Painted Post in Steuben County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Civil War Memorial

1861 - 1865

— Grand Army of the Republic —

Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 18, 2015

1. Civil War Memorial

Inscription.

To the Soldier Dead of
the Town of Erwin
Erected A.D. 1913
Their deeds are held
in grateful memory

Infantry
23rd. N.Y. — 112th. N.Y.
74th. N.Y. — 141st. N.Y.
86th. N.Y. — 161st. N.Y.
107th. N.Y. — 179th. N.Y.

Cavalry
6th. N.Y. — 10th. N.Y.

Artillery
20th. N.Y.

50th. N.Y. Engineers

16th. Veteran Reserve Corps

Erected 1913.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 42° 9.523′ N, 77° 5.56′ W. Marker is in Painted Post, New York, in Steuben County. It is at the intersection of Hamilton Street (New York State Route 417) and Chemung Street, on the left when traveling north on Hamilton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: East corner of the Village Square, Painted Post NY 14870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Painted Post Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Village of Painted Post Comeback '72 Urban Renewal Project (about 400 feet away); The First Baptist Church of Painted Post (about 500 feet away); Treaty of Painted Post (about 600 feet away); Benjamin Patterson Inn (approx. 1.6 miles away); Clinton-Sullivan and the Iroquois (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Painted Post.

Civil War Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 18, 2015

2. Civil War Memorial Dedication

Civil War Memorial Infantry Honor Roll image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 18, 2015

3. Civil War Memorial Infantry Honor Roll

Civil War Memorial Cavalry - Artillery Honor Roll image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 18, 2015

4. Civil War Memorial Cavalry - Artillery Honor Roll

Civil War Memorial Engineers - V.R.C. Honor Roll image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 18, 2015

5. Civil War Memorial Engineers - V.R.C. Honor Roll

Civil War Memorial Cannon Tubes image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 18, 2015

6. Civil War Memorial Cannon Tubes

Civil War Memorial Cannonball Base image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 18, 2015

7. Civil War Memorial Cannonball Base

Cannonballs have disappeared

Civil War Memorial Cannon Muzzle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 18, 2015

8. Civil War Memorial Cannon Muzzle

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 18, 2015

9. Civil War Memorial Cannon Muzzle

Civil War Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 18, 2015

10. Civil War Memorial Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on November 29, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.