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Chester Civil War Memorial

 
 
Chester Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 3, 2009
1. Chester Civil War Memorial
[ South Plaque ]
Inscription.
[ South Plaque ]
Roll of Honor to Those Who
Sleep Where They Fell.
Sewell Barker, Corp. Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
Joseph W. Fletcher, Corp. Co. H. 10th Vt. Vols.
Azro B. Stiles, Corp. Co. K. 4th Vt. Vols.
Rensselaer H. Tarbell, Corp. Co. E. 16th Vt. Vols.
Francis G. Fassett, Corp. Co. C. 7th & Co. E. 16th Vt. Vols.
William Piper, Sergt. Co. D. 9th Vt. Vols.
Ransom T. Thompson, Sergt. Co. D. 9th Vt. Vols.
Elmer L. Adams, Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
Lewis A. Bryant, Co. C. 4th Vt. Vols.
Warren H. Chapman, Co. E. 6th Vt. Vols.
James Corliss, Co. E. 6th Vt. Vols.
Amos G. Cook, Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
Frederick E. Duncan, Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
Alfred S. Earle, Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
Albert B. Gibson, Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
Willard Gilson, Co. E. 6th Vt. Vols.
Geo. F. Hazelton, Co. E. 6th Vt. Vols.
Albert Jefts, Co. E. 6th Vt. Vols.
Charles A. Marshall, Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
John L. Marshall, Co. K. 4th Vt. Vols.
Fletcher W. Miller, Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
Annis G. Noyse, Co. C. 6th Vt. Vols.
Ausustus B. Strong, Co. B. 4th Vt. Vols.
Benj. N. Ware, Co. E. 6th Vt. Vols.
Wilbur F. Ware, Co. E. 6th Vt. Vols.
James D. Witherill, Co. K. 4th Vt. Vols.
John Bajoin, Co. E. 6th Vt. Vols.
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Thompson, Co. D. 9th Vt. Vols.
Bradley L. Wheeler, Co. F. 17th Vt. Vols.
Davis Williams, Co. F. 17th Vt. Vols.
Rodney L. Benson, Co. D. 9th Vt. Vols.
Dorman Barton, Co. K. 4th Vt. Vols.
William L. Tyrell, Co. E. 16th Vt. Vols.
Henry C. Hoadley, Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
Horace C. Atwood, Co. C. 1st Vt. Cav.
William F. Barnes, Co. F. 1st Vt. Cav.
David E. Howard, Co. F. 1st Vt. Cav.
Michael Lynch, Co. E. 1st Vt. Cav.
Cassius M. Stickney, Co. F. 1st Vt. Cav.
Geo. E. Watkins, Co. G. 1st Vt. Cav.
John I. Willey, Co. C. 1st Vt. Cav.
Geo. Eddy, Co. E. 1st Massachusetts Heavy Art.
Walter S. Tarbell, Co. F. 1st U.S.S.S.
Oscar W. Baldwin, Sergt. Co. A. 16th N.H. Vols.


[ West Plaque ]
To Her Patriot Sons Chester
Rears This Testimonial.
1st Vermont Cavalry
Ethan A. Bailey, Co. F.
Luke Kelly, Co. C.
Edward A. Marsh, Co. C.
Webster W. Ward, Co. F.
James H. Woodburn, Co. F.
John M. Buckley, Co. E.
Norman A. Morris, Co. F.
Geo. W. Field, Co. F.
Frank Ladan, Co. G.
Alexis Snow, Co. G.
John W. Curtis, Co. F.


3rd Vermont Volunteers.
Daniel J. Johnson, Co. A.
Henry R. Gibson, Sergt. Co. C.
William A. Miller, Co. A.


Chester Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 3, 2009
2. Chester Civil War Memorial
[ West Plaque ]
4th Vermont Volunteers.
Charles B. Stoughton, Col.
Ezra M. De Camp, Co. K.
John P. Field, Co. C.
Martin W. French, Co. K.
James B. Herron, Sergt. Co. C.
Xenophen E. Lockwood, Co. C.
Geo. C. Maxfield, Co. K.
Dexter S. Roberts, Co. C.
Albert A. Carter, Co. K.
Ellery Howard, Co. K.
Elliot W. Smith, Co. K.
Perry S. Bridges, Co. C.
James Drury, Lieut. Co. D.
Lucius C. Fletcher, Corp. Co. K.
William O. Gibson, Co. K.
William W. Hulett, Co. K.
Gerald D. Marsdale, Co. K.
Levi O. Pierce, Co. K.
Ambrose A. Stiles, Sergt. Co. K.
Ebenezer Farnsworth, Co. K.
Geo. D. Marsh, Co. F.
Martin Church, Co. K.


4th U.S. Cavalry.
James Garlic.
Orlando D. Johnson.


6th Vermont Volunteers.
Ambrose O. Bryant, Co. E.
Harvey O. Clark, Co. E.
Augustus A. Deming Co. F.
Albert S. Earle, Co. E.
Geo. W. Harris, Co. E.
Creon A. Smith, Co. E.
Dana R. Ward, Co. E.
Byron Jefts, Co. E.
Martin B. Chapman, Co. E.
Stephen F. Cook, Co. E.
Riley Deming, Co. E.
Norman L. Cowing, Co. E.
Wyman S. Walker, Co. E.
Joseph Cook, Co. E.
Jesse Cook, Co. C.


9th Vermont Volunteers.
John
Chester Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 3, 2009
3. Chester Civil War Memorial
[ North Plaque ]
L. Bemis, Co. D.
Ara M. Carlisle, Co. D.
Justinian C. Clynn, Co. D.
Azro D. Barish, Co. I.
Charles W. Bridges, Co. D.
Otis F. Fletcher, Co. D.
Alonzo H. Rice, Co. D.
Adroniram J. Chandler, Co. D.


[ North Plaque ]
To Her Patriot Sons Chester
Rears This Testimonial.
7th Vermont Volunteers.
Nathaniel O. Abbott, Co. G.
Warner Church, Co. G.
Horace J. Clynn, Sergt. Co. G.
William O. Wilbur, Co. G.
Charles H. Hewett, Co. C.
Albert E. Reed, Co. C.
James Miller, Co. H.
John S. Adams, Co. G.
Abner W. Field, Co. G.
Edward C. Adams, Co. C.
William W. Marsh, Co. G.
Sidney E. Weston, Co. C.
Ransom W. Rand, Sergt. Co. G.


10th Vermont Volunteers.
Daniel Dunn, Co. H.
Silas J. Smith, Co. I.
Ezra S. Dean, Corp. Co. H.


16th Vermont Volunteers.
Albertus J. Archer, Co. E.
Warren Beard, Co. H.
Joel B. Clark, Co. E.
William H.H. Cram, Co. E.
Theodore A. Edwards, Co. H.
Andrew J. Farrar, Co. H.
James A. Gold, Co. E.
Almeron M. Gowing, Co. K.
T. Warren Heald, Co. E.
Albert S. Holbrook, Co. K.
Henry W. Knight, Co. E.
John J. Miner, Co. K.
Joseph S. Olney, Co.
Chester Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 3, 2009
4. Chester Civil War Memorial
[ East Plaque ]
E.
Joseph Piper, 2nd Co. K.
Edwin S. Reed, Co. E.
James O. Smith, Sergt. Co. E.
Foster E. Taylor, Co. E.
Wesley L. Ware, Co. E.
William Williams, Co. E.
Irving B. Baldwin, Co. E.
Artemus A. Blood, Co. E.
Palamedus F. Cook, Co. E.
Elmer H. Dudley, Co. K.
Oliver Ellis, Co. E.
Fred. J. Fitch, Hosp. Steward.
William O. Gould, Co. E.
Hiram F. Hall, Co. E.
Hugh Henry, 2nd Lt. Co. I.
Daniel P. Kingsbury, Co. K.
Gideon E. Lee, Co. K.
Henry A. Muzzey, Co. K.
Geo. W. Payne, Co. K.
Arvin E. Pond, Co. K.
William Rounds, Major.
Charles J. Tarbell, Co. E.
Alvin L. Thompson, Co. E.
Warren C. Williams, 1st Lt. Co. H.
Lyman G. Wood, Sergt. Co. K.


17th Vermont Volunteers.
John P. Bliss, Co. F.
Robert Cowan, Co. G.
John Kingsley, Co. E.
John H. Lord, Co. F.
Edward C. Whitney, Co. F.
Robert Boyd, Co. K.
James W. Johnson, Co’s C. & K.
Preston S. Knapp, Co. F.
William Powers, Corp. Co. B.
William Woodworth, Co. E.


[ East Plaque ]
To Her Patriot Sons Chester
Rears This Testimonial.

Edwin H. Stoughton, Brigadier-Gen. Vt Vols.
Charles L. Davis, Capt. Co. D. 10th Minn.
Josiah Jefts, Co. B. 10th Minn. Vols.
Lorenzo
Chester Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 3, 2009
5. Chester Civil War Memorial
A 20-pdr (3.67 inch) Navy Parrott Rifle guards the memorial.
Atwood, Co. G. 7th & Co. F. 11th Vt. Vols.
John C. Balch, Co. E. 176th N.Y. Vols.
James E. Bolles, Co. F. 1st U.S.S.S.
Edwin M. Carlisle, Co. E. 1st & Co. E. 6th Vt. Vols.
Thomas R. Clark, Drum Major, 1st & Capt. Co. E. 6th Vt. Vols.
Ptolemy O. Edson, Asst. Surg. 1st Vt. Cav. & Surg. 17th Vt. Vols.
Hiland H. Hadley, 5th Regt. Band & Drum Major 16th Vt. Vols.
Myron E. Marshall, Co. I. 2nd Vt. Vols.
Gardner H. Porter, Co. E. 1st & Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols.
Warren W. Richardson, 5th Regt. Band.
Ransom Sherwin, 4th Regt. Band.
Benj. F. Weeden.
Clarence L. Ranville.
Elisha Collins, Co. H. 16th & Co. G. 11th Vt. Vols.
Myron S. Dudley, 1st Lieut. Co. E. 5th Vt. Vols.
Geo. W. Kingsbury, Corp. Co. E. 16th & 2nd Lt. Co. F. 17th Vt. Vols.
Walter W. Kingston, Co. C. 16th & Co. C. 1st Vt. Cav.
Nathan Parker, Co’s E. & K. 6th Vt. Vols.
Edward Young, Co. B. 8th Vt. Vols.
Orin Beard, Co. C. 16th & Co. B. 7th Vt. Vols.
Laurin A. Bolles, 1st Vt. Brigade Band.
Harlan N. Chandler, Co. Q. 16th & Co. F. 11th Vt. Vols.
William J. Clarke, 1st Brigade Band.
Henry A. Currier, Co. D. 9th & Co. M. 11th Vt. Vols.
Norman W. Earle, Co. K. 16th Vt. Vols. & 1st Brigade Band.
Patrick Murphy, 1st Battery Heavy Artillery.
M. Johnson Conant, 2nd Frontier Cavalry.
Putnam J. Thompson, Co.
Chester Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 3, 2009
6. Chester Civil War Memorial
E. 16th & Co. D. 9th Vt. Vols.
Ira E. Chase, Co. A. 3rd & Co. A. 7th Vt. Vols.
Henry E. Smith, Co. E. 1st Vt. Vols. & Sergt. Co. D. 1st Vt. Cav.
Charles C. Darby, Co. I. 12th Vt. Vols.
Henry Hardy, Co. K. 16th & Co. G. 17th Vt. Vols.
Geo. L. Spring, Co. K. 16th & Co. G. 17th Vt. Vols.
Francis G. Clarke, 2nd Frontier Cavalry.
Frank J. Kelly, Co. H. 8th Vt. Vols.
J. Dana Thompson, Co. H. 8th Vt. Vols.
Thomas J. Adams, Co. H. 125th N.Y. Vols.


Roll of Honor to Those Who Sleep Where They Fell.
Bailey N. Fletcher, Co. I. 5oth Regt. Illinois Vols.
Myron E. Heald, U.S. Navy
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 43° 15.868′ N, 72° 35.91′ W. Memorial is in Chester, Vermont, in Windsor County. It is in Chester Depot. It is at the intersection of Vermont Route 11 and School Street, on the right when traveling west on Vermont Route 11. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Chester VT 05143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley and in the Green Mountains. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chester Vietnam Conflict Monument (a few steps from this marker); Merritt Austin Edson (a few steps from this marker); Chester (within shouting distance of this marker); Chester World War I and II and Korean Conflict Monument
Chester Civil War Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025
7. Chester Civil War Memorial Statue
(within shouting distance of this marker); Chester Academy / District No. 20 Central School (within shouting distance of this marker); This Tablet and the Clock in the Tower (approx. Ό mile away); Chester Depot (approx. half a mile away); North Chester (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.
 
Chester Civil War Memorial 20-pounder Parrott Rifle image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025
8. Chester Civil War Memorial 20-pounder Parrott Rifle
No. 332
Chester Civil War Memorial Parrott Rifle No. 332 Foundry Mark image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025
9. Chester Civil War Memorial Parrott Rifle No. 332 Foundry Mark
Chester Civil War Memorial Parrott Rifle No. 332 Weight Mark image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025
10. Chester Civil War Memorial Parrott Rifle No. 332 Weight Mark
Chester Civil War Memorial Trunion Mark image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025
11. Chester Civil War Memorial Trunion Mark
Chester Civil War Memorial Trunion Mark image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025
12. Chester Civil War Memorial Trunion Mark
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 3,521 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 11, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on August 1, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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