To the left of the cannon.

Plaque

COLONEL JOHN M. STOTSENBURG

FORT STOTSENBURG, NOW THE STOTSENBURG AREA,

WAS NAMED FOR JOHN M. STOTSENBURG, CAPTAIN,

SIXTH U.S. CAVALRY, AND COLONEL. FIRST NEBRASKA

VOLUNTEERS. A NATIVE OF INDIANA. AND A GRADUATE OF

THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY IN 1881. HE ASSIST IN ORGANIZING

THE FIRST NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER REGIMENT. IMMEDIATELY

AFTER THE DECLARATION OF WAR WITH SPAIN IN 1898,

AND TOOK IT TO THE PHILIPPINES, WHERE HE BECAME

ITS COMMANDER. COLONEL STOTSENBURG'S REGIMENT SAW

ALMOST CONSTANT ACTION ON 5 FEBRUARY 1899, THE

SAN JUAN RIVER BRIDGE, THE CONVENT OF SAN JUAN DEL MONTE,

AND SAN FELIPE WERE TAKEN BY TROOPS COMMANDED BY

COLONEL STOTSENBURG WHO PERSON LED THE ATTACKS. DURING THIS CAMPAIGN, THE COLONEL COMMANDED MORE TROOPS THAN ANY BRIGADIER GENERAL ON THE FIELD IN THE PHILIPPINES TO THAT TIME. COLONEL STOTSENBURG WAS KILLED WHILE LEADING HIS REGIMENT IN ACTION NEAR QUINQUE, BULACAN, LUZON ON  23 APRIL 1899. HE IS BURIED IN THE NATIONAL CEMETERY AT ARLINGTON.

ERECTED BY THIRTEENTH AIR FORCE 4 JULY 1984