Second Massachusetts Infantry Memorial - Springfield, MA
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N 42° 06.621 W 072° 36.130
18T E 698245 N 4664810
Statue of a soldier and plaque honoring the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry's role in the war with Spain.
Waymark Code: WMC1W9
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2011
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In the middle of the triangle created by Main and Plainfield Streets in the north end of Springfield is a statue honoring the Second Massachusetts Infantry and the part they played in the Spanish-American War. The 8' high bronze sculpture of a Spanish-American War soldier hiking with his rifle resting on his right shoulder was created by Melzar Hunt Mosman. The monument was dedicated in 1906.
The bronze plaque on the front of the 10' by 10' by 10' granite base depicts the the outline of a fort with the names of the campaigns involving 2nd Massachusetts Infantry:
EL CANEY
SANTIAGO DE CUBA
Below is inscribed:
SECOND
MASSACHUSETTS
INFANTRY U.S.V.
WAR WITH SPAIN 1898
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ERECTED BY FRIENDS
OF THE REGIMENT IN
EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE
Bronze plaques on the east, north and south sides of the base contain the list of names of the members of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry.
East side plaque - list of names:
FIELD AND STAFF
MAJOR HENRY C. BOWEN SURGEON
CO. A
JOSEPH BOARDMAN
GRORGE FOREST
CO. B
HARRY J. VESPER 2ND LIEUT.
RICHARD H. BEARSE Q.M. SERG'T
PAUL J. KINGSTON WAGONER
JOHN J. MALONE
PAUL L. VESPER
CO. C
HAROLD B. WENTWORTH SERG'T
ROBERT H. DOWSE CORP'L
JOSEPH C. KING
SILAS I. MAYO
WILLIAM D. ROBERTS
ARTHUR D. STEWART
FREDRICK B. TAFT
JAMES W. WHEELET
CO. D.
EDGAR R. TRAIN Q.M. SERG'T
GEORGE A. COLLIER SERG'T
FRANK C. MATTICE SERG'T
JOSEPH BONNEVILLE
ANATONE DUGAS
CO. E
FRED A. RYDER SERG'T
HARLAND H. KNIGHT CORP'L
DANIEL L. LEONARD ARTIFICER
HENRY J. BLAKE
GEORGE A. BROOKS
ROBERT F. CLARK
HUGH J. CROWE
HUGH C. DAVIS
JAMES A. FIELD
AUGUST HALLBERG
GUT P. LAWSON
North side plaque - list of names:
CO. E
WILLIAM L. PIKE
WILLIAM H. RIVETT
CO. F
WALTER J. HICKEY
GEORGE H. HIGGINS
CO. G
PATRICK J. NOONE CORP'L
FRANCIS A. BURKE
ROBERT C. KELLY
ANDREW LITTLE
ARTHUR PACKARD
GEORGE A. RICHMOND
FRED S. STETSON
CO. H
MARVIN F. AMES CORP'L
CHARLES M. HAYE CORP'L
HARVEY RANDALL MUSICIAN
CHARLES E. BUCK
EARLE E. CLARKE
ALLIE L. FARMER
WILLIAM C. GREEN
FABIAN HAKANSON
GEORGE W. HODGINS
ALSTON D. KIMBALL
JOHN J. MOORE
JOHN M. MORAN
SILAS UNDERGRAVE
CO. I
ALFRED N. BELLEVILLE CORP'L
HARVEY R. ATKINS
FRANK E. BARBOUR
WESLIE S. BRASS
EUGENE F. COLE
HENRY C. COLLINS JR
CHARLES H. CRANSTON
JOHN R. CROWLEY
FRED S. FARNHAM
West side plaque - list of names:
CO. I
OLIVER L. LACROSSE
ALMON D. YOUNG
CO. K
WILLIAM E. PIPER CORP'L
FRANK P. JONES MUSICIAN
ARTHUR M. BURNHAM
FRANK E. MOODY
CO. L
CHARLES H. FIELD 1ST LIEUT
CHARLES E. CHAPIN SERG'T
ARCHIE C. HALE SERG'T
GEORGE M. BROOKS CORP'L
PETER J. CAMPBELL
PETER A. GREENIA
EDWARD J. LAGUE
JOSEPH M. LANOIS
TIMOTHY J. MURPHY
FRANK P. NORTON
GORGE H. PATNODE
JEREMIAH J. SULLIVAN
JOHN THYME JR
OTTO ZEIGLER
CO. M
JOHN B. STURM CORP'L
GEORGE E. WHIPPLE CORP'L
WILLIAM H. DUGGAN MUSICIAN
GEORGE W. ALDERMAN ARTIFICER
ALFRED A. THIEL WAGONER
RICHARD W. BRUCE
WILLIAM H. CROCKWELL
DAVID G. FERGUSON
JOSEPH GRAVEL JR
FRANKLIN W. MANNING
BENJAMIN RILEY
JAMES M. SMITH
Type of memorial: Monument
Location: Triangle between Main and Plainfield Streets
Public or private: Public
Who placed it?: Friends of the Regiment
When was it placed?: 1906
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