Nashua in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Nashua Soldiers and Sailors Monument
men of Nashua
who served their country
on land or sea during
the War of the
Rebellion, and aided in
preserving the integrity
of the
Federal union.
A.D. 1861-1865.
Erected by the
City of Nashua,
A.D. 1889
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“The Union ought to be considered as a main prop of your liberty, and the love of the one ought to endear to you the preservation of the other.” — Washington's farewell address.
“Our Federal Union: It must be preserved.” — Andrew Jackson.
“Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.” — Daniel Webster.
“That from those honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these 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.” — Abraham Lincoln.
“Let us have peace.” — U.S. Grant
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 42° 45.945′ N, 71° 28.066′ W. Marker is in Nashua, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County. Memorial is at
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Abbot-Spalding House (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroad Square (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nashua River - Jackson Falls Dam (approx. ¼ mile away); Joseph Greeley II House (approx. ¼ mile away); La Parc De Notre Renaissance Française (approx. ¼ mile away); Nashua Public Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Nashua Manufacturing Co. (approx. 0.3 miles away); No. 1 Mill Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashua.
Also see . . . Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Details about the monument from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog. (Submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) (cropped), August 4, 2013
2. Nashua Soldiers and Sailors Monument detail (front)
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 4, 2013
3. Nashua Soldiers and Sailors Monument detail (back)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
