Rochester in Strafford County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Rochester Civil War Monument

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2019

1. Rochester Civil War Monument
(west/front inscription)

Inscription.
(west/front inscription)In commemoration of
The valor and patriotism of the
volunteers of Rochester, who in
the War of 1861 gave their lives
for the maintenance of the Union.
Erected by the Town AD 1885.

(south inscription)
Lieut. Elihu H. Legro • Lieut. Samuel Robinson • Lieut. John C. Sampson • Sergt. Thomas Mack • Corp. John H. Roberts • Corp. Joseph Trickey • Corp. Alonzo Hartford • Corp. John H. Jackson • Corp. Joseph H. Plummer • Corp. Moses F. Gray • Corp. James F. Tucker • Corp. Charles B. Hussey • John E. Garland • Surg. Benjamin Hobbs • Henry Horney • Ira T. Howard • Charles York • Charles H. Ham • Joseph W. Dame • George E. Shorey • Albert C. Hall • Joseph D. Horne • Abram W. Pearl • George E. Clough • James B. Osgood • James F. Smith • George F. Young

(north inscription)
Winfield S. Bickford • David S. Bean • George J. Bean • Albert Gale • Abram Pearl • Nahala D. Leighton • George E. Hartford • Solomon M. Newland • Wentworth Willey • Charles W. Canney • Woodbury Smith • Benjamin F. Blaisdell • Francis M. Hartford • Simon C. McDuffy • James Ramsbottom • Jeremiah B. Kimball • Jonathan H. Jenness • George W. Johnson • George W. Garland • John W. Garland • Charles W. Davis • John Yelden • Andrew J. Cater • Joseph D. Hall • James Goodwin • Michael Batty

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• Edward M. Canney

Erected 1885 by Town of Rochester, New Hampshire.

Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 43° 17.883′ N, 70° 58.215′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New Hampshire, in Strafford County. Memorial can be reached from Common Street just south of South Main Street (State Route 108), on the right when traveling south. Monument and marker are located at the center of Rochester Common. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NH 03867, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rochester Commons Bandstand (within shouting distance of this marker); First Church Congregational (approx. 0.4 miles away); Reverend Amos Main (approx. half a mile away); Arched Bridge (approx. 0.7 miles away); Berwick Maine War Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away in Maine); The Balch Household Graves (approx. 6 miles away); Henry Wilson (approx. 7 miles away); The Two-Mile Streak (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

Regarding Rochester Civil War Monument. During the Revolutionary War the Common was

Rochester Civil War Monument<br>(<i>south inscription</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2019

2. Rochester Civil War Monument
(south inscription)

used as the meeting place for soldiers before going off to war. The common is also the location of the city's Civil War monument which bears the names of the 54 men who died then. The monument was dedicated in the 1870s, and in the 1880s the statue was added to the monument. Four Civil War cannons also decorated the monument, but during World War II the cannon were melted down for use in the war. They were replaced by World War II guns. Medal of Honor recipient Charles Melville is listed on the monument by his birth name, James Ramsbottom.
(Submitted on July 1, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Also see . . .
1. The History of the Civil War Monument. YouTube video:
(A professional quality video sharing history of the monument and some of the honored soldiers.) The Civil War monument located in the Commons is the second Civil War monument to be located there. The first monument was so disliked by the public that the city replaced it. (Submitted on June 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Charles Melville. Wikipedia entry:
Melville's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
On board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford during action against rebel gunboats, the ram Tennessee, and Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Wounded and taken below to the surgeon when a shell burst between the two forward 9-inch

Rochester Civil War Monument<br>(<i>north inscription</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2019

3. Rochester Civil War Monument
(north inscription)

guns, killing and wounding 15 men, Melville promptly returned to his gun on the deck and, although scarcely able to stand, refused to go below and continued to man his post throughout the remainder of the action resulting in the capture of the rebel ram Tennessee. (Submitted on June 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Rochester Main Street. City website (Submitted on July 1, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Rochester Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2019

4. Rochester Civil War Monument

Charles Melville Memorial<br>(<i>west/front side of monument</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2019

5. Charles Melville Memorial
(west/front side of monument)

Charles Melville
Medal of Honor
OS US Navy
Civil War
1826-1867

Rochester Civil War Monument Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2019

6. Rochester Civil War Monument Statue

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2019

7. Rochester Civil War Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.