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Central Lawrenceville in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Civil War Memorial

 
 
Civil War Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
1. Civil War Memorial Dedication
Inscription.
Erected to the memory of
the gallant men who
gave their lives
in defense of their
country's honor
—————————
Rest, Soldier, for thy
country slain;
Sleep! Patriot true
and brave;
for honor decks thy
burial place,
and fame shall wreath
thy grave.

 
Erected 1876 by the Allegheny County Ladies Memorial Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 40° 28.55′ N, 79° 57.023′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Central Lawrenceville. It can be reached from Butler Street. Soldiers' Lot and Civil War Memorial are in Section 43 of Allegheny Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4734 Butler Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the
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Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Allegheny Soldiers' Lot (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Honorable Thomas Marshall Howe (approx. Ό mile away); Daniel William Cooper (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charles Parkin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gen. James Scott Negley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Calbraith Perry Rodgers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Allegheny Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
Also see . . .  Allegheny Cemetery Soldiers' Lot (National Cemetery Administration).
Gives historical info about the monument
(Submitted on June 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 
 
Civil War Memorial Epitaph image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
2. Civil War Memorial Epitaph
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
3. Civil War Memorial
Civil War Memorial Detail image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
4. Civil War Memorial Detail
Infantry & Cavalry Soldiers
Civil War Memorial Detail image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
5. Civil War Memorial Detail
Sailor & Artillery Soldier
Civil War Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
6. Civil War Memorial Statue
Unknown Soldier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
7. Unknown Soldier
Pvt James Streets image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
8. Pvt James Streets
24th US Colored Infantry
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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