Brimfield in Hampden County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

1. Civil War Memorial

Inscription. Our country’s defenders in
the War of the Rebellion

G.W. Allen • W^m. Kenney • L.P. Parker • C.E. Alexander • J Cronin • P Barry
H.M. Smith • G.H. Dimick • JA'^s. Crosby • A.W. Latham • H.W. Robison • Silas Phelps
H.W. King • G.W. Paige • R.A. Parker • E.E. Parker • E.F. Manning • A.N. Manning

Erected 1866 by Town of Brimfield.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.

Location. 42° 7.347′ N, 72° 11.983′ W. Memorial is in Brimfield, Massachusetts, in Hampden County. It is at the intersection of Sturbridge Road (U.S. 20) and Wales Road (Massachusetts Route 19), on the right when traveling west on Sturbridge Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Brimfield MA 01010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Knowledge Corridor,

in the Quiet Corner,

in Pioneer Valley,

and in Greater Springfield.

It is also in the American Northeast

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and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indian Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Hitchcock Free Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); Steerage Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); Hitchcock Free Academy Great War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Brimfield (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brimfield, MA War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birthplace of the World-Famous Brimfield Antique Shows (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (1933-1941) (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brimfield.

Regarding Civil War Memorial. Per the Brimfield Center Historic District National Register Registration Form [63795245]:

The Civil War Soldiers Monument. Main Street. 1866 (MHC# 902) was designed by William Flynt and constructed in granite

Civil War Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

2. Civil War Memorial Dedication

from the Flynt granite quarries in Monson. The monument is set on a raised oval of land that is encircled by a cast iron fence. It is an obelisk, 18' high. On the four faces of its base are carved the names of nineteen soldiers from Brimfield who died in the Civil War. On each face of the obelisk shaft are escutcheons with the date 1866 carved in them. Four Parrott cannons set on small iron bases point outwards from the four corners of the monument. There is a flagpole on the north side of the monument within the enclosure.

Civil War Memorial Honored Dead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

3. Civil War Memorial Honored Dead

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

4. Civil War Memorial Honored Dead

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

5. Civil War Memorial Honored Dead

Brimfield Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 2011

6. Brimfield Civil War Memorial

"Steerage Rock" marker also visible.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

7. Civil War Memorial

Civil War Memorial 20-pound Parrott Rifles image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

8. Civil War Memorial 20-pound Parrott Rifles

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

9. Civil War Memorial 20-pound Parrott Rifles

Civil War Memorial 20-pound Parrott Rifle Muzzle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

10. Civil War Memorial 20-pound Parrott Rifle Muzzle

3.67" No. 253 1864 W.P.F.
[West Point Foundry]

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 622 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on July 26, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on August 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.