Suffield Civil War Monument - Suffield, CT
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N 41° 58.937 W 072° 39.081
18T E 694569 N 4650477
A granite statue of a Union soldier on the Suffield Town Green.
Waymark Code: WMCA5B
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2011
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The pedestal and figure for this 23 foot high Barre (VT) granite monument was designed and supplied by the Stephen Maslen Corporation of Hartford, CT. The cost was $2,700. The dedication took place on October 17, 1888. It is centrally located on the town green at the intersection of Main Street (Route 159) and Mountain Road (Route 168).
The figure is holding his rifle vertically while facing south; to where many of the important battles of the Civil War took place. Around the base of the figure is a somewhat unusual band of stars.
The monument is dedicated to those from Suffield who died in Civil War service.
Inscribed on the front panel of the pedestal:
SUFFIELD
ERECTS THIS MEMORIAL
IN HONOR OF
HER CITIZEN SOLDIERS,
WHO DIED
SERVING THEIR COUNTRY,
THAT THE UNION
MIGHT BE PRESERVED.
1861 - 65.
In raised letters recessed in the granite band above the panels are the following:
{South Side}
1888
{East Side}
SHARPSBURG
{underneath}
a list of 31 names, with units
{North Side}
FT. WAGNER
{underneath}
Seal of Connecticut
West Side
ANDERSONVILLE
{underneath}
raised cannon in recessed circle
Date Installed or Dedicated: 10/17/1888
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Town of Suffield
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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