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
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
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Location. 41° 16.863′ N, 70° 6.204′ W. Monument is in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in Nantucket County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Gardner Street, in the median on Main Street. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 102 Main Street, Nantucket MA 02554, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is on Massachusetts’ Nantucket Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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: Mitchell House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Towns Meridian Line" (approx. Ό mile away); R.H. Macy (approx. Ό mile away); Thomas Turner Square (approx. Ό mile away); Desert Shield And Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nantucket World War II Monument (approx.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 1, 2021
2. Nantucket Civil War Monument
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
3. Nantucket Civil War Monument (Side 2)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 1, 2021
4. Nantucket Civil War Monument (Side 3)
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 2,393 times since then and 193 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.
