Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
A Union soldier stands on top of a square granite pedestal, which is located just inside the Main Street entrace to Forest Lawn Cemetery. Several inscriptions are on the base of the pedestal and are as follows:
Front: "This monument honors the soldiers and sailors buried here, who fought to save the Union, 1861-1865."
Right Side: "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. One country one flag."
Left Side: "The penalty of treason is death. No North no South. The Union is forever."
Back: "By the Erie County Burial Association, of the 'Grand Army of the Republic'"

Alongside and behind the monument are four cannons with a small pile of cannonballs in front. Surrounding the monument are the gravesites of many many Civil War veterans.

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1881 Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Grand Army of the Republic Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union Rating (1-5): Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Related Website: Not listed

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