Allen Infantry Memorial - Allentown, Pennsylvania - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

The memorial has a statue of a Union soldier standing on a base.  The soldier is dressed in a long overcoat with a cape.  He is holding his rifle by its barrel with both hands with its butt resting on ground between his feet.  His cap is on the ground behind him.  On the side of the base are two plaques with information about the battles the company participated in and the roll of members of the company.   On the front of the base is a plaque inscribed:

Erected
1917
To Commemorate
The
Patriotism And Courage
Of The
Officers and Men
Of
Allen Infantry
Allentonw, PA
Who With Four Other Companies
Of Pennsylvania Militia
April 18, 1861
Rushed To the Defense
Of The
National Capital
And Became The
FIRST DEFENDERS
 

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