Sedgwick Memorial

historic site

This monument was dedicated on May 12th, 1887 by the Sedgwick Memorial Association. It bears the cross emblem of the Sixth Corps which Sedgwick commanded and stands at 9 feet tall.

Material
stone
Inscription
Erected to commemorate this spot where Maj Genl John Sedgwick, U.S. Vols. Commanding Sixth Army Corps was killed in action on the morning of the 9th of May 1864.||A tribute to a beloved Commander by the survivors of his Corps and their friends.
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4819:5820:38
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2416:1316:54

Local time (America/New_York).

38.21803, -77.61448

Elevation 102 m (modelled from terrain)

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