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In 1993, this bronze plaque was affixed to the side of an old powder magazine in Fort Phoenix State Reservation Park in Fairhaven, MA. The plaque commemorates Donald R. Bernard, a man who was important to the town for having led Civil and…

The memorial to Private David Lewis Gifford is a life-size statue of a local war hero and medal of honor recipient, best known for his daring rescue expedition to save troops on the stranded union steamer ship, USS Boston. The statue depicts Gifford…

On the occasion of the Civil War semi-centennial, Sussex County sought a way of honoring their Confederate soldiers and the cause for which they fought. The Sussex Confederate Monument was erected by the Sussex United Daughters of the Confederacy in…

Marking the semi-centennial of the Civil War, the Franklin Memorial Park common soldier honors Franklin's Confederate dead. This marble monument features a private soldier standing at parade rest surmounting a granite plinth, base, dado, and shaft.…

Built in 1874 by Cincinnati architect James W. McLaughlin, the Northampton Memorial Hall is the only example on Main Street of Post Civil War General Grant style architecture. The building not only serves as a memorial site, but also as a public…

On the Belchertown Town Common there is a tall monument which is topped with a statue of a Civil War soldier. It is dedicated to Belchertown Civil War veterans and also to those who fought in any colonial or United States war. A highly decorated zinc…

On the Belchertown Town Common there is a tall monument which is topped with a statue of a Civil War soldier. It is dedicated to Belchertown Civil War veterans and also to those who fought in any colonial or United States war. A highly decorated zinc…

Made possible through the efforts of the local Women's Relief Corps Post 74, the Plainville Soldiers' Monument serves as a dedication to the efforts of the soldiers and veterans in the organization known as the Grand Army of the Republic. It was…

Made possible through the efforts of the local Women’s Relief Corps Post 74, the Plainville Soldiers’ Monument serves as a dedication to the efforts of the soldiers and veterans in the organization known as the Grand Army of the Republic. It was…

The Soldier's Monument honoring Williams students and alumni who fought during the US Civil War is of note as it is one of the earliest memorials to veterans and the war dead still extant on college and university grounds, as most such monuments were…