Ridgefield in Western Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Ridgefield Veterans Monument
[ west side ]
Citizens of Ridgefield
Who Served Their Country
In the Wars of the Republic
1775 1918
Erected by the People of Ridgefield MCMXXIV
[ east side ]
Nash Isiah Nash Jacob Nash Jonathan Nash Jonathan Newman William Newton James Nichols Barrack Nickerson Eliphaz Nickerson Aaron Northrup Benajah Northrup
Gamaliel Northrup Josiah Northrup Nathaniel Northrup Daniel Olmstead David Olmstead David Olmstead Ebenezer Olmstead Enoch Olmstead Isaac Olmstead Jered Olmstead Jeremiah Olmstead Joseph Olmstead Matthew Olmstead Nehemiah Olmstead Samuel Olmstead Daniel Osborn Gamaliel Osborn Josiah Osborn James Patrick Elisha Perry Bartholomew Persons William Platt Ebenezer Price Abel Pulling Zalmon Read Stephen Remington James Resque Abraham Resseque Alexander Resseque Daniel Riggs John Roberts James Rockwell John Rockwell Silas Rockwell Thaddeus Rockwell William Rockwell John Rumsay Thomas Sagur David St. John John St. John David Scott Gideon Scott James Scott William Scott, Jr. Asa Scribner Joseph Sears Knowles Sears Sylvanus Seely Abijah Seymour Joseph Shaw Benjamin Sherwood Nehemiah Sherwood Phineas Sherwood Benjamin Smith Daniel Smith Elijah Smith Hezekiah Smith Jacob Smith Job Smith Joseph Smith Lewis Smith Nathan Smith Samuel Smith Samuel Smith 3rd James Stanton Joseph Stebbins Samuel Stebbins Thomas Stebbins Nathaniel Sterling Stephen Stillman Justus Stockham John Street Albert Stuart Thaddeus Sturgis Josiah Taylor John Thomas Joseph Trowbridge Aaron Tuttle Peter Tuttle Michael Warren Thomas Wason Eleazar Waterous Elijah Weed Jacob Weed Micajah Weeks Zophar Weeks Thaddeus Wheeler Charles White Israel White Hezekiah Whitlock Robert Whitlock Ezekiel Whitney Josiah Whitney Thomas Whitney Henry Williams Ezekiel Wilson Robert Wilson Thomas Woodbridge Solomon Wran
[ north side ]
William Bette Richard Boyle Daniel Bradley B.F. Brinkerhoff Charles F. Brown Franklin Brown James P. Brown Jefferson Brown Nehemiah Brown Michael Burke John Burns Daniel O. Burr Caleb Burt Charles Burt Francis E. Burt Stephen Burt S.C. Canfield Lawrence Carney William E. Casey Henry Coe Samuel A. Coe Joseph Compton John Cook Nathan Couch William Creedon Levi Dann Jacob L. Dauchey George Davis Hiram Davis James W. Davis Joseph P. Dayton S. Deforest Chas. Degeneres George Devins Chas. H. Dickens Clark Dickens Daniel G. Dove Hiram Dykeman Elias H. Edmonds James Enright Robert Farvour John Finch Nelson A. Gaius S. Foot Aaron Fox Casper Fox John Fry Edwin B. Gage Rhomanza Gage Selah Gage Edward Gibbons Charles Gilbert Chas. F. Gilbert Edwin B. Gilbert George Gilbert John Gilbert Smith Gilbert William Gilbert Geo. F. Godfrey S. Godfrey John H. Grannis David Gregory George Grey Fred A. Grumman Ezra S. Hall J.H. Harrington David Hendricks John W. Holmes John W. Hoyt Franklin Hubbell Silas Hull John J. Jarvis Wm. H. Jemmison Chas A. Jennings Wm. H. Jennings Frederick John Sam'l J. Johnson Horace Q. Judd Theo. Juergens Eli J. Keeler Ira S. Keeler Oscar H. Keeler Rufus Keeler Smith Keeler Henry W. Keeler J.C. Klinefelter Henry Knapp Lewis Knapp Patrick Lannon John Leary Aaron W. Lee John Lee Jort Les Michael Lloyd Andrew Lockwood Wm. H. Lockwood P.C. Lounsbury John Mcbride John Mcconnell Dennis Maher James C. Main Benjamin L. Mead Jeremiah O. Mead Rufus Mead Smith Mead Wm. M. Merritt Henry Miller Edwin Moffatt Alsop L. Monroe William Monroe James Murphy 2nd Joseph Nelson B.V. Nickerson David Northrop 2nd John Northrop Miles Oakley James P. Odell M.T. Olmstead Frank Ostman Thomas Payne Samuel S. Phelon Edwin D. Pickett Alfred Platt Charles Platt George Platt Wm. Pritchard James H. Rasco Charles B. Rascoe Amos Raymond Edwin R. Reed Patrick Regan Charles A. Rhan Alfred Ritch Jared Ritch James T, Roche John Rowley Anthony Ruff Elbert Ruggles Sidney B. Ruggles Andrew J. Searles Orrin K. Scofield John A. Scott Ebenezer Selleck Francis E. Seymour Allen Smith Andrew V.S. Smith Charles Smith Jr. David E. Smith Sherman H. Smith William Smith George W. Stevens Levi B. Stevens Irving Stone Fred L. Sturges John Thomas Charles Ulmar John A. Van Scoy John Viely John M. Walters John Ward Rufus Warren William A. Weeb Edwin P. White Jos. H. Whitlock Nephi Whitlock Hawley Williams Joseph Williams Sidney Williams Sylvester Williams Peter Wilson George L. Wood
[ south side ]
Erected 1924.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 16.526′ N, 73° 29.861′ W. Monument is in Ridgefield in Western Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 35) and Branchville Road ( Route 102), on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Ridgefield CT 06877, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is on the Connecticut Shoreline, on the Gold Coast, and in Greater Bridgeport. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Fairfield County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ridgefield's Colonial Plans (within shouting distance of this marker); The Town Common and Hauley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. Thomas Hawley House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benedict Arnold's Betrayal and Lieutenant Joshua King (about 500 feet away); The Walter Lamb Furniture Collection by Brown Jordan (about 500 feet away); Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Land Acknowledgement (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named The Walter Lamb Furniture Collection by Brown Jordan (about 700 feet away); Cecile Abish (b. 1926, New York, NY) (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgefield.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 6,257 times since then and 142 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 17, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.





