Millersville in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Civil War Memorial
Dolce et Decorum est Pro Patria Mori
| | [It is Sweet and Just to Die for one's Country] | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025
1. Civil War Memorial Dedication
brave loyal Normal boys
who were of the
three hundred thousand
that perished in the
fearful struggle to crush
the Rebellion,
1861-65.
Capt. A. J. Stevens D. R. Bare Serg. A. McFarlan J. K. Lewis
A.N. McClurg B.H. Roberts Lieut. B. F. Hibbs Aaron Baker J. B. Kling
J. R. Courtney T. S. Herr John Taylor A. M. Roth Serg. G. S. Hambleton
J. S. Walter Capt. Oliver Mumford Channing Brinton L. M. Groff
J. J. Jackson ADGT D. L. Sanders M. H. Pinkerton Capt. H. G. Durnall
George Knee Robert Holmes R. J. Maxwell Elijah Brittinger
Lieut. W. F. Roberts Capt. W. D. Roberts Serg. J. T. Hunter
Serg. E. Siverd E. R. Buckman
[Civil War Battles]
Bull Run Gettysburg Fredericksburg Antietam
Chancellorsville Chaplin Hills Mechanicsburg Chickamauga
Commemorating the students and faculty of
Millersville State Normal School
who served their nation in the Civil War
1861-1865
Dedicated November 1, 1867
Rededicated November 11, 2002
Erected 1867 by Millersville State Normal School.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education
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Location. 39° 59.915′ N, 76° 21.286′ W. Memorial is in Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of George Street and McCollough Street, on the left when traveling north on George Street. Memorial is near the McNairy Library, on the Millersville University campus. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9 North George Street, Millersville PA 17551, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Main (a few steps from this marker); Millersville University (within shouting distance of this marker); Flowering Dogwood (within shouting distance of this marker); Founders of Millersville University (within shouting distance of this marker); Tulip Tree (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dutcher Hall (about 300 feet away); Saucer Magnolia (about 300 feet away); Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millersville.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025
2. Civil War Memorial Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025
3. Civil War Memorial Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025
4. Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025
5. Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025
6. Civil War Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 12, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
