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East Bayside in Portland in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Alonzo P. Stinson

 
 
Alonzo P. Stinson Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011
1. Alonzo P. Stinson Memorial
Inscription.
Third Sergeant Company H
Fifth Regiment
Maine Volunteer Infantry
Aged 19 Years
Killed First Battle Bull Run
July 21st 1861
Sergeant Stinson was the first
volunteer soldier from
Portland
to give his life for
the preservation of the Union
in the Civil War

Presented to the City of Portland
July 4th 1908

 
Erected 1908 by Survivors of Company H, 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 43° 39.787′ N, 70° 15.06′ W. Marker is in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in East Bayside. Memorial is at the intersection of Congress Street and Mountfort Street, on the right when traveling north on Congress Street. Monument is in Eastern Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 224 Congress Street, Portland ME 04101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Eastern Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Christopher Christian Manuel (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Eastern Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Coffin Boyd
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(within shouting distance of this marker); War of Independence Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Reverend William I. Reese (within shouting distance of this marker); Rear Admiral James Alden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Home of Elias and Elizabeth Widgery Thomas (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.
 
Alonzo P. Stinson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011
2. Alonzo P. Stinson Marker
Alonzo P. Stinson image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011
3. Alonzo P. Stinson
Alonzo P. Stinson Marker & Knapsack image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011
4. Alonzo P. Stinson Marker & Knapsack
Alonzo P. Stinson Monument Knapsack (rear) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011
5. Alonzo P. Stinson Monument Knapsack (rear)
Alonzo P. Stinson Monument (rear) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011
6. Alonzo P. Stinson Monument (rear)
Looking north toward intersection of Congress and Mountfort Streets.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 809 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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