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Derby and Huntington Civil War Memorial

 
 
Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009
1. Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial
West Plaque
Inscription.
In
memory of the
men of Derby and Huntington
who fell
in the service of their country
in the
War of the Rebellion
1861 – 1865
as
defenders of liberty and
nationality

Gettysburg


Roll of Honor
Killed
Charles S. Munson, 1 Cav. June 15, 64 • Lucius B. Truesdale, 1 Art. Sept. 12, 64 • Thomas Hyland, 1 Art. June 27, 62 • Col. Elisha S. Kellogg, 2 Art. June 1, 64 • John Wilcox, 5 Regt. May 15, 64 • Frederick Miller, 6 Regt. Feb 22, 65 • Marcus A. Blackman, 6 Regt. May 16, 64 • Lieut. Henry B. Lee, 7 Regt. Aug. 16, 64 • Lieut. Charles E. Barker, 7 Regt. Aug 14, 64 • Fred A. Felch, 7 Regt. May 16, 64 • Col. Charles L. Russell, 10 Regt. Feb. 8, 62 • Aleck Daley, 11 Reft. June 3, 64 • Charles Kline, 14 Regt. Oct. 14, 63 • Seymour M. Smith, 20 Regt. Mar. 16, 65 • Charles E. Byington, 20 Regt. Mar. 19, 65 • William J. Brown, 20 Regt. July 20, 64 • Nathan Davidson, 20 Regt. July 20, 64 • Walter P. Lindsly, 20 Regt. Aug 27, 64 • Robert Martindale, 20 Regt. July 20, 64 • Thomas Redshaw, 20 Regt. July 3, 64 • James Dunn, 20 Regt. Nov. 9, 63 • David N. Griffith, 20 Regt. May 3, 63 • John Foley, 20 Regt. May 3, 63 • John Finnegan, 20 Regt. May 3, 63 • Thomas Garner, 20 Regt. May 3, 63 • George N. Tomlinson,
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20 Regt. • David B. Rowell, 20 Regt. July 25, 64 • Abram L. Moulthrop, 23 Regt. Jan 21, 64 • Thomas C. Cornell, 23 Regt. June 23, 63

Died of Wounds
Daniel L. Richardson, 1 Cav. June 29, 64 • George W. Huckins, 8 Regt. Aug. 24, 64 • Francis Lewis, 7 Regt. Nov. 21, 62 • John E. Hall, 7 Regt. Dec. 29, 61 • Oswin S. Frost, 8 Regt, Sept. 20, 62 • Michael O’ Hara, 8 Regt. Aug. 4, 64 • Peter Peterson, 8 Regt. Oct. 5, 65 • Pliny Bartholomew, 10 Regt. Feb. 17, 62 • Sheldon P. Johnson, 20 Regt. Mar. 27, 65 • Evelyn E. Moulthrop, 20 Regt. Aug. 30, 64 • Samuel Ould, 23 Regt. July 10, 63 • Luther N. Bronson, 23 Regt. June 30, 63 • Capt. Wm. J. Hotchkiss, U.S.N. Aug. 17, 63 • William Poole, U.S.N. Dec. 20, 64

“On fame’s eternal camping ground
their silent tents are spread
and glory guards, with sacred round,
the bivouac of the dead.”
New Bern

Erected
by the
people of Derby and Huntington
A.D. 1883
in honor of all who fought
in the service of their country
“That government of the people,
by the people, and for the people
should not perish from the earth.”
Atlanta

Roll of Honor
Died In Service
Capt. Eldridge Colburn, 1 Cav. May 12, 64 • John Wheeler, 1 Cav.Sept. 19,
Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009
2. Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial
South Plaque
64 • Benjamin T. Canfield, 1 Cav. Jan. 13, 65 • James F. Huntley, 1 Art. Aug. 8, 64 • Joseph Fitzsimmons, 1 Art. Aug 16, 64 • William H. Murphy, 1 Art. Dec. 11, 61 • Talmadge Hubbard, 1 Art. July 7, 62 • Theodore Beeman, 1 Art. Dec. 7, 62 • Dwight Gardner, 1 Art. May 20, 62 • Patrick Morand, 1 Art. Aug. 20, 62 • Benjamin Smith, 1 Art. Oct. 10, 64 • Alonzo Beecher, 3 Ind. B. Nov. 25, 64 • James Morrison, 5 Regt. Unknown • Hugh Fitzpatick, 7 Regt. Aug. 6, 64 • James J. Smith, 7 Regt. May 26, 65 • John McTague, 9 Regt. Nov. 26, 63 • Joseph Gahagan, 9 Regt. Aug. 8, 62 • Patrick Larkins, 9 Regt. Aug. 21, 62 • John Crowley, 9 Regt. Sept. 30, 62 • Cornelius Ryan, 9 Regt. Sept. 27, 63 • James Ryan, 9 Regt. Aug. 20, 62 • John Maher, 9 Regt. Aug. 14, 62 • Michael Downey, 9 Regt. June 22, 62 • Martin Kilgariff, 9 Regt. Oct. 16, 62 • William Goodall, 9 Regt. Mar. 8, 65 • Capt. Frank Hawkins, 10 Regt. June 22, 65 • James Fitzsimmons, 10 Regt. Mar. 7, 65 • Kearn Fitzpatick, 11 Regt. Unknown • Thomas Grimes, 11 Regt. Sept. 6, 64 • William Smithy, 11 Regt. Unknown • Wm. E. Mitchell, 12 Regt. Feb. 22, 63 • Henry J. Curtin, 15 Regt. Sept. 30, 64 • Samuel J. Burdett, 17 Regt. Nov. 29, 62 • Charles F. Lyon, 20 Regt. Nov. 30, 62 • Henry Mayer, 20 Regt. April 10, 65 • Judson Lewis, 20 Regt. Feb. 21, 63 • Edwin Arnold, 20 Regt. Jan. 27, 63 • Lieut. Edwin F. Peck, 28 Regt. June 20, 63 • Charles Light,
Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009
3. Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial
East Plaque
28 Regt. June 20, 63 • George A. Deming, 29 Regt. July 17, 64
Cha'rs ville
(Chancellorsville)
 
Erected 1883.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 41° 19.365′ N, 73° 5.353′ W. Memorial is in Derby in Naugatuck Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Elizabeth Street and 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Elizabeth Street. Located on the Derby Green. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Derby CT 06418, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, and in Greater New Haven. 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. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Derby Korea – Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Derby Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Derby Firemen’s Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Birmingham Iron Foundry Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Shelton Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shelton Locks (approx. half a mile away); Fort Hill (approx. half a mile away); Shelton World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Derby.
 
Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009
4. Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial
North Plaque
Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009
5. Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial
The memorial is flanked by four 4.2-inch (30-pdr) Parrott Rifled cannon. On this corner is registry #32, produced by West Point Foundry, New York in 1861.
Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009
6. Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial
Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009
7. Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial
Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009
8. Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial
Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009
9. Derby Huntington Civil War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 2,138 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 11, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   7. submitted on December 13, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   8, 9. submitted on December 11, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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