Sudbury Civil War Monument - Sudbury, MA
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N 42° 21.801 W 071° 24.973
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The Sudbury Civil War Monument is located in front of the Goodnow Library at 21 Concord Road in Sudbury, MA
Waymark Code: WM16GXZ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2022
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The Sudbury Civil War Monument contains a life size figure of a uniformed Union infantryman standing on a black granite base while holding his rifle vertically by the barrel with his right hand above his left hand. The 17' 6" high monument was designed and built by Badger Brothers of Quincy MA. It was funded by a $2,000 donation by Samuel B. Rogers. The monument was dedicated on May 31, 1897.
The front of the base is has a bronze plaque which is inscribed:
GIFT OF
SAMUEL B. ROGERS
MAY 30, 1897
The front od the base is inscribed:
TRIBUTE
TO THE
LOYAL SONS
OF
SUDBURY
1861-1865
A bronze plaque on the back of the monument is inscribed:
DIED IN THE SERVICE
OF
THEIR COUNTRY
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HORACE SANDERSON
JOHN FORSYTH
EDWIN S. PARMENTER
JOHN P. HUDSON
GEORGE T. DICKEY
THOMAS CORCORAN
THOMAS SMITH
CURTIS SMITH
ABEL H. DAKIN
HARTSON D. SINCLAIR
CYRUS E. BARKER