South Portland in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2017
1. Civil War Memorial
those who served
in the
War for the Union
1861 - 1865
"Yours has the suffering been
the memory shall be ours."
"Your silent tents of green
we deck with fragrant flowers."
Erected 1903 by Thatcher Post No. 111, Grand Army of the Republic.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 43° 38.079′ N, 70° 16.94′ W. Memorial is in South Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from Lincoln Street. Monument is in Forest City Cemetery, about 500 feet east of the Lincoln Street entrance, just south of the Sprague Energy Terminal. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 232 Lincoln Street, South Portland ME 04106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Southern Maine Coast. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rev. John O'Dowd (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.7 miles away); Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); For All Time (approx. 1.8 miles away); J.B. Brown Memorial Building (approx. 1.8 miles away); John Ford Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Wadsworth-Longfellow House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Portland Civil War Monument (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Portland.
Also see . . . Civil War Monuments in Maine. (Submitted on August 15, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2017
2. Civil War Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2017
3. Civil War Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2017
4. Civil War Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2017
5. Civil War Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2017
6. Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2017
7. Civil War Headstone near the Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 15, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
