Sgt. Alonzo P. Stinson - Portland, ME
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neoc1
N 43° 39.788 W 070° 15.060
19T E 399136 N 4835218
The grave of Sgt. Alonzo P. Stinson, who was killed during the Civil War at the First Battle of Bull Run, is located in Eastern Cemetery near the corner of Congress and Montfort Streets in Portland ME.
Waymark Code: WM10K10
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2019
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A 12' high granite monument, designed by George E. Brown and sculpted by the Hawkes Brothers, marks the grave of Sgt. Alonzo P. Stinson. The monument contains a bronze medallion with the portrait of Sgt. Alonzo P. Stinson, a bronze plaque, and is topped with a sculpture of a bedroll.
The bronze plaque is inscribed:
ALONZO P STINSON
THIRD SERGEANT COMPANY H
FIFTH REGIMENT
MAINE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
AGED 19 YEARS
KILLED AT THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN
JUNE 21 ST 1861
SERGEANT STINSON WAS THE FIRST
VOLUNTEER SOLDIER FROM
PORTLAND
TO GIVE HIS LIFE FOR
THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION
IN THE CIVIL WAR
THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED BY THE
SURVIVORS OF COMPANY H
PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF PORTLAND
JULY 4 TH 1908
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