Easton in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lafayette College Civil War Memorial
Inscription.
Died For
The Union
1861-1865
Class of 1836
Richard A. Oakford
Sidney M. Layton
Class of 1837
Daniel J. Carey
Class of 1840
Horatio S. Howell
Class of 1852
Walter Scott Briggs
Class of 1856
Robert M. Mc Cormick
Class of 1859
Joseph Castles
Class of 1860
John R. Hilton
Class of 1861
William H. Alexander
Edward S. Carrell
Luther Davis
Roswell S. Parker
Class of 1862
John M. Annan
Robert M. Mann
Class of 1863
John H. Buckley
Class of 1864
Henry B. Howell
Erected by Lafayette College Alumni Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 41.78′ N, 75° 12.57′ W. Marker is in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. Monument is on the Lafayette College campus, at the top of the College Hill stairway starting from Bushkill Drive and College Avenue, and visible when driving north
on 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Easton PA 18042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lafayette College Gateway (within shouting distance of this marker); Establishing a College at Easton (within shouting distance of this marker); The Confluence of Campus and Community (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Easton's Electric Railway (about 500 feet away); Astronomical Observatory (about 600 feet away); Sullivan's Campaign (about 600 feet away); The First Triangulation Station and Benchmark (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easton.
Also see . . . Commemorative Address (Prof. Henry T. Lee, 1867). (Submitted on July 2, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 2, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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