Massachusetts Monument - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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BruceS
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Civil War monument in the Baton Rouge National Cemetery placed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to honor soldiers and sailors from that state serving in the Department of the Gulf during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WM799K
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2009
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From cemetery website:
"Massachusetts Monument - A large granite monument erected in 1909 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 1908, the legislature authorized the monument in memory of the officers of the 31st and 41st Infantry and the men from Massachusetts who lost their lives in the Department of the Gulf during the Civil War. It was constructed by J. N. White and Sons of first-class Quincy monumental granite at a cost of $5,000. The eagle, Massachusetts seal, etc., are made of bronze."
The monument is inscribed:
Massachusetts
In Memory Of
The officers and men of the Federal Army and Navy from Massachusetts who lost their lives in the Department of the Gulf during the Civil War
1861- 1865
Organizations
That Served In the Department
4th Infantry
26th Infantry 47th Infantry
30th Infantry 48th Infantry
31st Infantry 49th Infantry
38th Infantry 50th Infantry
41st Infantry 52nd Infantry
42nd Infantry 53rd Infantry
2nd Light Battery 7th Light Battery
4th Light Battery 12th Light Battery
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15th Light Battery