A 6' high bronze figure of a uniformed Union standard bearer is holding a 4' by 6' flag by a pole held in his raised right hand. The flag pole is supported by a holder that the soldier wears over his left shoulder and across his chest. A pack is on his back and sheathed sword hangs from the soldier's left hip. The soldier is walking with his left leg forward.
The soldier stands in a bronze plinth on top of a 12' granite base. The base has two parts. A 4' square by 10' high granite shaft tapers as it rises. The shaft is surrounded by a 2' high 10' square granite base. The base has three small steps and flanked with cannons on each side. Plaques with the names of fallen soldiers are located on each upper surface of the lower base.
The Standard Bearer Monument honors the war dead of the 124th Regiment of the New York State Volunteers. It was created by Theo Ruggles Kitson and dedicated on September 5, 1907. The four bronze plaques on the lower base contain the names of 249 men who died during the Civil War. The monument was renovated in 2007 by Orange County, to celebrate its centennial, at a cost of $80,000.
The front of the shaft has a bronze plaque which hs the dedication. It is inscribed:
ERECTED BY
HON. THOMAS M. BRADLEY, M.C.
IN MEMORY OF HIS COMRADES
OF THE 124TH NEW YORK INFANTRY
WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
PRESENTED BY
COLONEL CHARLES H. WEYGANT
IN THE NAME OF THE DONOR AND THE REGIMENT
TO THE PEOPLE OF ORANGE COUNTY
ACCEPTED FOR THE PEOPLE BY
JOHN J.E. HARRISON, CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ORANGE COUNTY,
AND BY CAPTAIN ROBERT B. HOCK,
PRESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE OF GOSHEN
SEPTEMBER 5, 1907
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"STAND BY THE FLAG! IMMORTAL HEROES BORE IT
THROUGH SULPHUROUS SMOKE, DEEP MOAT, AND ARMED DEFENCE;
AND THEIR IMPERIAL SHADES STILL HOVER O'ER IT.
A GUARD CELESTIAL FROM OMNIPOTENCE."
The plaque on the front of the base is inscribed:
DIED FOR THE UNION
COLONAL A. VAN HORN ELLIS BVT. BRIG. GEN. U.S.V.
MAJOR JAMES CROMWELL HOSPITAL STEWARD ISAAC ELLISON
COMPANY A
LIEUT. CHARLES T. CRESSY
SERG. PETER L. WOOD
CORP. HENRY ARCULARIUS
DANIEL ACKERMAN
JOSEPH BROWNLEY
JAMES G. GILES
SAMUEL CLARK
ISAAC L. CONKLIN
JAMES L. JOHNSON
JOHN H. JUDSON
THOMAS KELLEY
LIEUT. JONATHAN T. BIRDSALL
SERG. PETER H. ROSE
CORP. JACOB LENT
GEORGE MASON
CHARLES McVEIGH
WILLIAM O'DELL
JOHN POLHAMUS
SAMUEL POTTER
FRANK RHINEFIELD
JOHN ROBINSON
JACOB WILSON
cOMPANY B
1ST SERG. CHAS. A. WHEELER
CORP. ELISHA B. BENJAMIN
CORP. ROBERT W. GARDNER
DANIEL BABCOCK
GEORGE BOON
MARTIN V. CAMPBELL
JOHN N. CAREY
MATTHEW CRAWLEY
JOHN W. GARRISON
JOHN GLANZ
WILLIAM HAMILTON
ROBERT J. HOLLAND
EDWARD N. LAIN
SERG. WILLIAM VALENTINE
CORP. GEORGE SHAWCROSS
CORP. HENRY O. SMITH
WILLIAM LAMOREAUX
W. DEWITT MILLSPAUGH
SAMUEL SHULTZ
WILLIAM SLAUSON
STEPHEN L. SMITH
WILLIAM SNYDER
HARRISON H. STORMS
JOHN VAN HOUTEN
ALFRED YOUMANS
The plaque on the top of the left side of the base is inscribed:
COMPANY C
CAPTAIN WILLIAM STILLMAN,-DIED COLONEL 26TH U.S.C.T.
CAPTAIN JAMES FINNEGAN
COLOR SERG. THOMAS FOLEY
COLOR SERGT. CHAS. CHATFIELD
CORP. DANIEL O'HARA
JAMES H. BARNES
THOMAS M. BROOKS
STEPHEN W. BROWN
JAMES CURRY
SAMUEL DODGE
GEORGE DOLD
HENRY DRILLING
CHARLES P.F. FISHER
BENJAMIN F. FLAGG
SERG. JOHN W. FOLEY
CORP. ANDREW M. BOYD
CORP. WILLIAM R. OWEN
ROBERT H. FOLEY
CHARLES H. GOODSELL
HENRY HOFFMAN
GEORGE G. KING
FREDERICK R. LAMOREAUX
ISIAH RUMSEY
ROBERT RUSH
JAMES D. TILTON
JAMES A. WARD
DAVID L. WESTCOTT
COMPANY D
SERG. JOHN COWDREY, JR.
SERG. WILLIAM E. HYATT
CORP. FRANCIS A. BENEDICT
CORNELIUS ALLISON
DAVID D. BARRETT
CHARLES E. BENEDICT
JAMES H. BERTHOLF
JOSEPH S. BROOKS
JOEL H. BROWN
JESSENIAH DOLSON
JOHN EDWARDS
ISAAC GARRISON
CHARLES GORDON
JOHN S. GRAY
JOHN HALL
JOHN W. LEEPER
MICHAEL McMORRIS
JAMES PEMBERTON
THOMAS P. POWELL
JOSEPH B. ROY
JAMES RYERSON
JOHM A. TRAVIS
ZOPHER WILSON
COMPANY E
SERG. JOHN J. SCOTT
CORP. WILLIAM G. DAILEY
CORP. GEORGE C. GODFREY
CORP. WILLIAM H. HOWELL
LEWIS W. BAXTER
WILLIAM L. DOUGHERTY
ISAAC FERGUSON
JONATHAN FORCE
WILLIAM FURMAN
ZEBULON HALLOCK
HEZEKIAH HARRIS
JOSIAH HARRIS
CHARLES C. HAXTON
JOSEPH H. JOHNSON
CORP. AUSTIN W. LAMOREAUX
CORP. ADAM W. MILLER
CORP. JOHN SCOTT
PHILETUS LOOMIS
WILLIAM MACKAY
JAMES E. MOORE
CHARLES NEWELL
JAMES N. PARSONS
JOHN H. SERVICE
JOHN C. STAPLES
JOHN W. TAYLOR
MILES VANCE
HORACE WHEELER
The plaque on the top of the back of the base is inscribed:
COMPANY F
CAPTAIN EDWARD J. CARMICK
1ST SERG. JOHN D. DRAKE
CORP. FRED S. BARKLEY
HENRY B. APPLEMAN
HARRY R. BRODHEAD
WILLIAM V.C. CARMER
MARTIN COVEL
ISAAC G. GILLSON
SANFORD L. GORDON
PETER A.F. HANAKA
COL. CORP. ORLANDO U. KNAPP
CORP. WILLIAM W. DECKER
WILLIAM H.H. HUNT
THOMAS JEFFREY
BERNARD F. KEAN
JOHN G. OGG
AMSEY W. QUICK
JESSE TERWILLIGER
DAVID TITSWORTH
IRA WILCOX
COMPANY G
CAPTAIN ISAAC NICOLL
SERG. ISAAC DECKER
SERG. FREDERICK F. WOOD
SERG. SANFORD T. ESTALROOK
WALTER BARTON
GRANT B. BENJAMIN
GARRETT H. BENNETT
WILLIAM CAMPBELL
WILLIAM E. CANNON
JOHN CHAMBERS
GEORGE W. COLEMAN
JOHN H.H. CONKLIN
THOMAS CORBETT
CHARLES T. CORNELIUS
WILLIAM D. DAWKINS
NELSON DE GROAT
DAVID W. DE WITT
CYRENUS GILES
WILLIAM HAWXHURST
PETER HIGGINS
ELI HUGHES
OLIVER MILLER
NAPOLEON L. ODELL
ISAAC W. PARKER
NATHAN W. PARKER
WILLIAM RAKE
JAMES ROKE
JOHN H. WHITE
JOSEPH VRADENBURGH
The plaque on the top of the right side of the base is inscribed:
COMPANY H
CAPTAIN DAVID CHRIST
LIEUT. HENRY GOWDY
1ST SERG. WILLIAM H. COX
SERG. GEORGE SUTTERS
CORP. HOWLAND W. DAVIS
CORP. CHESTER JUDSON
ANGUS CARMAN
VAN KEUREN CRIST
JAMES CRIST
JOSEPH W. DELEMATER
LYMAN FAIRCHILD
CHARLES A. FOSTER
GEORGE O. FULLER
JOHN HATCH
1ST SERG. JOHN HOWLAND
SERG. ALBERT R. RHINEHART
COLOR CORP. WM. L. FAIRCHILD
CORP. BENJAMIN DUTCHER
CORP. DAVID MOULD
WILLIAM S.M. HATCH
JAMES E. HOMAN
EDWARD HUNTER
ROBERT MACKINEY
CHARLES A. McGREGOR
CHARLES SEAMAN
WILLIAM SHELP
CHARLES TIMERSON
COMPANY I
LIEUT. MILNER BROWN
SERG. WILSON WYGANT
CORNELIUS S. ALLEN
JAMES A. BENTON
CORTLAND BODINE
JAMES E. COLLINS
JAMES COOPER
GILES CURRAN
WILLIAM EDGAR
CHARLES EDWARDS
SERG. ABRAHAM T. VANDERLYN
CORP. WILLIAM WALLACE
WILLIAM HAMILTON
DAVID HEPPEN
HENRY LOSEY
WILLIAM MOORE
JAMES PARTINGTON
WILIAM G. WARREN
WILLIAM WHAN
JOSEPH P. WIGHTMAN
GEORGE WYGANT
COMPANY K
CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. JACKSON
LIEUT. JACOB BENTON
SERG. WATSON W. RITCH
CORP. ISAAC DECKER
CORHAMEROSE S. HOLLERT
JAMES H. BRUSH
JOHN CARROL
GORDON B. COX
JAMES CRANSTON
SOLOMON DAVENPORT
SAMUEL LEWIS
JAMES T. LOSEY
1ST SERG. WINFIELD W. PARSONS
SERG. DANIEL E. WELL
CORP. WILLIAM H. FAULKNER
CORP. JOHN C. VERMILYE
ALANSON W. MILLER
NATHAN L. MULLEN
ANTHONY PRICE
GEORGE RANDALL
JOHN M. STALLIRE
GEORGE H. STEPHENS
JOHN WALLACE
The 124th New York Volunteer Infantry was raised in Orange County, NY. They were known as the "Orange Blossoms". They entered active service in September 1862 and were sent to Washington D.C., where they underwent training while serving in the defense of the Capitol. They were then transferred to the Army of the Potomac. under the command of Brigadier-General Amiel Whipple, of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, III Corps.
The 124th was involved in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and the Siege of Petersburg. They participated in the last campaign of the war, at Appomattox, and were present on at the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant by Robert E. Lee.