York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Soldiers and Sailors of the Late War of the Rebellion
Erected 1898.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 39° 57.428′ N, 76° 43.637′ W. Marker is in York, Pennsylvania, in York County. Marker is on West College Avenue near South Beaver Street, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: York PA 17401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Calvin C. Rice, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Penn Common (within shouting distance of this marker); American War Mothers Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Celebrating 250 Years (about 300 feet away); James Smallwood Schoolhouse (about 700 feet away); York Goes to War ~ A Community Responds (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Children's Home of York (approx. 0.2 miles away); Daniel K. Noell (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.
More about this marker. It is in Penn Commons Park, at the site of the Civil War Army hospital, facing north up Beaver Street. Its total height is approx. 50 feet. A 10 foot high marble female figure stands atop a 35 foot column. Four 7½ foot high bronze military figures surround the column facing outward at the corners of the five foot base: An officer, sword at this side; a soldier holding a rifle; a cannonier holding a tamping rod; a sailor with his briquet (sabre). On each sides of the monument are four friezes depicting an infantry engagement, a cavalry charge, a battle aboard ship, and artillery in battle. Monument is unsigned, bearing the foundry mark of Bureau Brothers and the name of the contractor, Edward Gallagher, Jr. This monument was built on the site of the Civil War military hospital (see nearby Penn Common marker for more information).
Also see . . . Pennsylvania in the American Civil War. “The city of York, Pennsylvania, [site of a large military hospital,] became the largest Northern city to be occupied by Confederate troops when Jubal A. Early’s division took control of the town in late June 1863 and extracted a ransom.” (Submitted on March 2, 2008.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,756 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on March 2, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 13. submitted on March 6, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.