Massachusetts Memorial - Winchester National Cemetery, VA
Posted by: jiggs11
N 39° 11.016 W 078° 09.394
17S E 745600 N 4341003
Monument to those from Massachusetts who died in the Shenandoah Valley campaigns during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMRXRG
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2016
Views: 4
Impressive monument erected by the State of Massachusetts honouring those from Massachusetts who died in the Shenandoah Valley campaigns between 1861 and 1865.
The monument features a Union soldier on the march, atop a granite base. The front features a bronze marker. Marker texts reads:
To The Valor
Of The Sons Of
Massachusetts
Who Gave Their Lives
For The Union
In The
Shenandoah Valley
1861-1865
Sides of the base include markers listing the various Infantry Regiments and Artillery units from Massachusetts
The rear has "Massachusetts" Outlined in the granite.
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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