Newburyport in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
The Memory of the Officers and Men
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 24, 2017
1. The Memory of the Officers and Men Marker
the memory of the officers and men
who left this Memorial Hall
April 16, 1861
in answer to the first call of
Abraham Lincoln
for troops to defend the Capital
issued April 15, 1861
Capt. Albert W. Bartlett
Lt. George Barker Lt. Gamaliel Hodges Lt. George Creasey
Sgt. Thomas E. Marshall Sgt. Nathan W. Collins
Horace W. Bartlett John S. Frost Thomas E. Lang
Joseph Barlow Nathan R. Giles Charles P. Morrison
Samuel Baxter Sanford W. Grant John L. Perley
William H. Dodge Stephen H. Goodwin Joseph A. Shaw
Richard S. Dodge Joseph L. Johnson Richard A. Van Moll
Erected 1924 by A.W. Bartlett Post No. 49 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. 42° 48.584′ N, 70° 52.217′ W. Memorial is in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of State Street and Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling south on State Street. Tablet is mounted on the
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is on Massachusetts’ North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Market Square Tea Burning (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mrs. Elizabeth Morse (about 600 feet away); Dalton House (about 600 feet away); Newburyport Firehouse Center (about 700 feet away); Watts' Cellar (about 800 feet away); Fighting for Double Victory: Newburyport's Black Soldiers and Sailors (about 800 feet away); Grant Us Our Liberty (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wm. Lloyd Garrison (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 24, 2017
2. Former Memorial Hall (wide view; marker visible between windows)
More about this memorial. The historic building on which this marker is mounted is known as the Grand Army Building (built circa 1851). It became a Memorial Hall building for the A.W. Bartlett Post No. 49 Grand Army of the Republic in 1877, and ultimately the private commercial building it is today in 1966. This building is part of the Newburyport Historic District.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Newburyport Civil War Memorials
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 504 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
