In Honor of the Boys in Blue - Waterloo, NY
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neoc1
N 42° 54.310 W 076° 52.007
18T E 347605 N 4751974
A Civil War monument in honor of the "Boys in Blue" is located opposite Park Street on the northeast part of Lafayette Park in Waterloo, NY.
Waymark Code: WMMK8C
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2014
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A 4' granite stele sits on a 1' high granite base and is flanked by two identical 3.5' high granite figures of a Union soldier. The soldier is dressed in Civil War uniform with visored cap and belt inscribed with the initials, US. The soldier has a kit on his belt and a kit on his left side that hangs from a strap over his right shoulder. He is holding a rifle by the barrel, left hand over right, with the butt of the rifle outside the left leg.
The front of the granite stele is inscribed:
In Honor Of
The Boys In Blue
Who Fought In
The Civil War
1861 - 1865
Lest We Forget
A brass plate on the back of the monument is inscribed:
Dedicated to the Boys in Blue
1861 - 1865
by
The Allied Orders of the G.A.R.
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Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic
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Womens Relief Corps
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Daughters of Union Veterans
of the Civil War
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Auxiliary to the
Sons off Union Veterans