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Danbury in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
To Our Brothers
Defenders of The Union
 
To Our Brothers Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Michael Herrick, September 24, 2009
1. To Our Brothers Marker
 
Inscription.
[ front ]
To Our Brothers,
Beloved, Honored, Revered
Who
Died That
Our Country
Might Live
[ back ]
The Defenders
of
The Union

[ Inscribed around the column ]
Bull Run • Wilderness • Antietam • Fredericksburg • Gettysburg • Chancellorsville • Appomattax • Petersburg • Port Hudson
 
Location. 41° 23.609′ N, 73° 27.094′ W. Marker is in Danbury, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and West Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Danbury CT 06810, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Danbury City Hall Wall (within shouting distance of this marker); Sybil Ludington (within shouting distance of this marker); Danbury (approx. ¼ mile away); Oldest Cemetery 1684 (approx. ¼ mile away); The Danbury Raid (approx. 0.3 miles away); Danbury 9-11 Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Monument to Soldiers in Unknown Graves (approx. 0.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Danbury.
 
Back Photo, Click for full size
By Michael Herrick, September 24, 2009
2. Back
[ West Face ]
 
 
Front Photo, Click for full size
By Michael Herrick, September 24, 2009
3. Front
[ East Face ]
 
 
Statue on Top of the Column Photo, Click for full size
By Michael Herrick, September 24, 2009
4. Statue on Top of the Column
 
 
Medal of Honor Photo, Click for full size
By Michael Herrick
5. Medal of Honor
In Memory of
Corporal
Nathan E. Hickok
Congressional
Medal of Honor
Civil War April 6, 1865

Located near the Korean War Memorial in Danbury
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 27, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 839 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   5. submitted on October 17, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
 
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