Guilford Center in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Guilford Soldier's Monument

Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 17, 2012

1. Guilford Soldier's Monument

south side

Inscription. In memory of
the men Of Guilford
who fell
and in honor of those who served
the grateful town erects this monument.
That their example may spread to coming generations
Uriah N. Parmelee 1st Cav • Henry B. Bullard 1st Lt Bat • Fairfield Cook 1st Lt Bat • Samuel H. Hull 1st Lt Bat • Jonathan O. Norton 1st Lt Bat • Hezekiah Tuttle 1st Lt Bat • John L. Graham 5thc.V. • Wells Gilbert 6th C.V. • John R. Burcis 9th C.V. • Henry H. Hall 9th C.V. • Abraham Tibbals 9th C.V. • Andrew Adams 11th C.V. • Henry A. Beers 11th C.V. • Samuel B. Dunn 13th C.V. Antietam
[ east side ]
14th C. V. Wm. N. Bartlett • Joel C. Benton • R. Ward Benton • Moses C. • Nathaniel C. Clements • Henry C. Dudley • Oliver W. Evarts • Edmund I. Field • Geo. A. Foote • Richard L. Hull • Francis M. Norton • Miles O. Richardson • Francis S. Scranton • Thomas M. Scranton Gettysburg
[ north side ]
15th C. V. Lewis W. Blatchley • Joseph Coan • John N. Davis • Samuel R. Davis • Wm. H. Dolph • Benj. R. Dowd • H. Elsworth Hull • Harmon B. Johnson
16th C. V. Chas. H. Benton • Chas. A. Bishop • Joseph A. Grosvenor • Samuel

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E. Grosvenor • Wm. H. Hubbard • Chas. C. Lee • Dennis F. Nettleton Fredericksburg
[ west side ]
Douglass Fowler &Nbsp 7th C.V. • Patrick Cox &Nbsp 20th C.V. • John Norton &Nbsp 21st C.V. • Richard H. Fowler &Nbsp 27th C.V. • Samuel Fowler &Nbsp 27th C.V. • Joel C. Parmelee &Nbsp 27th C.V. • Harvey S. Welton &Nbsp 27th C.V. • Abraham Jackson &Nbsp 29th C.V. • Alexander Peterson &Nbsp 30th C.V. • Toby Trout &Nbsp 30th C.V. • Chas. Tucker &Nbsp 2nd Heavy Art. • Joel E. Benton &Nbsp 14th U.S. • Henry W. Wright &Nbsp 54th Mass. V. Port Royal

Erected 1887.

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

Location. 41° 16.972′ N, 72° 40.909′ W. Monument is in Guilford in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Guilford Center. It is at the intersection of Whitfield Street and Boston Street, on the right when traveling north on Whitfield Street. Located on the Guilford Green. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Guilford CT 06437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Connecticut

Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 17, 2012

2. Guilford Soldier's Monument

south side

River Valley,

on the Connecticut Shoreline,

and in Greater New Haven.

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 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: Soldiers' Monument on the Guilford Green (within shouting distance of this marker); The Guilford Green as a Common (within shouting distance of this marker); Lighting on the Guilford Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Size of the Guilford Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Guilford Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Guilford Korean War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Guilford (within shouting distance of this marker); Guilford Fair on the Green (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guilford.

More about this monument.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 17, 2012

3. Guilford Soldier's Monument

east side

Per another nearby historical marker: "The pedestal's cornerstone, made of Leete's Island pink granite, was laid on Memorial Day 1877. Fundraising for the statue continued until 1887, when it was finally dedicated.
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Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 17, 2012

4. Guilford Soldier's Monument

north side

Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 17, 2012

5. Guilford Soldier's Monument

west side

Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 17, 2012

6. Guilford Soldier's Monument

Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 17, 2012

7. Guilford Soldier's Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2012. This page has been viewed 1,195 times since then and 78 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2025. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 30, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.