Barry Square in Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

1. Civil War Memorial Marker

Inscription.
In memory of the Trinity men who fought for the principles in which they believed with the Union and Confederate forces in the Civil War and of those who gave "the last full measure of devotion"

This Gun formed part of the Main Battery of Admiral Farragut's Flagship Hartford during the Civil War

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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 44.907′ N, 72° 41.478′ W. Memorial is in Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is in Barry Square. It can be reached from Summit Street. Markers and gun are on the Trinity College campus's Main Quad. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 Summit Street, Hartford CT 06106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley

and in the Knowledge Corridor.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once Hartford County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Henry Howard Brownell (within shouting distance of this marker); Late Eighteenth Century Sundial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brownell Hall (about 400 feet away); Hartford Vietnam War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Griffin A. Stedman (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas McManus (approx. 0.6 miles away); Park History (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Park History (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.

Civil War Memorial - USS Hartford Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

2. Civil War Memorial - USS Hartford Marker

Civil War Memorial Gun and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

3. Civil War Memorial Gun and Marker

Civil War Memorial Gun and USS Hartford Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

4. Civil War Memorial Gun and USS Hartford Marker

Civil War Memorial Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

5. Civil War Memorial Gun

The gun at distant right in photo

USS Hartford Gun Foundry Mark - "C.A. & Co." image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

6. USS Hartford Gun Foundry Mark - "C.A. & Co."

Cyrus Alger & Co., Boston, Mass

USS Hartford Gun Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

7. USS Hartford Gun Detail

"IX IN 1859"

USS Hartford Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

8. USS Hartford Gun

Cyrus Alger & Co. No. 248

USS Hartford Gun 9070 lbs. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 20, 2018

9. USS Hartford Gun 9070 lbs.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on October 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.