Near Mt Pleasant in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
A Memorial to Civil War
1861-1865
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026
1. A Memorial to Civil War Marker
Participants 2,213,000
Deaths in service 346,000
Last veteran died Aug. 2, 1956 Age 109
Confederate Forces
Participants 1,000,000
Deaths in service 133,821
Last veteran died March 16, 1958 age 112
Tree 5
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 10.086′ N, 79° 27.859′ W. Memorial is near Mt Pleasant, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Pennsylvania Route 982 0.3 miles north of Alice Road, on the right when traveling north. Location is near the south entrance to Fairview Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2197 PA-982, Mount Pleasant PA 15666, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Norvelt Honor Roll (approx. 3.3 miles away); Norvelt (approx. 3.4 miles away); Standard Shaft Mine and Coke Works (approx. 3.7 miles away); Transportation (approx. 4 miles away); Arts & Culture (approx. 4 miles away); Industry (approx. 4 miles away); A History of Glass (approx. 4 miles away); The Story of Penn Park (approx. 4 miles away).
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026
2. A Memorial to Civil War Marker and Tree
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
