The monument to Lieutenant Colonel John L. Stetson at Antietam is on the east side of State Route 65, north of the Visitor Center. It was dedicated in 1919. see map
Lt. Colonel Stetson commanded the 59th New York Infantry Regiment, whose monument is a short distance to the east..
From the monument:
Here fell in the
foremost of the advance
of Sumner's Second Corps
John Lemuel Stetson
of Plattsburgh, NewYork
Lieut. Col. of the 59th New York
1862 - Volunteers - 1919
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