Sunbury in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Northumberland Civil War Memorial
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015
1. Northumberland Civil War Memorial
Inscription.
Northumberland Civil War Memorial. . , West Side , Give them the meed they have won in the past , Give them the honors their merits forecast , Give them the chaplets they won in the strife , Give them the laurels they lost with their life.
South side , Erected to the , Memory of the gallant soldiers , of Northumberland County , who fell in the , battles of the Great Rebellion
East Side , Corner stone laid , May 30, 1874 , Erected , July 4, 1879
North Side , James Cameron , of Northumberland Co. , Col. of the 79th N.Y. Cameronian Vols , fell at the head of his Regt. , at the Battle of Bull Run , July 21, 1861 , Aged 61 years.
West Side Give them the meed they have won in the past Give them the honors their merits forecast Give them the chaplets they won in the strife Give them the laurels they lost with their life.
South side Erected to the Memory of the gallant soldiers of Northumberland County who fell in the battles of the Great Rebellion
East Side Corner stone laid May 30, 1874 Erected July 4, 1879
North Side James Cameron of Northumberland Co. Col. of the 79th N.Y. Cameronian Vols fell at the head of his Regt. at the Battle of Bull Run July 21, 1861 Aged 61 years.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 51.708′ N, 76° 47.591′ W. Marker is in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. Memorial is at the intersection of Market Street and 3rd Street, in the median on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sunbury PA 17801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015
5. Northumberland Civil War Memorial North Side
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015
6. Northumberland Civil War Memorial from rear
Postcard by Valentine & Sons, Ltd., circa 1910
7. Soldiers Memorial, Cameron Park, Sunbury, Pa.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 24, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 7. submitted on October 20, 2015.
