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A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served

 
 
A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 18, 2010
1. A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served
east side
Inscription.
A memorial
to the soldiers who served
faithfully and honorably
in the Civil War
1861 – 1865

Erected by a Comrade
Major Walter Burnham

Buried in this cemetery
Burnham Walter • Barden Jesse A. • Bolles Andrew J. • Brague Edward F. • Cable Alfred • Cogswell Robert • Cogswell Watson • Commerford John • Ferris Harrison • Glover Julius A. • Hamlin John M. • Hamlin Lewis • Hatch Alfred • Hoxley Hubert D. • Hull Edward • Mallory Truman N. • McCan George • Taylor J. Minor • Taylor Seth N. • Tomlinson Ronulus • Tyrrell Luther A. • Whittlesey Alfred N. • Wright David V.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
 
Location. 41° 40.436′ N, 73° 21.139′ W. Memorial is in Washington in Northwest Hills Region, Connecticut. It is in New Preston. It is on Baldwin Hill Road 0.1 miles south of New Milford Turnpike (U.S. 202), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 261 Baldwin Hill Rd, New Preston Marble Dale CT 06777, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Connecticut’s Berkshire Foothills and in the Litchfield Hills. 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 Litchfield County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington (approx. 2.8 miles away); Washington World War I Memorial
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(approx. 2.8 miles away); Washington Veterans Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Gunn Memorial Library (approx. 3.7 miles away); Warren (approx. 4.8 miles away); Warren Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Dedicated To All Veterans (approx. 6.7 miles away); Site of Methodist Church (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.
 
A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 18, 2010
2. A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served
west side
A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mardi Campbell, June 27, 2010
3. A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served Marker
A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 18, 2010
4. A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served
A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 18, 2010
5. A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served
Gravestones near the Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mardi Campbell, June 27, 2010
6. Gravestones near the Memorial
A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William C Moore III, August 16, 2024
7. A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served Marker
Beautiful sunset for a remarkable cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,290 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   3. submitted on August 3, 2010, by Mardi Campbell of Austin, Texas.   4, 5. submitted on March 27, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   6. submitted on August 3, 2010, by Mardi Campbell of Austin, Texas.   7. submitted on September 4, 2024, by William C Moore III of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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