Memorial to Cayuga County Soldiers and Sailors - Auburn, NY
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A monument honoring the soldiers and sailors from Cayuga County who served in the Civil War is located south of the City Hall building in Auburn, NY
Waymark Code: WMMM81
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2014
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An 8' by 4' bronze relief sculpture by Raymond Averill Porter is in the center of a 16' by 7' by 4' granite exedra. The sculpture depicts Civil War soldiers marching, each with a rifle over their right shoulder. On each side of sculpture are carved eagles perched on globes. Bronze plaques with the emblem of the G.A.R. are on each end of the exedra. The monument was erected in 1920.
The front of the base is inscribed in raised bronze letters:
MEMORIAL
TO
CAYUGA COUNTY SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
OF THE
CIVIL WAR
1861 1865
On a copper plaque attached to the rear of the monument is the inscription :
1861 1865
THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED
IN HONOR OF THE OFFICERS
AND MEN WHO SERVED THEIR
COUNTRY IN THE CIVIL WAR IN
THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS
FORMED IN CAYUGA COUNTY
19TH REGIMENT NEW YORK INFANTRY
3RD NEW YORK LIGHT ARTILLERY
75TH REGIMENT NEW YORK INFANTRY
1ST N.Y.INDEPENDENT BATTER-COWAN'S
111TH REGIMENT NEW YORK INFANTRY
9TH N.Y.HEAVY ARTILLERY (138TH N.Y INF.)
160TH REGIMENT NEW YORK INFANTRY
193RD REGIMENT NEW YORK INFANTRY
AND ALL OTHER CAYUGA COUNTY
CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS