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This is an article by Don M. Mahan published in the Journal of Arizona History in the autumn of 2019. It reviews the life experience from cradle to grave and elaborates his contributions to Arizona and southwestern history as a successful businessman…

Residing on an eminence in North Weymouth Cemetery, "one of the oldest cemeteries still in use in the United States', the Soldiers' Monument stands at 25 feet and was dedicated on July 4, 1868. An obelisk of Quincy granite, this monument is flanked…

Located in the Marshfield Hills Cemetery, this Soldiers' Monument is made entirely of Quincy granite and is comprised of a Union soldier at parade rest atop a trilogy of bases. Its primary inscription memorialises the 21 Marshfield men who died in…

He Gave away his Life is commonly considered as a poem which Emily Dickinson written for Frazar Stearns, a young man who lost his life in the Battle of New Bern. She expressed her emotion to regrettable death of the family’ s close friend and beloved…

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument was erected in downtown Indianapolis in 1902. It was originally designed to commemorate the Hoosiers in the Civil War but expanded to include soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the…

Statue of Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes, Mobile, Alabama. Removed: 5 June 2020 This standing figure represents the Confederate Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes. Dressed in a long coat and cap, Semmes has one hand on his hip and holds binoculars in the…

The Accomack County Confederate Monument, erected in the town of Parksley, honors the Confederate volunteers from Accomack and Northampton counties. This standing soldier statue has an interesting history, as it was a product of intercounty disputes.…