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

Nantucket Civil War Monument

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 1, 2021

1. Nantucket Civil War Monument

Inscription. (Side 1) Eternal Honor
To The Sons Of Nantucket
Who, By Land And Sea
Gave Their Lives To Preserve A
United County
1861 — 1865
(Side 2)
John F. Barnard • George C. Coffin • Benjamin Smith • Augustus D. Briggs • Charles G. Arthur • John H. Alley • Edward W. Randall • Arthur M. Rivers • Robert B. Hussey • Samuel C. Crocker • William H. Gruber • Francis T. Briggs • George Spencer • Benjamin T. Ray • William R. Kelley • Adelbert Kelley • Seth C. Chace • George W. Snow • Shubael M. Winslow Jr. • Peleg W. Morgan • George H. Coffin • Edward P. Folger • Thomas Nevis • John Swain

(Side 3)
James Folger • Charles S. Russell • Frederick W. Andrews • Rufus Coffin • Henry Jones • Henry C. Raymond • Charles C. Folger • Henry C. Russell • Ferdinand W. DeFriez • Jacob C. Swain • Allen Bacon • Caleb L. DeFung • Howard Vincent • Charles H. Raymond • George P. Chase • Edward P. Hamblen • Francis J. Rogers • Ebenezer B. Gould • Ferdinand Ally • Alvin C. Coffin • Charles H. Backups • David Morrow • William R. Beard • George N. Bennett • Charles R. Gruber

Erected 1874.

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

Location. 41°

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16.863′ N, 70° 6.204′ W. Marker is in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in Nantucket County. Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street and Gardner Street, in the median on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Main Street, Nantucket MA 02554, 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. Mitchell House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Town’s Meridian Line"… (approx. ¼ mile away); R.H. Macy (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas Turner Square (approx. ¼ mile away); Desert Shield And Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nantucket World War II Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Korean Conflict, World War I, and Vietnam Era Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Wreck of the H.P. Kirkham (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nantucket.

Also see . . .
1. Unsung Heroes of the Civil War. (Submitted on November 4, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Hidden in Plain Sight: The Civil War Memorial. 2022 paper by Rae Shropshire, University of Florida, Master of Historic Preservation (PDF). (Submitted on August 27, 2023.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 1, 2021

2. Nantucket Civil War Monument

Nantucket Civil War Monument (Side 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 1, 2021

3. Nantucket Civil War Monument (Side 2)

Nantucket Civil War Monument (Side 3) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, October 1, 2021

4. Nantucket Civil War Monument (Side 3)

<i>Soldier and Sailors Civil War Monument, Nantucket</i> image. Click for full size.

J. Freeman, Nantucket (courtesy of the National Museum of American History), circa 1880s

5. Soldier and Sailors Civil War Monument, Nantucket

This is the left half of a stereograph of the monument.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 4, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 5. submitted on November 5, 2021. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.