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

Twenty Third Regiment Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 12, 2021

1. Twenty Third Regiment Memorial

Inscription. To commemorate the faithful service
of the
Twenty Third Regiment
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
at
Roanoke Island • New Berne • Kinston • Whitehall • Goldsboro • Wilcox Bridge • Wrenns Mills • Heckmans Farm • Arrowfield Church • Drewrys Bluff • Cold Harbor • Petersburg • Kinston

in the Civil War 1861 - 1865 which
preserved the Union and abolished slavery
Co. A Salem • Co. B Marblehead • Co. C Gloucester • Co. D New Bedford • Co. E Plymouth • Co. F Salem • Co. G Beverly • Co. H Harvard • Co. I Ipswich • Co. K Foxboro

Erected 1905.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • War, US Civil.

Location. 42° 31.504′ N, 70° 53.372′ W. Memorial is in Salem, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Washington Square (Massachusetts Route 1A) and Winter Street, on the right when traveling south on Washington Square. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 37 Washington Square, Salem MA 01970, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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memorial is on Massachusetts’ North Shore,

in Greater Boston,

and in the Merrimack Valley.

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: Joseph Story House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Washington Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); Stephen White House (within shouting distance of this marker); Salem Common (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First Muster (about 400 feet away); Edgerly-Brooks House (about 500 feet away); Nathaniel Hawthorne lived here 1847 - 1850 (about 500 feet away); War Memorial Honor Roll (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.

Also see . . . 23rd Massachuetts Infantry Regiment (Civil War in the East). (Submitted on July 8, 2026, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 12, 2021

2. Twenty Third Regiment Memorial

Twenty Third Regiment image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024

3. Twenty Third Regiment

Memorial back image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024

4. Memorial back

Plaque on back of memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024

5. Plaque on back of memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 23, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts.