"Buffalo Soldiers"-Reisterstown, MD
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 39° 27.852 W 076° 49.764
18S E 342624 N 4369888
Buffalo Soldier First Sgt. Augustus Walley, a Reisterstown native, awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor.
Waymark Code: WM16VHD
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2022
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Augustus Walley is buried in St Luke's Cemetery, Reisterstown, MD. The grave GPS is LAT 39.4621 LON -76.8197
TEXT ON THE HISTORICAL MARKER:
Buffalo Soldier-First Sgt. Augustus Walley, a Reisterstown native, awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Cuchillo Negro Mountain, New Mexico.
Dedicated on the 100th anniversary of The Spanish-American War July 13, 1998.
Erected by Maryland Historical Trust-Maryland State Highway Administration
Civil Right Type: Race (includes U.S. Civil Rights movement)
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