Easton in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lafayette College Civil War Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2019

1. Lafayette College Civil War Memorial Dedication

Inscription.

These
Died For
The Union

1861-1865

Class of 1836
Richard A. Oakford
Sidney M. Layton

Class of 1837
Daniel J. Carey

Class of 1840
Horatio S. Howell

Class of 1852
Walter Scott Briggs

Class of 1856
Robert M. M^c Cormick

Class of 1859
Joseph Castles

Class of 1860
John R. Hilton

Class of 1861
William H. Alexander
Edward S. Carrell
Luther Davis
Roswell S. Parker

Class of 1862
John M. Annan
Robert M. Mann

Class of 1863
John H. Buckley

Class of 1864
Henry B. Howell

Erected by Lafayette College Alumni Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 41.78′ N, 75° 12.57′ W. Marker is in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. Monument is on the Lafayette College campus, at the top of the College Hill stairway starting from Bushkill Drive and College Avenue, and visible when driving north on 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Easton PA 18042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lafayette College Gateway (within shouting distance of this marker); Establishing a College at Easton (within

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shouting distance of this marker); The Confluence of Campus and Community (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Easton's Electric Railway (about 500 feet away); Astronomical Observatory (about 600 feet away); Sullivan's Campaign (about 600 feet away); The First Triangulation Station and Benchmark (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easton.

Also see . . . Commemorative Address (Prof. Henry T. Lee, 1867). (Submitted on July 2, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Lafayette College Civil War Memorial Honored Dead image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2019

2. Lafayette College Civil War Memorial Honored Dead

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2019

3. Lafayette College Civil War Memorial Honored Dead

Lafayette College Civil War Memorial Sponsor image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2019

4. Lafayette College Civil War Memorial Sponsor

Lafayette College Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2019

5. Lafayette College Civil War Memorial

Looking south, with 3rd Street and downtown Easton visible in the distance

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 2, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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