Stotsenberg Park Plaque
Details:
On the left side, next to the sculpture.
Plaque
A rectangular black granite plaque mounted on a white stone base honoring Colonel John Miller Stotsenberg, a distinguished military leader from the Philippine-American War who was killed in action on April 23, 1899, during the Battle of Quingua (modern-day Plaridel) in Bulacan. The park commemorating his legacy was completed in October 2003.
Monument Text:
STOTSENBERG PARK
NAMED IN HONOR OF COL. JOHN MILLER STOTSENBERG
OF THE FIRST NEBRASKA VOLUNTEERS
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE LEADING HIS
REGIMENT NEAR QUINGUA (NOW PLARIDEL),
BULACAN ON APRIL 23, 1899
COMPLETED IN OCTOBER, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD,
TWO THOUSAND AND THREE
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
1st Nebraska Infantry
United States Army
Wars:
Philippine-American War
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