Alton Civil War Memorial (Alton, New Hampshire)
Union
Monument type:
Artist:
Dedication Date:
Address:
Alton
New Hampshire
Inscription:
"Dedicated to the memory of those who enlisted from Alton in the War of 1861-65. Died in defense of their country and sleep in unknown graves. Erected by M.H. Savage Post GAR
Issac C. Rollins Died at Yorktown • Josiah J. Place Died at Hilton Head • Thomas B. Wentworth Died at Tortucus • Samuel J. Watson Died at Carrollton • George Allen Died at New York • Leroy A. Couch Died at Salisbury • George W. Colbath Died at Fort Jefferson
James M. Straw Died of wounds at Cold Harbor • Joseph H. Peavey Died of wounds at Cold Harbor • Codswell U. Place Died of wounds at Potomac Creek • George W. Ham Died at Falmouth • Ira E. Place Died at Frederick City
James M. Jones Killed at Chancellorsville • Benjamin F. Colbath Killed at Chancellorsville • Charles M. Gilman Killed at Chancellorsville • William P. Watson Killed at Cold Harbor • Albert C. Jones Killed at Gettysburg • Sullivan Kingman Killed at Gettysburg • William E. Burgin Killed at Potomac Creek"
Want more Info? Click the Expand button below:
Expand
Conception Date:
Opening Date:
Material:
Size:
m x m x m
Creator:
Cost / Value:
Erected by:
Funded by:
G.A.R.
Run by:
Indigenous Land
Organization/Curator:
Data Sources:
"Alton New Hampshire Civil War Memorial". The Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=96739. Accessed 30 Mar. 2024.
Read below for one of our contributor’s reflections on this monument