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South Hadley in Hampshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

South Hadley Civil War Monument

 
 
South Hadley Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 30, 2022
1. South Hadley Civil War Monument
( south face )
Inscription.
This Monument is Erected
to Commemorate the
Loyalty and Patriotism
of our
Citizen Soldiers
Who Fought For
Liberty and the Union
In the Great Rebellion of
1861 — 1865
( east face )
Presented by
William H. Gaylord
A.D. 1896
( north face )
In Honor of the Men of
South Hadley
Who Gave Their Lives for our Nation
1861 - 1865
Acres, Horace H. · Aldrich, Hiram W. · Bates, Henry E. · Beckwith, John P. · Carley, Elwyn G. · Church, Theodore A. · Cook, William H. · Graves, Warren A. · Hallifas, William · Haven, Sedgwick · Ingraham, William F. · Mahoney, Jerry · Miller, Joseph · Moody, Josiah · Nash, George V. · Oakley, Henry A. · Preston, Neville · Rising, Conrad · Rosette, Victor · Smith, Charles · Thorp, Rinaldo C.

( west face )
— From these honored dead we take increased devotion to the cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. We here highly resolve that the dead shall not have died in vain, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.     A. Lincoln
 
Erected 1896 by William H. Gaylord.
 
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listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 42° 15.528′ N, 72° 34.526′ W. Monument is in South Hadley, Massachusetts, in Hampshire County. It is at the intersection of College Street (Massachusetts Route 116) and Hadley Street ( Route 47), on the right when traveling south on College Street. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: South Hadley MA 01075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Pioneer Valley and in Greater Springfield. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Holyoke Range and Skinner State Parks (approx. 2.8 miles away); South Hadley Vietnam Monument (approx. 3.2 miles away); South Hadley World War II Monument (approx. 3.2
South Hadley Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 30, 2022
2. South Hadley Civil War Monument
( east face )
miles away); South Hadley Korean Conflict Monument (approx. 3.2 miles away); Fred M. Smith Memorial Green (approx. 3.2 miles away); Flood Levels (approx. 3.3 miles away); Village of Hockanum (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Hadley.
 
South Hadley Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 30, 2022
3. South Hadley Civil War Monument
( north face )
South Hadley Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 30, 2022
4. South Hadley Civil War Monument
( west face )
South Hadley Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 30, 2022
5. South Hadley Civil War Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 858 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 2, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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