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Shrewsbury Civil War Memorial

 
 
Shrewsbury Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 16, 2024
1. Shrewsbury Civil War Memorial
Inscription.
(Front)
Edward A. Andrews
Albert W. Carey
Horatio A. Cutting
Jas. H. Cutting
Silas N. Cater
Hiram W. Doane
Thos. B. Eaton
Leander Fay

Erected 1869.
(Right Side)
Nathan B. Garfield
Chas. F. Cleason
Frank L. Hapgood
Hollis Holden
Amasa S. Hyde
John F. Howe
Michael O'Laughlin

In Honor Of Our Soldiers
(Back Side)
Alonzo B. Louks
Calvin C. Pratt
Franklin J. Perry
Alfred F. Porter
Chas. F. Rice
Edward P. Richardson
Geo. W. B. Sawyer

They Fell In The War Of 1861-65
(Left Side)
Elijah Smith
Geo. E. Sprague
Henry A. Sawtell
Jonas M. Wheelock
WM. H. Willson
Chas. G. Ward, ADJT.
J. J. Witherbee, M. D.

We Cherish Their Memory

 
Erected 1869 by Thomas E. Tateum.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 42° 17.809′ N, 71° 42.839′ W. Memorial is in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Boylston Street, on the right when traveling
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west on Main Street. Located on the Shrewsbury Town Common. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5 Church Road, Shrewsbury MA 01545, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Quiet Corner and in Greater Worcester. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shrewsbury Minute Men (here, next to this marker); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (here, next to this marker); New Township (within shouting distance of this marker); First Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Shrewsbury Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ministers (within shouting distance of this marker); Shrewsbury Tea Party (within shouting distance of this marker); Slavery (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shrewsbury.
 
Also see . . .
1. Town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Town Common and Civil War Memorial (Submitted on September 2, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut.) 

2. Shrewsbury Historical Society. Civil War History (Submitted on September 2, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut.) 
 
Front Side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 16, 2024
2. Front Side
Right Side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 16, 2024
3. Right Side
Back Side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 16, 2024
4. Back Side
Left Side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 16, 2024
5. Left Side
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 2, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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