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

Easthampton Civil War Memorial Tower

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1. Easthampton Civil War Memorial Tower Marker

Inscription.

Easthampton Civil War Memorial Tower. . Easthampton 1869 erects this tower memorial to these, her sons who died for their country during the Great Rebellion. Maj. Gen. George Crockett Strong, Maj. in U.S. Army and Maj. General of Vol's. A student at Williston Seminary. Entered West Point from this Cong. Dist. in 1853. Graduated third in Class of 1857. Received a mortal wound leading the assault on Fort Wagner. Died July 30th 1863. Æt. 30., Killed in Battle. . William Hickey, Co. B, 31st Mass. Inf., at Camp Bisland, La., Apr. 13th, 1863 Æt. 47. . Daniel W. Lyman, Co. K, 52nd Mass. Inf., at Port Hudson, La., June 14th, 1863, Æt. 20. . Charles Tencellent, Co. A, 7th Conn. Inf., at Olustee, Florida, Feb. 16th, 1864, Æt. 26. . Roland S. Williston, Co. C, 2nd Mass. Inf., at Culpepper C.H., Va., Aug. 18th, 1862, Æt. 27., Died Prisoners of War at Andersonville, Ga.. Of Co. A, 27th Mass. Infantry – Alvin W. Clark, Nov. 20th, 1864, Æt. 24 . Oliver A. Clark, June 27th, 1864, Æt. 23 . Rufus Robinson, July 12th, 1864, Æt. 29 . Ezra O. Spooner, Aug. 13th, 1864, Æt. 18 . Frederick P. Stone, Jan. 10th, 1865, Æt. 20 Of Co. F, 54th Mass. Infantry – Charles Rensellar, Æt. 21, Died of Disease. . Clinton Bates, Co. K, 52nd Mass. Inf., at Baton Rouge, La., July 22nd, 1863, Æt. 25 . Augustus M. Clapp, Co. A, 3rd Ohio Cav., at Nashville, Tenn., March 9, 1863, Æt. 16 . James H. Clark, Co. H, 2nd Mass. Inf., at Alexandria, Va., Aug. 14th, 1863, Æt. 22 . Chauncey R. Hendrick, Co. B, 31st Mass. Inf., at East Hampton, Sept. 11th, 1862, Æt. 41 . Daniel Kane, Co. K, 37th Mass. Infantry, at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 15th, 1862, Æt. 17 . Elisha C. Lyman, Co. A, 27th Mass. Infantry, at Newbern, N.C., Dec. 28th, 1863, Æt. 23 . Henry Lyman, Co. A, 27th Mass. Infantry, at Newbern, N.C., Aug. 5th, 1863, Æt. 31 . Salmon H. Lyman, Co. A, Anderson's Zouaves, at Davis Island Hospital, Aug. 25th, 1862, Æt. 22 . Herbert W. Pomeroy, Co. K, 52nd. Mass. Inf., at Plaquemine, La., Jan. 28th, 1863, Æt. 18 . Lewis P. Wait, Co. K, 52nd Mass. Inf., at East Hampton, Nov. 2, 1862, Æt. 22 . Charles L. Webster, Co. K, 52nd Mass. Inf., at Baton Rouge, La., July 10th, 1863, Æt. 23

Easthampton
1869
erects this
tower memorial
to these, her sons who
died for their country
during the Great Rebellion
Maj. Gen. George Crockett Strong, Maj. in U.S. Army and Maj. General of Vol's. A student at Williston Seminary. Entered West Point from this Cong. Dist. in 1853. Graduated third in Class of 1857. Received a mortal wound leading the assault on Fort Wagner. Died July 30th 1863. Æt. 30.

Killed in Battle • William Hickey, Co. B, 31st Mass. Inf., at Camp Bisland, La., Apr. 13th, 1863 Æt. 47.
• Daniel W. Lyman, Co. K, 52nd Mass. Inf., at Port Hudson, La., June 14th, 1863, Æt. 20.
• Charles Tencellent, Co. A, 7th Conn. Inf., at Olustee, Fla., Feb. 16th, 1864, Æt. 26.
• Roland S. Williston, Co. C, 2nd Mass. Inf., at Culpepper C.H., Va., Aug. 18th, 1862, Æt. 27.

Died Prisoners of War at Andersonville, Ga. Of Co. A, 27th Mass. Infantry – Alvin W. Clark, Nov. 20th, 1864, Æt. 24 • Oliver A. Clark, June 27th, 1864, Æt. 23 • Rufus Robinson, July 12th, 1864, Æt. 29 • Ezra O. Spooner, Aug. 13th, 1864, Æt. 18 • Frederick P. Stone, Jan. 10th, 1865, Æt. 20
Of Co. F, 54th Mass. Infantry – Charles Rensellar, Æt. 21

Died of Disease • Clinton Bates, Co. K, 52nd Mass. Inf., at Baton Rouge, La., July 22nd, 1863, Æt. 25
• Augustus M. Clapp, Co. A, 3rd Ohio Cav., at Nashville, Tenn., March 9, 1863, Æt. 16
• James H. Clark, Co. H, 2nd Mass. Inf., at Alexandria, Va., Aug. 14th, 1863, Æt. 22
• Chauncey R. Hendrick, Co. B, 31st Mass. Inf., at East Hampton, Sept. 11th, 1862, Æt. 41
• Daniel Kane, Co. K, 37th Mass. Infantry, at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 15th, 1862, Æt. 17
• Elisha C. Lyman, Co. A, 27th Mass. Infantry, at Newbern, N.C., Dec. 28th, 1863, Æt. 23
• Henry Lyman, Co. A, 27th Mass. Infantry, at Newbern, N.C., Aug. 5th, 1863, Æt. 31
• Salmon H. Lyman, Co. A, Anderson's Zouaves, at Davis Island

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Hospital, Aug. 25th, 1862, Æt. 22
• Herbert W. Pomeroy, Co. K, 52nd. Mass. Inf., at Plaquemine, La., Jan. 28th, 1863, Æt. 18
• Lewis P. Wait, Co. K, 52nd Mass. Inf., at East Hampton, Nov. 2, 1862, Æt. 22
• Charles L. Webster, Co. K, 52nd Mass. Inf., at Baton Rouge, La., July 10th, 1863, Æt. 23

Erected 1869 by Town of Easthampton.

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

Location. 42° 16.275′ N, 72° 40.335′ W. Memorial is in Easthampton, Massachusetts, in Hampshire County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Massachusetts Route 10) and Campus Lane, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 43 Main St, Easthampton MA 01027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Knowledge Corridor,

in Pioneer Valley,

and in Greater Springfield.

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.

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2. Easthampton Civil War Memorial Tower

Massachusetts Civil War Monument project:
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The tower was part of Easthampton's old town hall, which was dedicated in June 1869.
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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: Easthampton World War I Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Easthampton World War II Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Easthampton Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Easthampton Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mt. Tom B-17 Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Gasworks (approx. 3.7 miles away); Pulaski (approx. 3.8 miles away); Mill River Flood (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easthampton.

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