Colchester in New London County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Colchester Soldiers Monument

By Michael Herrick, October 13, 2016

1. Colchester Soldiers Monument

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Colchester
Honors Its Dead
Who Fell
In The War
For The Union
1861-5. (north side ) Erected
Sept. 17.
1875. ( west side )
Roll of Honor Capt. C.W. Cook · Lt. M.A. Taintor · A.M. Fox · John Morgan · Ja’s Elderman · Sidney Valentine · Frank Wright · Wm. Alger · Ja’s Crawford · G.H. Gott · Giles James · C.J. Williams · C.A. Beckwith · S.H. Gillette · John Fitzgerald · Thom. Marrow · J.R. Shaylor · T.C. Lombard · Geo. Evans · Frank Beckwith · Henry Scholl · S.E. Stewart

( east side )
Roll of Honor Capt. Chas. Doyle · W.H. Douglass · H.C. Rogers · John Hemar · C.E. James · Sherman Valentine · C.S. Arnold · Timothy O’Connell · Ralph Allyn · Cha’s Bangston · Horatio Crandall · Thom. Kinney · C.F. Sheriden · D.L. Adams · F.M. Carver · J.H. Miner · C.R. Buell · A.B. Neal · Geo. Riley · O.A. Gillette · C.H. Potter · R.F. Harvey

Erected 1875.

Topics. This historical marker monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location.

By Michael Herrick, October 13, 2016

2. Colchester Soldiers Monument

( north side )

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41° 34.525′ N, 72° 19.918′ W. Marker is in Colchester, Connecticut, in New London County. Marker is on Main Street near Norwich Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located on the Colchester Town Green. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Colchester CT 06415, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Colchester World War I Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colchester World War II - Korean Conflict Monument (about 400 feet away); Colchester Vietnam Veterans Monument (about 400 feet away); Colchester (about 500 feet away); Hebron (approx. 6 miles away); Missionary Society of Connecticut (approx. 6 miles away); Observation Post 52 (approx. 6.1 miles away); Comstock Covered Bridge (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colchester.

By Michael Herrick, October 13, 2016

3. Colchester Soldiers Monument

( west side )

By Michael Herrick, October 13, 2016

4. Colchester Soldiers Monument

( east side )

By Michael Herrick, October 13, 2016

5. Colchester Soldiers Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 20, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.