Manchester Township near York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2015
1. Civil War Memorial
Defenders of the Union
1861-5
United States Hospital,
Established at York.
1862.
The dead here interred
were soldiers of the
Union from sixteen states
who died in hospital,
at their homes or
on battle fields.
[Flag pole] Donated to the
Woman's Relief Corps No. 86
Auxiliary to the
Grand Army of the Republic
by York Lodge No. 148
Loyal Order of Moose
York, Pennsylvania.
May 30th 1926.
Erected 1874 by Ladies Aid Society and Citizens of York.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries, and the The Grand Army of the Republic series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1891.
Location. 39° 58.396′ N, 76° 43.968′ W. Memorial is near York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is in Manchester Township. It can be reached from North George Street. Memorial is in Prospect Hill Cemetery, about 500 feet NNW of the George Street entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 700 N George St, York PA 17404, United States of America.
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Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. 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: Prospect Hill Soldiers' Lot (a few steps from this marker); Daniel Kraber / Cassandra Small Morris / Charles A. Morris (a few steps from this marker); Henry Bayler / Sarah Ann Bayler (a few steps from this marker); David Small / Margaret Duncan Fish / Henry L. Fisher / Henrietta Yocum (within shouting distance of this marker); Murray Cross / Unknown Soldier (within shouting distance of this marker); Philip Livingston (within shouting distance of this marker); Margaret Duncan Beitzel / Jacob Horlebein (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Michael P. Small / Hugh Whiteford McCall / James A. Stable
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2015
2. Civil War Memorial Dedication
Also see . . . Prospect Hill Cemetery, York PA. Cemetery website homepage (Submitted on April 13, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2015
3. Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2015
4. Civil War Memorial
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5. Civil War Memorial Sponsors
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6. Civil War Memorial Flag Pole
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7. Civil War Memorial Statue
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8. Civil War Memorial Cannon Maker's Mark
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9. Civil War Memorial
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10. Civil War Memorial in Soldiers Lot
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on April 13, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
