Morris County Civil War Monument (Morristown, NJ)

Dublin Core

Title

Morris County Civil War Monument (Morristown, NJ)

Description

The monument is made up of an obelisk with a Civil War soldier atop it.

Date

1871-07-04

Contributor

Elena Koestel

Type

Site

Identifier

2535

Date Issued

1871-07-04

Extent

0m x 0m x 14.630400000000002m

Medium

HMDB, The National War Memorial Registry, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Spatial Coverage

current,40.797083,-74.480567;

Rights Holder

Henry H. Davis

Europeana

Country

United States

Europeana Data Provider

Morris County Civil War Monument (Morristown, NJ)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Morris_County_Civil_War_Monument_(Morristown,_NJ)

CINE only

true

Monument Type

Statue - standing soldier

Funded by

Local

Material

Granite - white

Inscription

Erected by the people of Morris County, to perpetuate the memory of her soldiers and sailors, who fell during the great Civil War. (front) In honor of our heroic dead, who fell martyrs for Union and Liberty. (back) A grateful County mourns the loss of those who fell in her defence. (left) Their memory shall never fade, who fall in a just cause.

Cost

$14,300

State

New Jersey

County

Morris

Affiliation

Union

City

Morristown

Location Type

City