Hardwick in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Hardwick Civil War Monument

Hardwick (MA) Civil War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2012

1. Hardwick (MA) Civil War Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the Heroes who fell, and the Patriots who fought for Union and Liberty
1861-1865
by their comrade Col. Louis E. Granger, U.S. Vols.

Cold Harbor
Reams Station
Antietam

Port Hudson
Cedar Mountain
Gettysburg

Winchester
Petersburg
Williamsburg

Vicksburg
Wilderness
Hatcher's Run

Erected 1889 by Col. Louis E. Granger.

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

Location. 42° 20.983′ N, 72° 11.933′ W. Marker is in Hardwick, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. Memorial is at the intersection of Petersham Road (Massachusetts Route 32A) and Ruggles Hill Road, in the median on Petersham Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hardwick MA 01037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brig. Gen. Timothy Ruggles (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Entertainment & Industry (approx. 4.3 miles away); Education – Business (approx. 4.3 miles away); New Braintree Veterans Monument (approx. 4.4 miles away); Battle of New Braintree

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(approx. 4.4 miles away); Wheeler’s Surprise (approx. 4½ miles away); Staff/Sgt. Thomas W. Power (approx. 5 miles away); Sgt. M.J. Ryder (approx. 5 miles away).

More about this monument. This statue faces a main road, so I would argue it was placed to be seen by passers-by. Supposedly, it was Southern memorials that faced north - towards the enemy - but this also doesn't seem to be the case.

Additional commentary.
1. Monument Faces South
I always thought the rule on thumb for northern Civil War Statues was to face north. This one faces south. I have to assume that the direction of the statues was discretionary? Thoughts?

— Submitted August 17, 2019, by Jeffrey Smith of North Brookfield, Massachusetts.

Hardwick (MA) Civil War Memorial Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2012

2. Hardwick (MA) Civil War Memorial Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on April 15, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.