Springfield Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Springfield Soldiers and Sailors Monument. . , [west plaque] , Springfield furnished in the war of the rebellion two thousand four hundred and eighty five soldiers and sailors, the greater part of whom enlisted in the 10th, 27th, 37th, and 46th regiments. . . . . They served with credit and honor and the survivors returning to the walks of peaceful life, cherishing the memory of their comrades who fell, dedicate this monument to perpetuate their memory amid the homes they died to save. May the memory of the patriot dead be the inspiration of posterity., [east plaque]To the memory , of the men of Springfield , who died for their country , in the War of the Rebellion , 1861 , 1865. , . . . . ”It is for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us; that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation shall, under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.” , , A. Lincoln., [south plaque]Erected in honor , of all who died , on land or sea , in defence of our , National Union. , . . . , The memory of their , heroic sacrifices must , be forever sacred. , . . . , Presented by , Gurdon Bill. , . . . , M.H. Mosman . Designer.. . This monument was erected in 1885 by Gurdon Bill, and Wilcox Post 16 of the Grand Army of the Republic. It is in Springfield in Hampden County Massachusetts