Civil War Memorial
our citizen soldiers
who died for
their country.
Consecrated 1864.
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Rev. Chs. D. Jameson Wm. J. Deane Edward F. Orff
Lewis L. Marsh Jas. L. Rowe Wm. P. Holden
Wm. Jordan Ransom Wharton Robt. L. Atkins
Patrick Welch Jerh. Corcoran Jas. Stone Geo. C. Martin
Henry N. Pollard Asa Wilson Isaac Berry John Billings
Jas. Robinson Peter Cannon Richard H. Webster Chs. E. Bicknell U.S.N.
Maj. Wm. L. Pitcher Lieut. Walter S. Goodale Lieut. Geo. F. Bourne
Saml. L. Emerson Daniel West Edwd K. Flowers U.S.N. Ozro W. Davis
H. G. Claridge Fredk. E. Webster Dryden S. Osborn Chas. W. Peirce
Edwd. W. Hanson Capt. Charles A. Thatcher U.S.N.
Maj. S. D. Carpenter U.S.A. Capt. John Ayer Capt. Scolly D. Baker
Edwd B. Chamberlain John A. Dealing Henry O. Wilson Edwd. A. Goodale
Chs. V. Dudley Ensn. Geo. H. Benson U.S.N. Benj. C. Benson John W. Hurd
Isaiah B. Scribner Benj. F. Scribner Albert M. Wheeler Solomon C. Emery
Fredk. H. Rogers Jas. Quimby Oscar Wyer Rufus H. Cole
Amos H. Richardson John A. Farnham
Erected 1864 by the Citizens of Bangor.
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Location. 44° 49.225′ N, 68° 43.581′ W. Marker is in Bangor, Maine, in Penobscot County. Memorial is at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Monument Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Riverside Avenue. Monument is in Mount Hope Cemetery, about 350 feet NE of the State Street entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1048 State Street, Bangor ME 04401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Rev. Henry C. Henries (here, next to this marker); Capt. John Ayer (here, next to this marker); Second Maine Regiment (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Park Holland (about 400 feet away); Samuel Call (about 400 feet away); Nathaniel Lord (about 500 feet away); Charles A. Thatcher (about 600 feet away); Grand Army of the Republic Fort (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bangor.
Regarding Civil War Memorial. The Mount Hope Cemetery website states that this is "the first such memorial [to honor Civil War dead] to be built in the United States."
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on November 27, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on November 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
