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Salmon Brook in Granby in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Granby Civil War Monument

 
 
Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
1. Civil War Monument
Inscription.
(South side)
(Upper)

Col. Richard E. Holcomb June 14, 1863
Surg. W. Horatio Goddard Aug. 18, 1963
8, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf.
Henry Saunders May 17, 1862
Lafayette Tillotson Sept. 17, 1862
10, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf.
Cyrus R. Bunnell Dec. 30, 1862
Edwin W. Jones Aug. 29, 1864
Geo. W. Terrill July 29, 1864
Lugene Wilcox Dec. 28, 1862
13, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf.
Lyman U. Church Aug. 14, 1862
25, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf.
Linus E. Webster April 25, 1863

(Middle)

ANDERSONVILLE

(Lower):

This monument is erected by voluntary contributions, in commemoration of the brave men from the Town of Granby, who laid down their lives for the Union in the War of the Great Rebellion.
Erected July 4, 1868.
"They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more."

(East side)

(Upper)

16, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf.
Roswell M. Allen Dec. 28, 1862
Leland O Barlow Oct 9 1864
Franklin Clark May 29 1865
Ebenezer S Emerson Feb 14 1865
Asher A Holcomb Aug 30, 1864
Lewis M Holcomb May 26, 1865
Alden Messenger July 30, 1864
Robert P. Morgan Sept 24, 1862
29, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf. Col'd.
Austin Goodman May 24, 1864
Geo. F. Sands Mar. 24, 1865
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W. Thompson April 28, 1865
Ira Way

(Middle)

PETERSBURG

(Lower)

Faithful Unto Death

(North side)
(Upper)
27, Regt. Mass. Vols. Inf.
Joseph W. Roberts May 16, 1864
34, Regt. Mass. Vols. Inf.
Diedric Day Aug 5, 1865
46, Regt. Mass. Vols. Infs.
11, Regt. U.S. Art. Col'd.
Henry Elkey
Geo. Elkey

Invalid Corps
Milo J. Holcomb Jan. 8, 1865
16, Regt. N.Y. Vols. Inf.
William Weed Jan. 15, 1865

(Middle)

COLD HARBOR

(Lower)

"Death is swallowed up in Victory"

*West side)

(Upper)

30. Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf. Col'd.
Leonard Percy Sept. 7, 1861
1. Regt. Conn. Vols. Art.
Albertus Case Jan. 22, 1865
James H. Dibble Aug. 16, 1864
Francis L. Smith May 3, 1865
2. Regt. Conn. Vols. Art.
Lorenzo K. LeMoin June 1, 1864
1. Battery Conn. Vols. Light Art.
James Hayes July 18, 1862
Frederick A. Pettibone May 4, 1862

Algernon S. Griswold Jan. 12, 1862

(Middle)

SHARPSBURG

(Lower)

"They that sow in tears shall reap in joy."

Restoration and Rededication

Restored through the generosity
of
The Townspeople
South Side image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
2. South Side
and friends of Granby
Rededicated November 10, 2002
Civil War Monument Restoration Committee
Shannon-Shattuck Post 182 American Legion
Salmon Brook Historical Society
These Granby, Ct. soldiers also died in the Civil War
Connecticut Adjutants-General Publication 1889
Thomas B. Holcomb 1st Cav Reg Army
Dennis Hoy 1st Regt Conn Vols Hvy Art
William Hunter 7th Regt Conn Vols Inf
Duwaine Brown 8th Regt Conn Vols Inf
John Rapp 11th Regt Conn Vols Inf
Woodruff Hoskins 14th Regt Conn Vols Inf
Stephen D. Kittle 14th Regt Conn Vols Inf
Edward Freeman 29th Regt Conn Vols Inf Col'd

 
Erected 1868.
 
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 25, 1863.
 
Location. 41° 57.217′ N, 72° 47.333′ W. Marker is in Granby, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in Salmon Brook. Marker is at the intersection of Salmon Brook Street (U.S. 202) and East Granby Street (State Route 20), on the right when traveling north on Salmon Brook Street. Monument is located in a small park at the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Granby CT 06035, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veteran's Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial
South Side image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
3. South Side
(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Original First Congregational Church Meetinghouse (about 600 feet away); Granby Veterans Wall (approx. half a mile away); Granby (approx. half a mile away); Lost Acres Fire Dept. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Second First Congregational Church Meetinghouse (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lake Basile (approx. 2˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Granby.
 
East Side image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
4. East Side
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5. East Side
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6. North Side
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7. North Side
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8. West Side
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9. West Side
Detail Showing Sculptor Name image. Click for full size.
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10. Detail Showing Sculptor Name
Civil War Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
11. Civil War Monument Marker
Civil War Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
12. Civil War Monument Marker
Civil War Monument restoration plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2012
13. Civil War Monument restoration plaque
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,020 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on June 7, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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