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Civil War Memorial

 
 
Civil War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018
1. Civil War Memorial Marker
Inscription.

Erected by
Capt. James Taggart Post, No. 350,
Dept. Pa., G.A.R.,

to the memory of
Soldiers of the War of 1861-1865.

"Left on the field of battle to moan out,
all alone, the death rattle."

Capt. James Taggart, Co. B, 5th Regt., P. V.R.C.
Killed at New Market X Roads, Va.
Sergt. Joseph Hogan, Co. B, 5th Regt., P. V.R.C.
Killed at New Market X Roads, Va.
James M. Bennett, Co. B, 5th Regt., P. V.R.C.
Wounded at Gain's Mills, Died at Rich., Va.
Capt. Charles Wells, Co. B, 5th Regt., P. V.R.C.
Killed at Fredericksburg, Va.
Corp. James C. Voris, Co. B, 5th Regt., P. V.R.C.
Killed at Fredericksburg, Va.
John H. Brautigam, Co. B, 5th Regt., P. V.R.C.
Killed at Fredericksburg, Va.
Christian Starick, Co. B, 5th Regt., P. V.R.C.
Killed at Fredericksburg, Va.
Joseph F. Bashore, Co. B, 5th Regt., P. V.R.C.
Killed in Wilderness, Va.


 
Erected by Capt. James Taggart Post No. 350, Dept of Pennsylvania, G.A.R.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesFraternal or Sororal OrganizationsPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil.
 
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40° 53.907′ N, 76° 48.112′ W. Marker is in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. Monument is in Riverview Cemetery, about 225 feet NW of the 7th Street entrance between North Avenue and Hanover Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Northumberland PA 17857, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st. Lt. Carl F. Cooke (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Priestley (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Town Clock and Chimes (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (approx. 0.7 miles away); Joseph Priestley Memorial Chapel (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northumberland.
 
Civil War Memorial Marker and Gun image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018
2. Civil War Memorial Marker and Gun
Probable 6.4 inch (100 pounder) Parrott Rifle
Civil War Memorial and Soldiers' Plot image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018
3. Civil War Memorial and Soldiers' Plot
Civil War Memorial Parrott Gun Muzzle Markings image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018
4. Civil War Memorial Parrott Gun Muzzle Markings
No. 12 West Point Foundry 1862 9777
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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