Southmont in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Johnstown Civil War Memorial
1861-1865
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009
1. Johnstown Civil War Memorial
The Soldiers
who fought for the
preservation of the Union.
Erected 1897 by The Grand Army of the Republic and Local Citizens.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 40° 18.942′ N, 78° 55.579′ W. Marker is in Southmont, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It can be reached from the intersection of Millcreek Road and Bucknell Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Memorial is in Grandview Cemetery about 100 yards SW of the cemetery office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Millcreek Road, Johnstown PA 15905, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1889 Johnstown Flood Unidentified Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Citizens' Cemetery Association Grand-View Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Samuel Cole (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Cemetery Marker (approx. 0.4 miles away); George Lucas (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Cambria A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chapin Arch (approx. half a mile away); Cambria County War Memorial
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009
2. Johnstown Civil War Memorial at the Soldiers Circle
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009
3. Johnstown Civil War Memorial Statue
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009
4. Part of the Soldiers Circle
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,262 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 21, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
