___Headstone (Cenotaph) Erected By Brother Officers As An Evidence Of Their Love & Admiration For Them-(NOTE The Efforts Of The US Marines In The Battle Of Belen Gate And Subsequent Occupation Of Mexico City Are Memorialized By The Opening Lines Of The Marines' Hymn "From The Halls Of Montezuma___")
___Capt SIMON___ Asst Instructor Of Infantry Tactics At USMA 1830-32 Engaged In The Florida War & Canada Border Disturbances And As CAPT Of Artillery In The Occupation Of Texas In 1846 Served Through The Mexican War When He Was Killed In Action This Is A. 'Cenotaph'For Simon He Is Buried At Arlington Cemetery ___1LT CALVIN___ Killed In Action In Assault On Belen Gate At Mexico City His Cullum #1120. Unsure Of Where He Is Buried ___Capt RAPHAEL___4th US Infantry Died At Fortress Munroe VA On His Return From Service In Mexico From Disease Contracted There Raphael Is Actually Buried At Ashland Cemetery Carlisle Cumberland County PA. Next To Sarah Matilda Radcliffe Smead '1809-1891'.