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Title
Henry Merritt Camp Memorial (Salem, Massachusetts)
Description
Located in Salem's Greenlawn Cemetery, the Henry Merritt Camp Memorial was dedicated in 1886 in honour of town native Lieutenant Colonel Henry Merritt, who was killed during the Battle of New Bern in April 1862. The Memorial is made from the zinc, or "white bronze', of the Monumental Bronze Company, and features the company's popular color bearer figure which can be seen in Civil War monuments throughout the United States.
Creator
Monumental Bronze Company (manufacturer - Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Source
american
Contributor
Josh Haslett
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
33
Date Issued
1886-11-05
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,42.53197,-70.90478;
Europeana
Country
UK
Europeana Data Provider
Henry Merritt Camp Memorial
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Henry_Merritt_Camp_Memorial
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
Sons of Union Veterans
Funded by
Sons of Union Veterans
Material
Statue - zinc ('white bronze').
State
Massachusetts
Affiliation
Union
City
Salem