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Ipswich Civil War Monument

 
 
Ipswich Civil War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 8, 2024
1. Ipswich Civil War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
1871.
Erected by the Town of Ipswich in memory of her brave and lamented sons who gave their lives to their country in the war for union and liberty. 1861—1865

Our Patriot Dead.
Pierce L. Butler • J. W. Brown • C. P. Batchelder • William Cash • Peter Crowley • Nathaniel Chambers • William A. Estes • William Gray • Parker McGregor • A. B. McGregor • Lorenzo T. Jewett • Pike N. Lavalette • Phillip C. Lavalette • Marcus Lindburg • James W. Noyes • George W. Otis • Daniel J. Potter • William Patterson

Their Deeds We Cherish
Luther B. Andrews • John A. Barker • Henry A. Brown • John O. Bridges • Gelois F. Bridges • James A. Clarke • Henry A. Cowles • Charles U. Dow • James Gordon • James Harris • Edward Harris • Nathaniel Hayes • John J. Jewett • John H. Jewett • William H. Jewett • Nathaniel A. Johnson • Caleb H. Lord • George Morris

Their Record Our Union.
George W. Morley • William P. Peatfield • Joseph S. Peatfield • Samuel R. Pickard • A. C. Richardson • Danniel B. Scanks • John G. Scanks • Asa Smith • Charles D. Smith • J. Albert Smith • Cornelius Schofield • W. W. Shattuck • T. J. Thurston • Joshua Turner
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• John M. Tozer • David L. Wade • Samuel S. Wells • Daniel M. Whipple
 
Erected 1871 by Town of Ipswich.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 42° 40.847′ N, 70° 50.205′ W. Monument is in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and Meetinghouse Green, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Ipswich MA 01938, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is on Massachusetts’ North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American Legion Auxiliary Unit No 80 (a few steps
Names on Memorial (1) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 8, 2024
2. Names on Memorial (1)
from this marker); In Memory of Ipswich Soldiers and Sailors (a few steps from this marker); Meetinghouse Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette's Tour (within shouting distance of this marker); The Unknown Dead (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Market Street (about 300 feet away); Revolution of 1689 (about 300 feet away); The District (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ipswich.
 
Names on Memorial (2) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 8, 2024
3. Names on Memorial (2)
Names on Memorial (3) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 8, 2024
4. Names on Memorial (3)
Meetinghouse Green image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 8, 2024
5. Meetinghouse Green
Time Capsule Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 8, 2024
6. Time Capsule Marker
at base of adjacent flagpole
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 11, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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