Downtown in Portland in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Portland Civil War Monument

1861 - 1865

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 17, 2009

1. Portland Civil War Monument Marker

Inscription. More than four thousand men were enrolled from Portland in the army and navy for the War of the Rebellion. More than three hundred were killed in battle or died in service. Honor and grateful remembrance to the dead, equal honor to those who, daring to die, survived.

Erected 1891.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 43° 39.443′ N, 70° 15.552′ W. Monument is in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in Downtown. It is on Congress Street. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 1 Monument Square, Portland ME 04101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wadsworth-Longfellow House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Asa Clapp / Asa William Henry Clapp / Mary Jane Emerson Clapp

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(about 300 feet away); First Parish Church, Unitarian Universalist (about 500 feet away); Hack Stand of Reuben Ruby (about 500 feet away); Elm Theater Mask (about 700 feet away); J.B. Brown Memorial Building (about 700 feet away); Portland Maine World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Portland Maine Spanish War / World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Also see . . . Maine Civil War Monuments - Portland (Monument Square). (Submitted on September 11, 2024.)

Full view of monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 17, 2009

2. Full view of monument

Portland Civil War Monument - Army image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 17, 2009

3. Portland Civil War Monument - Army

Portland Civil War Monument = Navy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 17, 2009

4. Portland Civil War Monument = Navy

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,989 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on September 11, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 11, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.