Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Civil War Soldiers Monument

This Monument Erected Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 29, 2017

1. This Monument Erected Marker

Inscription. This monument erected with contributions of citizens, to honor the men of our county, who fought for the Union 1861-65. By Cumberland Woman's Relief Corps. Dedicated Memorial Day May 30 1895.

Erected 1895 by Cumberland Women's Relief Corp.

Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 39° 39.272′ N, 78° 46.556′ W. Monument is in Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County. It can be reached from the intersection of Fayette Street and Tilghman Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in Rose Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 535 Fayette Street, Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Baltimore Metro Region

and in Western Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: To The Unknown Confederate Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Sloan House (approx. 0.2 miles away); 601 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 611 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 617 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 615 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 527 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 602 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cumberland.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 29, 2017

2. This Monument Erected Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.