swords. The Infantry - rifles with the 24th. This unit served with distinction while patrolling and creating public access to Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks between 1899 and 1904. The beauty and the grandeus of the Sierra Nevada's that we enjoy today would not be possible without their herculean effort in protecting its resources, building roads, and trails. . . . Others served on the Western Frontier, the Spanish American War, and the Philippine Insurrection.
Plaque II: " Dedicated in memory to those early pioneers who fought for what they believed was right during the Civil War. Sgt. James Wesley Ball, "I" Co, 30th Infantry, of Virginia - 1st Sgt. George Alonzo Purdy, B Co., 21st Infantry, Iowa - 1st Sgt Francis Senteney, "D" Co. 60th Infantry Illinois - Isham Dykes Mullenix,
B Co. 4th Calvary, Tennessee.
Group that erected the marker: Cemetery board
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Blossom Dr
Three Rivers, CA U S A
932
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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