Port Townsend in Jefferson County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Civil War Memorial

1861 • 1865

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2021

1. Civil War Memorial

Inscription.

Our Country's
Defenders.

Erected 1895 by Farragut Corps No. 38 W.R.C. [Woman's Relief Corps].

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients, and the The Grand Army of the Republic series lists.

Location. 48° 6.996′ N, 122° 47.169′ W. Memorial is in Port Townsend, Washington, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from Discover Road. Memorial and Civil War Section are in Laurel Grove Cemetery, off Discovery Road north of 22nd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Port Townsend WA 98368, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Olympic Peninsula.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chief Chetzemoka (approx. half a mile away); Chetzemoka (approx. half a mile away); Sentinel Rock (approx. half a mile away); qatáy Prairie (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kah Tai Prairie Preserve (approx. 0.6 miles away); Honoring Marvin Glenn Shields CMA3, USN (approx. ¾ mile away); Jefferson County Courthouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Townsend.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Marvin Glenn Shields (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2021

2. Civil War Memorial

Civil War Memorial and Veterans Section image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2021

3. Civil War Memorial and Veterans Section

Thaddeus Smith, Medal of Honor Recipient image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2021

4. Thaddeus Smith, Medal of Honor Recipient

In plot with Civil War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 569 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.