Dublin Core
Title
Corporal William H. Rihl Monument (Greencastle, PA)
Contributor
Caroline Scott
Type
Site
Identifier
2304
Date Issued
1887-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
Historical Monument Database: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=11616
Spatial Coverage
current,39.80395903334855,-77.72281816116805;
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Corporal William H. Rihl Monument (Greencastle, PA)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Corporal_William_H._Rihl_Monument_(Greencastle,_PA)
carascott56@gmail.com
Monument Type
Obelisk
Erected by
Corporal Rihl Post, Grand Army of the Republic
Funded by
Grand Army of the Republic
Inscription
To the memory of
Corporal William H. Rihl.
Co. C. 1st N.Y.
(Lincoln) Cavalry.
Who was killed on this spot
June 22, 1863
The First Union Soldier
killed in action
in Pennsylvania
An humble but brave
defender of the Union
Erected by
Corporal Rihl Post
G.A.R.
of Greencastle, PA
June 22, 1887
State
Pennsylvania
County
Franklin
Affiliation
Union
Town
Greencastle
Location Type
Park