Utica in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Utica Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2019

1. Utica Civil War Memorial

Inscription. We Keep In Memory
The Men of Utica
Who Risked Their Lives
To Save The Union North Face: From Sumter
By Land and Sea
To Appomattox West Face/East Face:
1861/1865 Top Inscription: One Flag, One Land, One Heart, One Hand, One Nation Evermore

Erected 1891.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 43° 5.776′ N, 75° 14.531′ W. Memorial is in Utica, New York, in Oneida County. It is at the intersection of Genesee Street and Oneida Square Roundabout, on the right when traveling south on Genesee Street. Statue is on the northern quadrant of the traffic circle. The circle forms the junction of Genesee Street with Oneida Street, State Street, and Park Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Utica NY 13501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York

and in the Mohawk Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the

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Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John C. Devereux (approx. 0.6 miles away); Devereux St. and the Abolitionist Press (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of The Utica Riot of 1835 (approx. ¾ mile away); Why Utica? (approx. ¾ mile away); Post St. and the Underground Railroad (approx. ¾ mile away); Oneida County Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Casimir Pulaski (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mechanics Hall - Utica's Civic Center (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Utica.

More about this memorial. The top figure represents the City of Utica. The other four figures are a sailor, soldier, Victory, and Peace. It was unveiled on 13 Oct 1891. Present were Charles F. Cleveland and Sylvester D. Powers. Cleveland received the Congression Medal of Honor in 1895 for distinguished gallantry in action on 17 Sep 1862 in the battle of Antietam. He was a Private in the 26th NY Infantry.

North Face of Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

2. North Face of Memorial

Powers enlisted as a Private at age 13 in the 117th NY Infantry. He was captured in battle at Chaffin's Farm, VA. He survived fever and starvation at Libby Prison in Richmond, VA. Both have been entered into the graves database of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

Also see . . .
1. About the Monument. News article 24 Oct 2010, Observer-Dispatch of Utica (Submitted on October 22, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

2. Soldiers and Sailors Monument. (Submitted on October 22, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2019

3. Utica Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2019

4. Utica Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 20, 2019

5. Utica Civil War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,384 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 22, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.