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WAR OF THE REBELLION
1861-1865
¦Monuments are the grappling irons that bind one generation to another." — Joubert.

COLLECTED AND ARRANGED
BY
ALFRED S, ROE
Commandei, Grand Army of the Republic, Depattment of Massachusetts
1908-1909

WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING COMPANY, STATE PRINTERS
BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS 1910

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The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle field and patriot
grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell
the chorus of the Union when again touched, as they surely will be, by the better
angels of our nature. — Absaham Lincoln.

PKEFAOE

In the many j-ears succeeding the war, the question has often arisen,
" Has such a city or town anything to commemorate the struggle which
cost the nation so much in blood and treasure ? " No immediate answer
has been possible thus far. The material for complete information has
long been ia existence, but, until the present collection was made, nothing
was known of the many municipalities of the Commonwealth, save as
direct inquiry was made.
A man travelling through Massachusetts and seeing in so many cities
and villages the towering shaft, dedicated to the memory of the patriotic
dead, naturally thinks that almost every division of the old Bay State has
some kind of a memento of the far-off war times; but closer observation
and more extended searching reveal the fact that above one hundred
Massachusetts towns have, as yet, nothing to indicate a memory of the
sacrifices that nearly rived the nation almost fifty years ago. Still, the
record is a proud one, since the excess over one memorial is so great in
many of the larger towns and in the cities that there is an easy average
of more than a single tribute for every one of the three hundred and
fifty-four parts into which the Commonwealth is divided. The cost of
monument or other memento varies greatly, ranging from the $150,000
memorial on Boston Common downward to the humble record placed upon
the inner wall of a rustic town hall, at an expense of $50 or less.
This compilation is made with a full consciousness that it will not
meet with the approval of the Universal Peace Society, to which all
histories and memories of wars are anathema; at the same time the scars
of the terrible strife are so very fresh and visible that, so long as a sur
vivor of the Civil War remains, the people must think and talk about it.
To satisfy a natural curiosity as to how much the Commonwealth has
done in this direction, when and in what way it was accomplished, this
collection was made.
It has been no easy task. At first, in October, 1908, circulars were
sent to every Grand Army Post in the State, and, where no Post existed,
to the town clerk. To the first series of circulars about one hundred

b PREFACE.
replies, more or less explicit, were received. To the second series about
the same proportion of answers was made. Then followed a long period
of letter writing, with urgent requests for immediate returns. Sometimes
the same town was besought, through its ofiicers or leading citizens, five
or six times, until, at last, success followed in some shape from every
portion of Massachusetts, except in the case of a single town, and that,
too, not so far from the Hub ofthe Universe, — one possessing a beautiful
tablet in its public library. This town the compiler visited in person
and thus secured the facts he had written for in vain.
Gen. Eobert E. Lee, the distinguished leader of the Confederate
armies, is said to have uttered these remarkable words, " The memorials
of a civil war ought to be formed of wood." Whether this be true in fact
or theory, in a single instance Massachusetts has acted on this plan, for
one of her towns has a wooden monument; but the people are far from
satisfied, and are gradually nearing the point when a more enduring
tribute will be reared to the memory of her fallen sons. A trip through
the south, where the stars and bars once " flapped in the morning sun,"
would reveal a bewildering array of marble, granite and bronze tributes
to the brave Confederates who imperilled, if they did not give, their lives
for the " lost cause." " Mass'r Eobert," the darling of the southland,
were he to travel through the section that followed him, would find his
principle honored more in the exception than in the rule.
ISTor is the tale for Massachusetts entirely told even now, more than
forty-five years after Appomattox, for other towns and cities are erecting
new monuments or are making ready to do so, untU it seems possible
that every township, however poor or dependent, will possess some visible
token of its appreciation of the sacrifice her people made that the Union
might be preserved and slavery destroyed.
Too many thanks cannot be given to Comrade James C. Melvin of
Boston for his generous donation of photogravures of French's " Mourn
ing Victory" and the Melvin memorial of Concord's Sleepy Hollow,
probably the finest personal tribute yet reared to the memory of enlisted
men.
ALFEED S. EOF.
"WoBCESTER, Mass.

Monuments, Tablets and Other Memorials in
Massachusetts.

THE COMMONWEALTH.
The Commonwealth has not been niggardly in its appropriations for
the care of soldiers living nor for the memory of those departed. In
evidence of the latter statement a visit to the State House grounds reveals,
as the edifice is approached, the towering equestrian bronze statue of
Joseph Hooker, the admired and reverenced by every soldier who followed
him. For the statue itself Massachusetts gave $50,000, and then appro
priated $20,000 more for a proper dedication. The Legislature of 1896
authorized the memorial, and it was dedicated June 25, 1903. The base,
of Stony Creek (Conn.) granite, is 14 feet high; architects, Messrs. Brite
& Bacon, New York City; builders, Norcross Brothers, Worcester. The
bronze horse and rider are heroic in size, Edward C. Potter being the
sculptor of the steed, H. H. Kitson, of the man. The dedication was
signalized by one of the grandest military displays ever witnessed in
Boston. More than 15,000 men were in line, representing all veteran
bodies of the Civil and other wars, the active militia of the State, together
with the regular Army and IsTavy ; but probably the most significant array
in the entire line was that composed of the survivors of Hooker's old
brigade. For them a dinner was served in Faneuil Hall. At the monu
ment, in the forenoon, addresses were made by Gov. John L. Bates and
Lieut.-Gov. Curtis Guild, Jr. The evening exercises, in Mechanics Hall,
included brief speeches by Gen. 0. 0. Howard and Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
representing the Union Army, and by Gen. Thomas L. Eosser of the
Confederates. The principal address of the occasion was by Gen. Charles
P. Mattocks of Maine. There were, besides, the trooping of the colors,
under the direction of J. Payson Bradley; the beating of a drum borne
at Lookout Mountain, by Drummer Welch of the Thirty-third Massa
chusetts ; and singing by Grand Army men, led by Secretary of the Com
monwealth William M. Olin. Vide Plate II.

O MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
When Gen. Charles Devens died, Jan. 7, 1891, the Legislature, in a
generous and patriotic mood, at once appropriated $15,000 for a fitting
statue to his memory, the same to stand upon the State House grounds.
This act took definite shape in 1898, some time between September 27
and November 30, when there was unveiled a bronze heroic figure of the
General on the east side of the State House Extension. The sculptor was
Olin Warner of New York, who died before his work was made public.
Apparently there were no dedicatory exercises at its unveiling. Vide
Plate II.
The gilded dome of the State House has long been an object of
admiration, almost of veneration, with some. The Governor who first
warranted the gilding of this great surface was N. P. Banks, Jr., and
there are those who affirm that the unusual sight of a gilded bronze
statue of the soldier and Governor, standing near the northeast corner
of the State House grounds, is owing to a desire to have the two objects
in unison. Be this as it may, it is certain that the figure of General
Banks, authorized by legislative act, and costing $20,000, was dedicated
Sept. 16, 1908. Though the inscription upon the base of the monument
gives details of the General's military service, he is depicted in civilian
garb and pose. The artist was H. H. Kitson of Quincy, and the orator
at the dedicatory exercises was the Hon. Herbert L. Parker, ex-Attorney-
General of the Commonwealth.
The interior of the State House has a wealth of memorials recalling
the strenuous days of 1861-65. As one enters Doric Hall, at the left,
near the vestibule to the Hall of Flags, is the marble figure of the war
Governor, John A. Andrew. The work of Thomas Ball, sculptor, it was
dedicated Feb. 4, 1871, the funds ($10,000) for the tribute coming from
the residue after the statue of Edward Everett, in the Public Gardens,
had been paid for. At the dedication. President H. H. Coolidge of the
Senate presided, the principal address being made by Judge William
Gray of the Supreme Court. The response was by Gov. William Claflin,
who, with his staff, occupied raised seats near by.
Entering the vestibule, at the right of the main entrance to the
rotunda, is a fine figure in high relief, bronze, the work of sculptor
Bela L. Pratt, of Gen. Thomas G. Stevenson, killed at Spottsylvania.
Practically an innovation in memorial art, it at once struck a responsive
chord in the public heart, and has been greatly admired, with hardly an
adverse criticism. It was dedicated Dec. 7, 1905, when there was a large
assemblage of old-time friends and admirers. The principal address was
made by Gen. Francis A. Osborn, who had been the General's second in

THE COMMONWEALTH. 9
command in the Twenty-fourth Eegimont. All expense incident to the
preparation and presentation ($5,000) was borne by the General's old
friends and comrades in arms.
At the left of the main entrance is a similar figure of Eear Admiral
John A. Winslow, who commanded the " Kearsarge " when, June 19,
1864, off the Port of Cherbourg, France, she sent the " Alabama " to the
depth of the sea. Though not of Massachusetts birth, the officer was of
Bay State lineage, and his memorial stands as a tribute to the Navy,
being warranted by legislative act, the appropriation for the relief having
been $6,000. The unveiling of the work of art was May 8, 1908, in the
Hall of Flags, Gov. Eben S. Draper presiding, and the principal address
being made by Congressman John W. Weeks of Newton. The artist
who delineated the figure of the gallant officer was William Couper of
New York!
Entering the rotunda, or hall itself, the eye at once falls on the statue,
in bronze, heroic size, of Gen. William F. Bartlett, who lost a leg at Ball's
Bluff, and of whom it was said he never entered a fight without being
woimded. The Colonel, successively, of the Forty-ninth and the Fifty-
seventh Massachusetts regiments, he came home to a few years of hope
less invalidism and then to an early grave. The Legislature of 1901
authorized the erection of this figure, appropriating therefor the sum of
$20,000. The work was given to the distinguished Massachusetts artist,
Daniel C. French of Concord. The figure, complete and in place, one of
the niches of the rotunda, was dedicated May 27, 1904, the forty-first
anniversary of the great assault on Port Hudson, one of the engagements
in which the General won renown. (Vide Plate XYII.) At the pres
entation there were remarks by Gov. John L. Bates and Lieut.-Gov.
Curtis Guild, Jr., while the oration was given by Gen. Morris Schaff of
Pittsfield, and prayer was offered by Bishop William Lawrence of the
Diocese of Massachusetts.
Perhaps the battle-stained fiags in the several niches of this magnifi
cent hall are the most precious and significant memorials in the Com
monwealth, for they represent nearly every engagement of the war, from
Baltimore to Appomattox. They are not after-thoughts of battles, for
they marked the war in progress. They are priceless in value, for they
cost human lives by the thousand, and they must ever stand as the most
precious objects in the care and keeping of the State. Aloft in the ceiling
of the great hall is a painting showing the return of the flags, and else
where are figures and scenes recalling the Eebellion period, but those
already named are the principal ones.

10 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
MASSACHUSETTS ABROAD.
In the spirit of preserving the memories of the great battles fought
for the preservation of the Union, the national government has purchased
and laid out a number of the areas over which contending armies fought,
and upon them the several States have been invited to erect monuments
to commemorate the part taken thereon by regiments and batteries from
said States. Getttsbdeg.
Gettysburg was the first national battle-field-park thus devoted, and
upon this the several regiments, or many of them, from Massachusetts,
with the help of the Commonwealth, have erected individual monuments.
Later, as other fields were purchased and turned into reservations for
memorial purposes, it seemed to become the policy of Massachusetts to
merge all of her regimental memories into one token, this taking the
shape of granite shaft or pedestal, or, later, the figure in bronze of a
Union soldier in active, campaigning.
Chickamauga-Chattanooga.
After Gettysburg, the next reservation was that of Chickamauga-
Chattanooga, and on the anniversary of the terrible battle of Chicka-
mauga, the 19th and 20th of September, 1895, the National Military
Park was dedicated. The event brought together the greatest assemblage
of veterans of the blue and the gray that the days subsequent to the war
had ever beheld. All were in their very happiest mood and not a word of
rancor marred the delightful occasion. While Confederate memories
brought out many banners that were fiown in the days of old, the flag
of the Union was everywhere, and under its folds the glorious dedication
was made. Although the words of speakers on both sides of the great
battles were worthy of record, it must suffice in this place to state that
Massachusetts sent a large delegation, headed by her Governor, Frederick
Thomas Greenhalge, and no more eloquent sentences fell from mortal
lips in those two days than were uttered by the Governor when, sur
rounded by his associates from the Bay State, near the top of Orchard
Knob, the point occupied by Grant and his associate officers when the
assault was made on Missionary Eidge, he spoke for Massachusetts and
her Second and Thirty-third Eegiments in the campaign, which, begin
ning at Chickamauga, ended when Sherman marched down to the sea.

ANTIETAM. 11
This was on the 19th of Septoiiibor, the first day oi' the celebration, which
drew to the place many of the most noted citizens of the country, includ
ing Vice-President Stevenson and William McKinley, then Governor
of Ohio. The monument, built of Quincy granite, properly inscribed,
having the oblong shape or form usual in these later years, cost, in place,
about $4,000, and the expenses of the Commonwealth in attending the
dedication added $10,000 more. Vide Plate III.
Antietam.
The next effort of Massachusetts to memorialize her soldier-citizens
was at Antietam. The day was the 17th of September, 1898, thirty-six
years after the bloodiest single day's engagement on the American con
tinent. Attended by members of the Council and of the Legislature,
with many veterans, Gov. Eoger Wolcott had reached the scenes so hal
lowed by associations, and, with his retinue, in the forenoon witnessed
the dedication of a marker for the Twenty-first Massachusetts Eegiment
on the western end of one of the parapets of the Burnside bridge. Chap
lain George S. Ball of the Twenty-first, upheld by comrades, offered
prayer, and another veteran spoke. At 4 p.m. came the dedicatory exer
cises of the monument, which the representatives had come so far to
turn over to the national government as an expression of sentiment from
the old Bay State. Surrounded by those who had come so far to witness
the presentation, the Governor spoke in the impressive manner for which
he was noted, calling attention to the many organizations from the Com
monwealth that had, wdthin sight of the Massachusetts token, gone down
to death and undying fame. The organizations engaged in this great
battle and whose names are chiseled upon the monument were the Second,
Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Eighteenth,
Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twenty-second, Twenty-eighth,
Twenty -ninth. Thirty-second and Thirty-fifth Infantry; the First Cav
alry; the First, Third and Eighth Batteries; and the First and Second
Sharpshooters. Of polished Quincy granite, the monument cost, in posi
tion, $10,500, and is a fine piece of work, though the observer is prone
to comment, " Why didn't the State put some sort of a figure on so excel
lent a pedestal ? " In other words, the monument, as it stands, appears
incomplete. Vide Plate V.

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Andersonville.
. While until the present year, 1910, the eare of the old stockade at
Andersonville was largely in the hands of the National Woman's Belief
Corps, the Commonwealth made liberal appropriations for a memorial
there, and on the nineteenth day of December, 1901, dedicated a monu
ment, costing $11,800. Constructed of Quincy granite, it stands 14 feet
in height, a beautiful tribute to the bravery and loyalty of the men who,
in this terrible place, preferred death to dishonor. The monument was
unveiled by Lizabeth A. Turner of Massachusetts, Past President of the
National Woman's Belief Corps, who had devoted much of her time for
years to the accomplishment of this result. The principal address of the
day was made by Lieut.-Gov. John L. Bates, who, as ever, was earnest,
eloquent and patriotic. He was followed by the Hon. Eufus A. Soule,
President of the Senate, and by the Hon. James J. Myers, Speaker of the
House of Eepresentatives. Personal recollections of the prison pen itself
were given by Commissioners Francis C. Curtis and Levi G. McKnight,
who were long held here as prisoners in the days of the Eebellion. In
this connection it is eminently fitting to mention Mrs. Turner, whose
unswerving devotion to the cause she loved produced such admirable
results. It would not be saying too much to state that the strength given
to the work of preserving the place and its memories was exhausted, and
her death, on April 27, 1907, may be directly attributed to her unceasing
vigilance in behalf of the cause she loved. A gift from her associates in
the National Woman's Belief Corps, costing above $1,000, the monument
to the memory of Mrs. Turner, was publicly dedicated, June 27, 1908,
and thus became a part of the hallowed memories of the place. Vide
Plate IV. Vicksburg.
The creation of the battle park at Vicksburg, Miss., was soon followed
by the placing therein of memorials of the soldiers who had perished in
the siege. That for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was appro
priately dedicated, Nov. 14, 1903. For the first time in a national park
the design was varied from former plans, and the Kitson idea, as unfolded
in the soldier on the march, Newburyport's tribute to her representatives
was employed; and the bronze figure of a young man, clad in Union
uniform, as it were alive and alert, will ever be an object of interest to
the descendants of the Confederates of Vicksburg. The commission that
had carried out the terms of the legislative enactment, through its chair-

WINCHESTER. 13
man, Lieut. Col. Willard D. Tripp of the Twenty-ninth, formally turned
over the monument to the keeping of the Commonwealth, represented by
Gov. John L. Bates, whose speech in acceptance so pleased his southern
hearers that they declared if he would come down and make Mississippi
his home they would make him Governor any way, and possibly President.
The regiments from Massachusetts engaged in the siege were the Twenty-
ninth, Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth, and for these organizations Maj.
William H. Hodgkins spoke in his own inimitable manner, than which
none could better befit the time and place. School children of Vicksburg
helped out the exercises by the singing of patriotic airs, apparently as
interested and devoted as if the young soldier aloft on his pedestal of
Quincy granite had worn the gray instead of the blue. The evening was
given to a most enthusiastic reception to the entire delegation in the
principal hotel of the city. Vide Plate V.
Winchester.
Tbe national park covering any part of battle fields in the Valley of
Virginia, or, as it is otherwise known, the Valley of the Shenandoah, is
yet to be created. All effort, thus far, to turn the scenes of Cedar Creek's
morning's defeat and afternoon's victory into a national object lesson
have been futile, but the National Cemetery of Winchester holds the
remains of the most of those who fell in the hot contests which drenched
that fair portion of the country with fraternal blood. To commemorate
the faithful sons of Massachusetts who battled in the valley, the Legisla
ture set apart the sum of $3,000 for a monument to be erected in the
cemetery in plain sight of " Stone Wall," the abode of the Confederate
dead, only the throw of a stone's distance away, all in plain sight. While
the battle of Winchester was fought on the 19th of September, 1864, and
Early was then sent " Whirling up the Valley," for the convenience of the
Governor, the dedication was on the 16th of the month, 1907. Gov. Curtis
Guild, Jr., had the customary retinue of legislators, councillors, veterans
and others when he arrived in Winchester on the morning of dedication
day. The reception by the citizens was gracious if not tumultuous, and
the exercises of dedication impressive. The northmen were welcomed by
the Eev. Dr. D. J. Hyde, chaplain of Gen. Turner Ashby Camp, Con
federate Veterans, and the Governor spoke in the impressive manner
characteristic of him. Afterwards the visitors scattered flowers upon the
graves of their late Confederate opponents, now so silent within the con
fines of " Stone Wall," not forgetting the final resting place of Turner

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Ashby, one of the southern Paladins of war; and had they gone a little
further, towards the older portions of the burial ground, they might have
honored in like manner the grave of Gen. Daniel Morgan of Eevolutionary
fame, the trusted lieutenant of Washington himself. The Massachusetts
organizations borne upon the monument are the Second, Twenty-sixth,
Thirtieth, Thirty-fourth, Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Infantry;
the Second and Third Cavalry; and the First Battery. Vide Plate VI.
Newbern.
The first battle park in North Carolina has yet to be purchased.
Longing eyes have been turned upon Eoanoke Island and the Newbern
battle line for memorial purposes, but as yet nothing national obtains in
the old north State, save the space devoted to the graves of Union soldiers
who perished here in the years 1861-65. All due preparations having
been made, a large number of Massachusetts people, led by officials and
veterans, repaired to the Swiss-named emporium of eastern North Caro
lina to have a part in the dedication of the soldiers' memorial, the same
taking place Nov. 11, 1908. Possibly no similar event in the story of
dedications had drawn so many people from the Bay State as did this
at Newbern; the large number of Massachusetts regiments involved in
the North Carolina campaigns, and the accessibility of the place, all
invited a large attendance, and it was there in full force. Moreover, the
citizens of the erstwhile Confederate city apparently vied with each other
in their efforts to make the day and the event all that the most devoted
of the visitors could ask for. There were representatives from every one
of the many regiments interested, besides officers high in rank who
improved this opportunity to revive memories of the long ago. The
monument, as seen in the illustration, has as its most prominent feature
the figure of a woman in classic drapery, the product of the artistic talent
of Comrade Melzar H. Mosman, himself (Forty-sixth Massachusetts) a
veteran of the campaigns thus commemorated. His part was the turning
over to the representative of the Commonwealth the result of legislative
appropriations, $9,000 in all, and his own skill as a sculptor. Unfor
tunately, Gov. Curtis Guild, Jr., was detained at home by serious illness
and his place was taken by the Hon. William D. Chappie, President of
the Senate, who, in appropriate words, accepted the charge. The unveil
ing was done by the joint action of Miss Alice Alden Sprague, daughter
of Gen. A. B. E. Sprague, formerly of the Second Heavy Artillery, Mrs.
Laura A. Dugan, daughter of Col. Thomas J. C. Amory, Seventeenth

BATON BOUGE. 15
Massachusetts Infantr}-, and Mrs. J. L. Hartsfield, the daughter of a
Confederate veteran. Praver had been offered Ly the Eev. Dr. Edward
H. Hall of Cambridge, former chaplain of the Forty-fourth Massachu
setts. Here, as at Vicksburg, school children bore a part and enlivened
the occasion by the singing of patriotic airs, and local military companies
honored the day by their presence. They were not clad in gray nor yet
in blue, but they wore the khaki, of late the prevailing hue of the militia
everywhere. The orator of the day was Capt. A. A. Putnam of the
Second Heavy Artillery, the exercises closing with the firing of a salute
by the Newbern company of the N. C. N. G., under the command of
Capt. J. C. McSorley. The conventionalities exchanged by the citizens
and the visitors were notable, and out of regard for the hospitable treat
ment received, on the 3d of the December following, the official party
of excursionists sent to the Newbern Chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy a magnificent punch bowl of solid silver, praying its accept
ance by the ladies who had so delightfully entertained their visitors from
the north. The regiments from Massachusetts that bore a part in the
North Carolina campaigns, and whose names are borne upon the monu
ment, are the Second, Third, Fifth, Eighth, Seventeenth, Twenty-first,
Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-seventh, Thirty-
third, Forty-third, Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth and Fifty-first
Infantry; and the Second Heavy Artillery. The account of the project
and realization of the monument rearing in the old north State has been
put forth in most elaborate book form by Mr. James B. Gardner of the
Forty-fourth Eegiment, himself a member of the monumental committee.
Baton Eouge.
The latest act of Massachusetts in the commemoration of her soldiers
who risked their all in war times was the placing of a beautiful granite
shaft within the National Cemetery at Baton Eouge, the capital of the
State of Louisiana. The operations of the Federal armies in the Depart
ment of the Gulf formed a large part of the history of the war, and a great
many of the organizations of the Commonwealth bore their part therein.
A monument costing $10,000 has been set up in the State, so far away yet
so fraught with historic interest, and it awaited the presence of Massa
chusetts officials for the final acts of dedication and presentation. Once
more the exercises are set for the month of November ; the elections, due
early in the month, had been held, and one week later, or on the ninth day
of the month, the Governor, with the accustomed following of legislators.

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members of the Council and veterans, set forth for the distant southland.
Going by way of Chattanooga, Mobile and New Orleans, it was possible
for the excursionists to halt in these interesting cities and enjoy their
sights and objects of interest. Beaching the capital, on the banks of the
river that for hundreds of years has filled so many pages of history, and
which, during Eebellion days, was more prominent than ever, the visitors
performed the office on account of which they were so very far from home.
In passing, it might be stated that while in New Orleans the party,
among other interesting places visited, called at the home for worn-out
Confederate soldiers. Drawn up in two lines, facing each other, it was
possible for the visitors to grasp each veteran by the hand as they marched
through. Governor Draper addressed the veterans in an appreciative
manner, evidently to the great satisfaction of the old " Graybacks."
The party had collected $150 for the old men, and this the Governor
passed over to them, an expression of regard that touched them deeply.
Then Gen. Charles W. Taylor of the "Boston Globe" gave the old
" boj's " another $100 of his own, and they were touched again.
At Baton Eouge the occasion was made much of, drawing out a large
assemblage of the people, led by the Governor of the State, Jared Y.
Sanders, and the mayor of the city. Wade Bynum. The master of cere
monies at the dedication was General Taylor, who kept things in active
motion. The children sang patriotic songs and " Nearer, My God, to
Thee," was rendered beautifully by Mrs. Virginia Eobertson. The wel
coming address in behalf of the State was given most eloquently by
Governor Sanders and for the city by Mayor Bynum, both of whom were.
responded to in a most happy manner by Governor Draper. The monu
ment was unveiled by Miss Lena M. Eemington, daughter of Sergeant-at-
Arms David T. Eemington, and Miss Sallie Sanders, sister of the
Louisiana Governor, and was then formally passed into the keeping of
Capt. A. D. King, custodian of the cemetery. An interesting feature of
the day was the presentation of a beautiful floral token from the Confed
erated Southern Memorial Association, through a letter from its president,
Mrs. W. J. Behan, who was unable to be present. After the children had
sung " America," the cadets of the State University fired a salute, " taps "
were sounded and every one joined in singing " Dixie." The day's
doings ended with a reception by the order of Elks and a play at the
Theater. The people of Louisiana evidently appreciated the visit of so
many (60) citizens from distant Massachusetts and the purpose for which
they came. Vide Plate VI.

PLATE II.

Greenfield.
General Devens
(Worcester).

Boston.
General Hooker
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soldiers' home AT CHELSEA AND OTHER AIDS. 17
The monument, constructed of Quincy granite, is a needle shaft 38
feet in height, standing on a granite base 10 feet square. On its face is
a bronze eagle with wings uplifted over the carved granite shield of Massa
chusetts, above the bronze tablet which bears the names of Massachusetts
organizations that participated in the Gulf campaigns, viz., the Fourth,
Twenty-sixth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first, Thirty-eighth, Forty-first, Forty-
second, Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, Fifty-second
and Fifty-third Infantry; and the Second, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh,
Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fifteenth Batteries.
SOLDIERS' HOME AT CHELSEA AND OTHER AIDS.
However much Massachusetts has done for the honor of the dead, she
has done infinitely more for the living. During the war she paid out in
bounties to her volunteers the vast sum of $17,872,404.82, and for the
care and maintenance of deserving soldiers and their families, during and
since the war, the far larger sum of $32,712,348.56, the latter amount by
way of what is called State or military aid.
The Soldiers' Home, maintained at Chelsea, was an innovation in its
way, though there are many others now, there being about thirty State
Homes in the Union. In the later 70's, Department Commander Horace
Binney Sargent, with his associates, preached a gospel of justice through
out the Commonwealth, whose outcome is the magnificent institution on
Powderhorn Hill, Chelsea. A great impetus was given to the project
when Capt. Joseph B. Thomas of Charlestown, in 1881, presented $10,000
to help it along ; other gifts followed, and with State assistance the Home
was opened, thenceforward being a source of incalculable good to the old
soldier. The direct gifts and legacies have been as follows : —
Capt. Joseph B. Thomas,  $10,000 00
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Seaver,  4,174 82
Mrs. Caroline M. Barnard,  3,000 00
Hon. J. Warren Merrill,  1,000 00
Mrs. Mary J. Taylor,  100 00
Mrs. Lyman Tucker,  2,000 00
Mrs. Ann J. Baker,  300 00
Mrs. Joanna L. Merriam,  50 00
Capt. Gideon Skull Holmes,  2,620 52
George Draper,  400 00
Gen. William F. Draper,  1,400 00
Concert of War Songs, 1888,  1,231 00
Grand Army Carnival, 1885,  62,312 00

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Mrs. Susan W. Weston,  $250 00
Massachusetts Division, Sons of Veterans, ...... 750 00
Moses Wilde, 2d,  8,300 00
Charles L. Kezar,  100 00
Ladies' Aid Association,  . 3,000 00
Ladies' Aid Association, for elevator,  1,053 00
Eobert C. Billings,  5,000 00
Col. Josiah H. Benton,  100 00
Capt. J. G. B. Adams,  1,000 00
W. B. Frothingham,  60 00
William Montgomery,  1,800 00
Torty-fourth Eegiment Association,  600 00
Otis E. Weld,  1,700 00
The sum total of personal giving, as above, is $112,301. To this
should be added the part borne by the Commonwealth, the latter having
contributed $250,000 for new buildings and $823,000 for maintenance.
The aggregate for State and individual, in earing for the old soldier at
Chelsea, amounts to $1,185,301.
However great this sum may seem it is only a bagatelle compared with
the vast amount of $32,712,348, which Massachusetts has contributed
towards the care and comfort of her deserving veterans and their families
during and since the war. Should we add to the foregoing the $17,-
872,404 paid out in bounties, some idea may be had of what war has
cost the Bay State. Other items, as the publication of regimental his
tories, the dedication of battle monuments on southern fields, swell still
larger the grand aggregate. THE LOYAL LEGION.
The Massachusetts Commandery of the Loyal Legion, with headquar
ters in Boston, has remembered a large number of its companions, for the
most part in the towns where they resided. Thanks are due to Col. Arnold
A. Band, for many years the secretary of the Commandery, for the follow
ing data covering the tablets thus far placed. As the cost of the memo
rials varies somewhat, it is not possible to ascertain exactly the expense
incident to their placing, but, at an average of $100 each, it will be seen
that the outlay has been $3,000. It will be observed that all the tablets,
save four, were placed in Massachusetts.
Gen. Charles Devens (originally Colonel, Fifteenth Massachusetts Infantry),
Court House, Boston.
Gen. George J. Stannard (of Vermont Brigade fame at Gettysburg), Burling
ton, Vt.

THE LOYAL LEGION. 19
Maj. J. Henry Sleeper (Tenth Massachusetts Battery), Boston University,
Boston. Gen. Samuel M. Quincy (originally Captain, Second Massachusetts Infantry),
(Juincy School, Boston.
Capt. Joseph P. Eockwell (originally Sergeant-Major, Eighteenth Connecti
cut), Norwich, Conn.
Col. Henry Stone (Captain, Eighth Infantry, M. V. M.), South Congrega
tional Church, Boston.
Col. Francis L. Lee (Forty -fourth Massachusetts Infantry), Chestnut Hill
Chapel, Newton.
Col. Oliver W. Peabody (originally Captain, Forty-fifth Massachusetts In
fantry), All Saints Church, Ashmont.
Col. William H. Forbes (originally Second Lieutenant, First Massachusetts
Cavalry), Milton Academy, Milton.
Col. Edward N. Hallowell (Fifty -fourth Massachusetts Infantry), Public
library, Medford.
Gen. William Coggswell (originally Captain, Second Massachusetts Infantry),
Armory, Second Corps Cadets, Salem.
Lieut. George E. Priest (Fifty-seventh Massachusetts Infantry), Public
Library, Watertown.
Gen. John M. Corse (West Point, 1857; at first. Major, Sixth Iowa Infantry),
Federal Building, Boston.
Gen. Francis A. Walker (originally Sergeant-Major, Fifteenth Massachu
setts Infantry), Institute of Technology, Boston.
Capt. Hiram S. Shurtleff (Fifty-sixth Massachusetts Infantry), Latin School,
Boston. Lieut.-Col. James Francis (Second Massachusetts Infantry), Unitarian
Church, Lowell.
Capt. Samuel W. Duncan (Fiftieth Massachusetts Infantry), Public Library,
HaverhiU. Capt. John C. Maker (Twenty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry), High School,
Melrose. Gen. Charles A. E. Dimon (First United States Volunteers), City Hall, Lowell.
Maj. William H. Hodgkins (Thirty-sixth Massachusetts Infantry), Hodgkins
School, Somerville.
Maj. Zabdiel E. Adams (Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry), Gettysburg battlefield,
Penn. Lieut. Person. B. Cheney (Thirteenth New Hampshire Infantry), ex-
Governor, State House, Concord, N. H.
Lieut. Henry W. Howe (Thirtieth Massachusetts Infantry), Memorial Hall,
Lowell. Col. Augustus P. Martin (Third Massachusetts Battery), Martin School,
Boston. Gen. Francis W. Palfrey (Twentieth Massachusetts Infantry), Cadet Armory,
Boston. Gen. George L. Andrews (West Point, 1851; Second Massachusetts Infantry),
CuUum Memorial Hall, West Point, N. Y.

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Lieut.-Col. J. Lewis Stackpole (originally Captain, Twenty -fourth Massachu
setts Infantry), Military Historical Society, Boston.
Capt. Frederick B. Doten (Fourteenth Connecticut Infantry), Unitarian
Church, Chicopee.
Maj. Thomas O. Allen (Sixth Massachusetts Infantry), Memorial Hall,
Lowell. Capt. J. G. B. Adams (Nineteenth Massachusetts Infantry), First Universalist
Church, Lynn. SUMMARY.
Massachusetts has 354 cities and towns, of which number 233 have
each one or more memorials of the Civil War, thus leaving 121 with no
other token than the monument or headstone, of more or less cost, which
the national government or immediate friends have reared to departed
loved ones. In 55 divisions of the Commonwealth there are two and
frequently more tokens, to the extent of 92 in all, thus making the total
322 ; 27 municipalities have monuments in prospect, some of them near
ing the point of dedication, hence it is fair to add this number to the
foregoing total, increasing it to 349, — very near an average of one memo
rial for every city and town in Massachusetts. Were we to include in the
estimate the halls and libraries to which the word "memorial" is
attached, there would be no trouble about the average. The total outlay,
as above, has been $1,401,320.
Twenty-two cities and towns have so-called " memorial " libraries,
town or other public hall, and, in one instance, a very costly church,
whose combined cost is $1,052,750. This amount would be somewhat
increased had the cost of each edifice been given.
Among the -divisions of the Commonwealth expecting to erect future
memorials, contemplated expenditures are named to the amount of
$78,900, — an amount which might fairly be added to the monumental
aggregate, though this has not been done.
Thirty-four Posts of the Grand Army meet in halls owned by them
selves or the co-ordinated Belief Corps. These quarters have cost the
Posts, Corps or the public the sum of $363,150, some of the possessions
being very extensive and valuable. Fifty-six other Posts are given their
quarters, rent free, by city, tovm or other generous parties. Thus 120
Posts are still paying their own bills, of whatever character.
What the Commonwealth has given for statues of her officers upon the
State House grounds has been seen in the account of the same ; she has

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also devoted the following sums to objects beyond the confines of Massa
chusetts : —

Gettysburg, ....

$21,500

Andersonville, Ga.,

. $11,800

Chickamauga, Tenn.,

4,000

Vicksburg, Miss., .

. 10,800

Antietam, ....

10,500

Winchester, Va.,

2,000

Needham Monument, Lawrence,

6,000

Newbern, N. C,

9,000

Ladd and Whitney Monument,

Baton Kouge, La., .

. 10,000

Lowell, ....

2,000

Were the sums paid for dedicating the above-named monuments
added, the total of $77,600 would be easily increased to fully $100,000.
The aggregate paid by the Commonwealth for the memorials upon the
State House grounds and in the edifice itself is $131,000.
The final and grand total for individual, city and town giving, with
that of the Commonwealth, in or for the State, is as follows : —
Individual, city and town,  $1,401,320
Massachusetts, in the State House or on the grounds, .... 131,000
Massachusetts, elsewhere than within her own borders, . . . 100,000
Chelsea Home, individual and State,  1,185,301
Massachusetts, State and military aid during, and since the war, . 32,712,348
Loyal Legion, for memorial tablets,  3,000
Total,  $35,532,969

CITIES AND TOWNS.
Abington (Plymouth County). — As yet there is no monument in
the town, though prominent citizens, in conjunction with the Woman's
Belief Corps and the Sons of Veterans, are moving in the matter. Funds
for this purpose have been started. McPherson Post 73 possesses a steel
breastplate, wojn at Gettysburg by Capt. Jesse H. Jones, Sixtieth New
York Volunteers ; having been thrown away by some weary wearer on the
way northward from Falmouth, he appropriated it, and a dent upon it,
just over the region of the heart, attests its life-saving qualities. The
Post is housed in its own quarters, a roomy and comfortable edifice, as its
picture indicates, costing $5,000. Through the generosity of Capt. Moses
N. Arnold, Twelfth Massachusetts Infantry, on May 31, 1909, there was
dedicated a memorial commemorative of the early public meeting place
of the primal abolitionists. The location is the old island grove, where,
years ago, was heard the eloquence of Garrison, Phillips, Pillsbury, Ed-

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mund Quincy, George Thompson, Abby Kelley Foster, Lucy Stone and
others. The memorial is an immense boulder, with a suitably inscribed
bronze tablet. At the dedication, wherein the Grand Army was repre
sented, there were speeches by Judge E. 0. Harris, Hon. A. E. Pillsbury
and William Lloyd Garrison, 2d, this being one of the latter's last public
appearances. (David Warren, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXIX.
Acton (Middlesex County) . — Feb. 27, 1890, the Hon. William A.
AVilde of Maiden, but Acton born, presented to his native town a beautiful
library building, costing $30,000, being known as the Memorial Library.
At its principal entrance are tablets (estimated value, $500) to the mem
ory of Acton's soldiers in the War of the Eebellion; one bears the names
of those, 29 in number, who lost their lives; the other, the names of all
who served. Within, there is a relic room and a safe for the retention
of the more iraportant objects of interest. Among the relics are a paint
ing of the departure of the Davis Guards for the war, the sword of Capt.
Aaron C. Handley of the Guards (Sixth Infantry, M. V. M.), and a box
and gavel made from pieces of historic wood by Henry Scarlet; each
piece has significance in connection with the Eebellion, either on land or
sea, and all were given by Mrs. Eeuben L. Eead from her very large
collection of such material. The sister of a soldier in the war, Emery A.
Symands, Mrs. Eead is a member of Woman's Belief Corps 62. Both the
Corps and Isaac Davis Post 138 of West Acton occupy rented though
commodious quarters, containing many pictures and minor relics of the
Eebellion. (From data furnished by Eeuben L. Eead.) Vide Plate
XX. Acushnet (Bristol County) . — There is nothing of a public memo
rial nature in town, either actual or prospective.
Adams (Berkshire County). — This town claims its very fine library
edifice as a war memorial, and the names of Lincoln and Grant appear
on the exterior walls. Also, the second floor has been elaborately equipped
and donated to George E. Sayles Post 126 as regular quarters, yet the
Free Public Library Commission for 1899 says: "It is expected that
eventually the whole building will be given up to the library." This being
the case, what becomes of the memorial feature ? It is an expensive plant,
costing, with lot, nearly $50,000, and its cornerstone was laid by Presi
dent McKinley, Sept. 25, 1897. The McKinley statue, which stands
immediately in front of the library, is really the soldiers' memorial for

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the town. Costing about $10,000, dedicated Oct. 10, 1903, with principal
address by ex-Gov. John D. liong, it is the very first memorial of the
martyred President erected in New England, — a tribute from his admir
ing friends of Adams, where he had frequently visited. On a granite
pedestal, 6 feet in height, stands the bronze figure of the President, 8 feet
high. Significant tablets, depicting features of McKinley's life, adorn the
four sides of the pedestal. The expense was defrayed largely by popular
subscriptions of small sums each, the balance being met by the Hon.
W. B. Plunkett. Vide Plate VII.
Agawam (Hampden County) . — Has no memorial, and, as far as
known, nothing of the sort is contemplated.
Alford (Berkshire County). — Town Clerk Henry Ticknor writes
that, save the well-marked graves of deceased soldiers of the Civil War,
Alford has no memorials of the strife, nor any prospect of the same.
Ajiesbury (Esses County). — The only soldiers' monument in
Amesbury was erected in Union Cemetery in 1874, at a cost of about $500,
— a sum raised by popular subscription and the town, jointly. E. P. Wal
lace Post 122 uses a gavel made from a portion of Libby Prison. The Post
occupies rented quarters. Though by no means G. A. E. relics, Whittier's
former home and his grave hallow Amesbury. (D. E. Gale, Adjutant.)
Amherst (Hampshire County) . — The permanent memorial of this
college town is a set of marble tablets in the vestibule (second story) of
the Town Hall. Erected in 1891 by subscription, they cost about $500.
In the tower of Amherst College Church is a chime of bells (eight in
number), given by George Howe of Boston, in 1871, as a memorial of
Amherst College graduates who lost their lives in the war. The town's
most interesting relic stands erect in the vestibule of Williston Hall, a
college building. It is a brass cannon from the battle field of Newbern,
N. C, sent by Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside as a memorial of Frazar A.
Stearns, class of 1863, and son of President Stearns, who, as Adjutant of
the Twenty-first Massachusetts Infantry, lost his life on that sanguinary
field. An elaborate inscription, cut into the metal, describes the reasons
for its presence there. The town furnishes, rent free, excellent rooms
for E. M. Stanton Post 147 in the Town Hall, where the Post has a fine
collection of war pictures, etc. (From data furnished by W. I. Fletcher,
Librarian, Amherst College.)

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Andover (Essex County). — A large and imposing edifice, devoted
to library purposes, and called the Memorial Hall, constitutes this town's
tribute to the soldiers of the Eebellion. John Smith and John Dove
were the principal givers towards the building fund, Mr. Smith giving
$1,700 and Mr. Dove $1,200. An appropriation of $4,500, previously
made by the town for a monument, was turned into the fund, and other
gifts raised the amount to $57,000. The second story of the hall is
devoted to memorial uses, and has tablets (estimated value, $500), bear
ing the names of Andover soldiers who fell in the war. The dedication
was May 30, 1873, the address being made by the Eev. Phillips Brooks
(subsequently Bishop), with dedicatory prayer by the Eev. Prof. Edward
A. Park of Andover Seminary. Gen. W. F. Bartlett Post 99 is located in
this town. Vide Plate XX.
Arlington (Middlesex County). — In Eevolutionary days, when
known as Menotomy or West Cambridge, this town furnished minutemen
for the strife. Eleven lost their lives on the famous 19th of April, 1775,
and memorials to their honor stand within her boundaries. She has also
remembered her sons who served in the War of the Eebellion, setting
apart for their burial the most sightly portion of her public cemetery, and
placing in the most prominent location in the town a magnificent monu
ments It stands where Massachusetts Avenue from Cambridge and
Broadway from Somerville meet, in the very center of beautiful Arling
ton. The funds for its erection came from a small sum, with accrued
interest, set apart for such purpose during the war, a small appropriation
by the town and $8,000 raised by subscription. The total cost was
$14,000. The monument was dedicated, with impressive ceremonies,
June 17, 1887, with oration by Hon. J. Q. A. Brackett (subsequently
Governor) and poem by J. T. Trowbridge. Whatever relics the Post and
town possess are committed to the safe-keeping of the Arlington Historical
Society. Francis Gould Post 36 maintains its own hall, the same result
ing from the combined efforts of Mr. E. Nelson Blake and Mr. George E.
Eichardson, the Building Fund Association, Woman's Belief Corps 43,
Sons of Veterans, Camp 45, and the liberal gifts of generous citizens.
The capacious and elegantly adorned edifice was dedicated in December,
1894. Situated- on Massachusetts Avenue, in plain sight of the soldiers'
and sailors' monument, elaborately furnished, equipped with lights and
everything essential to the comfort of the veterans, it is itself a monument
to good taste and local generosity. Two naval howitzers on the lawn in
front give the locality a martial atmosphere. Both Corps and Camp of

ASHBURNHAM. 25
the women and the sons also use the rooms. Many pictured faces of dis
tinguished officers in the war, with those of past Post commanders, hang
upon the walls of the main hall. Held by a board of trustees as long as
needed for Grand Army purposes, it will eventually revert to the use of
the Bobbins (Public) Library as a memorial. The total cost of the hall
was $9,700. (From data furnished by Department Patriotic Instructor
Charles S. Parker, Post 36.) Vide Plate XII.
AsHBURNHAM (WORCESTER County) . — Standing in front of the
Fairbanks Town Hall is the inspiring figure of a soldier in bronze,
presented to the town, June 5, 1905, by Melvin C. Adams, Esq., of
Boston, in memory of the volunteers from his native town. Assisting
the local Post, Sergeant Plunliett 184, in the dedication, were Post 19,
Fitchburg, Post 69, Westminster, and Post 153, Winchendon. The bronze
soldier, seemingly on the march, reaches a height of 18 feet above the
ground. The product of the genius of Mrs. Theodore Buggies Kitson, the
entire memorial cost $5,000. The figure is a replica of that on the Massa
chusetts monument at Vicksburg, that being somewhat changed from
the one in Newburyport. At the dedication. Colonel Adams eloquently
made the presentation, and the reception address was made by James H.
Wolff, then Department Commander. Tn Fairbanks Memorial Hall,
dedicated on the same day. Woman's Belief Corps 171, of Ashburnham,
has placed a bronze memorial, of very attractive design, bearing the names
of all soldiers and sailors enlisting from the town. This was done at a
cost of $500. In the relic line Post 184 is not lacking, since the gavel
in regular use has, for its head, wood from a tree grown on the field of
Fair Oaks, the same inclosing a bullet fired on that terrible May or
June day, 1862. The handle is from the Andersonville stockade. The
gavel head also carries a grape shot. The gavel stand or block is a piece
of oak from Libby Prison, and to its several corners are affixed relics as
follows: a piece of shell from Antietam, bullets from Cold Harbor,
Petersburg and Newbern, with a small stone from Marye's Heights at
Fredericksburg, where Sergeant Tom. Plunkett lost both arms in defend
ing the colors of the Twenty-first Massachusetts Infantry. This combina
tion of relics was prepared by Comrades Harvey Clarke and E. J.
Gushing. The Post is quartered in fire-engine hall No. 1, at the expense
of the town. (W. 0. Parker, Adjutant.) Vide Plate VIII.
Ashby (Middlesex County). — The Civil War memorial in Ashby
takes the form of an inscription upon the monument already erected to

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the memory of the soldiers of the Eevolution. Late in the 80's the toT^n
expended $500 in resetting the monument and adding a new base, also
in cutting the names of the soldiers from the town who served in the
war. The public library has a fine collection of Eebellion relics, largely
collected by Comrade, the late Eev. George S. Shaw of Ashby. (Comrade
Alonzo A. Carr.)
Ashfield (Franklin County). — It must be a constant pleasure to
the citizens of this beautiful town that, involved in the development of
their soldiers' monument, are ideas of two of their most distinguished
summer residents in the glad years, now so long in the past. George
William Curtis and Charles Eliot Norton thought that the useful should
be combined with the ornamental and the patriotic in monumental proj
ects, so the town voted $600 for a monument and drinking fountain
combined. The resulting memorial was erected in 1867, one of the first
of its kind, a rare tribute to the sensibilities of the people of Ashfield and
the wisdom of their visitors. In repairs $200 have been expended since.
As seen in the view, the summer home of the late Professor Norton is
disclosed in the background. (John M. Sears, Town Clerk.) Vide
Plate XVII.
Ashland (Middlesex County). — As yet the town has nothing of a
memorial character, though measures are afoot for the placing of tablets,
bearing the name of Ashland soldiers, at the entrance to the public
library. The estimated expense is $500, to be met by a town appropria
tion. (Since the foregoing was written, the tablets have been placed.
Nov. 6, 1909, from the Milford works of A. C. Kinney, the marble memo
rials were attached to the east and west walls of the library entrance.
Six feet in height by 8 in width, they bear the names of more than 200
volunteers credited to the town. The east tablet has the legend at the
top, "When Abraham Lincoln called, these men of Ashland answered
' Here ' ", while the western carries, " To their memory, living or dead,
Ashland dedicates these tablets.") Colonel Prescott Post 18 has occupied
the same rented quarters for nearly if not quite all of its existence.
(Ezra Morse, Adjutant.)
Athol (Worcester County). — Through the efforts of Comrade
William H. Mellen and Congressman F. H. Gillett two cannon have been
obtained from the national government, and they are placed respectively
in the upper and lower village. Parker Post 123, with the aid of the

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Matrons of the Eepublic, secured funds and erected in Highland Cemetery
a monument upon the soldiers' lot, a gift from the town for veteran
burial purposes. It was dedicated while Past Department Commander
George H. Evans was alive (he died in 1903), for he was the orator of
the occasion, on Decoration Day of that year. The cost of the monument
was $750. There are two posts in the town, Parker Post 123, in the lower
village, and Hubbard J. Smith Post 140, in the upper, or Athol Center.
Both occupy rented quarters. In 1866 Athol printed a volume of 264
pages, containing the personal history of all the men enlisting from the
town; in itself it is a valuable monument. (C. E. Taft, Adjutant,
Post 123.)
Attleborough (Bristol County). — This enterprising town has two
monuments, one, that in Wood Lawn Cemetery, being erected in 1880,
at the sole expense of the " boys in blue," the latter contributing of their
substance to the amount of $800. Attleborough veterans claim that it is
the only monument in the Commonwealth erected exclusively by former
soldiers. At first there was a large bronze cannon above the granite (vide
plate) , but certain parties stole it for the metal. Three of the miscreants
were caught and imprisoned ; " they should have been hung " is the senti
ment among G. A. E. men. The later monument, standing in the thick
of Attleborough's activity, and costing $8,500, was dedicated June 17,
1908, with an address by J. Willard Brown, Junior Vice-Commander of
the Department. The veterans of this town consider Attleborough un
usually generous towards the old soldier, and, in evidence thereof, adduce
the following facts for 1908 : for soldiers' relief, military aid. Memorial
Day and for G. A. E. rental the town paid out $4,000. The town, also,
is conspicuous in having the largest private collection of Eebellion curios
in Massachusetts, too large, indeed, for specification. They fill a large
room in the second story of the owner's capacious mansion, and are
cheerfully shown by him to all interested visitors. The town pays hall
rent for William A. Streeter Post 145. (Maj. E. S. Horton.) Vide
Plate IX.
Auburn (Worcester County).- — John A. Logan Post 97, estab
lished in Auburn in the late 60s, was largely instrumental in securing the
soldiers' monument which was erected in 1870, at a cost of $1,500, by town
appropriation. Though the Post continued only three years, it fully
warranted its existence that length of time through its agency in acquiring
the monument. (Comrade Joseph P. Eaton.)

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Avon (Norfolk County) . — Incorporated Feb. 21, 1888, from the
town of Stoughton; in 1889, parts of Holbrook and Eandolph were added.
The beautiful monument of Avon is due to the generosity of Orlando
Leach of this town. It was erected at an estimated cost of $4,000, and
was dedicated, with impressive ceremonies. Memorial Day, 1905, the ad
dress being given by Charles E. Stowe. The total height of the monument
is 22 feet. C. M. Packard Post 193 occupies rented quarters. (Orrin
Whitten, Adjutant.)
Ayer (Middlesex County). — In war times there was no town of
Ayer, hence it is not altogether surprising that as yet there is no soldiers'
memorial of any kind. Until 1871, the thriving railroad center now
known as Ayer was called Groton Junction. There is an active Grand
Army Post, George S. Boutwell Post 48, and plans are in existence look
ing to the placing of tablets, at some time, bearing the names of the men
who enlisted from those portions of Groton and Shirley that now consti
tute the town of Ayer. (William H. Sherman, Adjutant.)
Barnstable (Barnstable County). — Centerville contains the sol
diers' monument for this town. Erected in July, 1866, it is one of the
very first memorials dedicated in the Commonwealth. The site was
given by the town clerk, F. G. Kelley, and the cost ($1,100) of the shaft,
which is 15 feet high, was met by the town. The town, also, has provided
bronze markers for all her deceased soldiers of whatever war. The two
Posts, Theodore Parkman 204, Centerville, and Y-an-no 213, Hyannis,
are both housed in rented quarters: Parkman Post possesses the portrait
of Color Sergeant Parkman, Forty-fifth Massachusetts Infantry, killed
at Whitehall, N. C. (M. M. Haskell, Adjutant, Post 204, and W. L.
Bing, Commander, Post 213.) Vide Plate XIX.
Barre (Worcester County) . — The monument in Barre was. pro
vided by the town in 1866, at a cost of $7,000. Standing upon the town
Common, in the center of the village, it is a conspicuous and beautiful
sight. Samuel F. Woods Post 179 occupies rented quarters. (J. A. Car-
ruth, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXVI.
Becket (Berkshire County). — This town has no public memorial
of the Civil War. It has considerable pride, however, in the fact that all
the graves of soldiers are adequately marked. (Henry Ticknor, Town
Clerk.)

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Bedford (Middlesex County). — Soon after the war, an association
of loyal women of Bedford was formed for the purpose of securing funds
with which to erect a monument. Their success is attested by the shaft
of Scotch granite, with Quincy granite surroundings, now standing in
Shawshine Cemetery. Having cost an aggregate of $1,600, its care and
keeping were passed over to the town. (Abram E. Brown, Town Clerk.)
Belchertown (Hampshire County). — Twenty-two years ago this
town dedicated a monument, costing $1,600, to the memory of the sol
diers. It is placed in the middle of the Common, and is made of metal
composition, called cream of zinc. It subserves the purpose for which
it was placed, and is highly prized by all townspeople. E. S. Griggs Post
97 possesses a large folio volume, presented by Past Department Com
mander Myron P. Walker at an outlay of $150, in which are found
sketches of the lives and services of all members of the Post. The town
donates commodious quarters for the use of Post 97. (H. C. West,
Adjutant.) Bellingham (Norfolk County).- — As early as the winter of 1863
and 1864, when the soldiers were re-enlisting, the ladies began holding tea
parties, with the ultimate aim of a soldiers' monument. Their commend
able efforts then and subsequently resulted in raising $500, to which sum
the town, in 1872 or 1873, added $300. With this sum a bargain in
granite was bought and erected, there being an additional outlay of $125
for flowers, placing, etc. The monument was put in place in the triangu
lar plot in the center of Bellingham village, in 1874. In 1907 an
appropriation of $100 was made to raise the monument some fifteen
inches, the original placing being too low. The entire cost of the memo
rial to date has been $925. (Henry A. Whitney, Town Clerk.) Vide
Plate X.
Belmont (Middlesex County). — At a cost of $800, the town
caused to be placed, at the entrance of the Town Hall, tablets containing
the names of Belmont soldiers who lost their lives in the war. Veterans of
this town for the most part belong to the Arlington Post of the Grand
Army. (Charles N. Houlihan, Town Clerk.)
Berkley (Bristol County). — While as yet no monument stands in
Berkley, one is on the way. Several years ago certain energetic Grand
Army men set about raising a fund for monumental purposes, acquiring.

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by entertainments and subscriptions, about $800. Then, owing to dissen
sions, the interest subsided, and the funds collected were placed in the
bank, amounting at present to $1,000. Veterans feel that the time for
action is near at hand, and some tangible result is soon to be expected.
Berkley veterans, generally, belong to the Taunton Post. (Comrade
Charles W. Cook, Town Clerk and Treasurer.)
Berlin (Worcester County). — There is no monument, but the
town has fitted up a room on the first floor of the Town Hall for the use
of the Grand Army and kindred bodies, placing on the walls marble tab
lets (estimated cost, $150) to the memory of the soldiers. The Post
possesses an 8-inch cannon ball, fired at Fort McAllister, besides a very
large collection of portraits, in oval black walnut frames, of deceased com
rades. Capt. C. S. Hastings Post 54 is housed as above. The Ladies' Aid,
Sons and Daughters of Veterans, use the same quarters. (G. E. Burgess,
Adjutant. Bernardston (Franklin County) . — This town, to which have been
given many thousands of dollars by loyal sons, has nothing in the way of
Eebellion reminders.
Beverly (Essex County). — In 1882, through the instrumentality
of J. H. Chipman, Jr., Post 89, a monument was dedicated in Beverly.
Of the cost thereof, $900 was raised by subscription, the remainder by
fairs and entertainments; the total expense amounted to $4,850. Later,
the town, at an outlay of $600, graded the lot and set edgestones. The
choicest relic is the stump of a tree from Chickamauga, having imbedded
a solid shot in one side, pieces of shell in the other. Coming from between
the lines, one side is known as Union, the other as Confederate. Through
the generosity of the city, the Post is comfortably housed in an abandoned
schoolhouse. (Winthrop E. Perry, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XIII.
Billerica (Middlesex County). — This town once had a Grand
Army Post, and, possibly, it was owing to veteran interest that, on Oct. 8,
1873, an imposing monument was dedicated, costing $5,000, the entire
expense being borne by the town.
Blackstone (Worcester County). — No monument here, nor any
prospect of one.

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Blandford (Hampden County). — The postmaster writes that he
knows nothing of any memorial in town.
Bolton (Worcester County). — Some of the smaller towns were
earliest in evidencing their appreciation of soldierly sacrifices, Bolton ded
icating her beautiful marble tablets on Dec. 20, 1866. As early as the
preceding April, measures were taken to secure the memorials, and suc
cessive appropriations, together with the gift of $100 by S. Henry Howe,
chairman of the committee of arrangements, brought the amount up to
$600. The tablets, with gilded lettering, are placed on the walls of the
main hall of the town building, facing the principal entrance. The dedi
cation was notable, in that the orator of the occasion was the late Hon.
George B. Loring of Salem, one of the most accomplished speakers of his
day. The poem was a prominent feature, as it was written by Amos
Stone, father of one of the boys who died in Andersonville, and whose
name is graved upon one of the tablets. Quarters for G. K. Warren Post
172 are furnished by the town in the Town Hall. (A. B. Hanes, Adju
tant.) Boston (Suffolk County). — There is a Greater Boston, comprising
not only the original city which sent her soldiers to the war, but the addi
tional mimicipalities of Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, Eoxbury and
West Eoxbury, the latter including the village of Jamaica Plain. Boston
also includes the domain of the Commonwealth known as the State House
grounds, on which are several imposing memorials of the war. These
several divisions or sections will be treated under their respective heads,
alphabetically, as they are reached in the list.
No city in the Commonwealth has a more impressive memorial, nor
one more fittingly placed, than that which for more than thirty years has
looked forth from Flag Staff Hill, on the old Boston Common. The
cornerstone was laid Monday, Sept. 18, 1871, though plans for a monu
ment were before the city government as early as April 16, 1866. Martin
Milmore was the sculptor, and for several years the project dragged along,
until at last the completed work was dedicated, Sept. 17, 1877, being the
fifteenth anniversary of the battle of Antietam. The event was observed
by a great demonstration, both civic and mihtary, the principal address
being by Gen. Charles Devens. The cost of the monument, complete, was
$75,000. The grading, foundations and expense of dedication must have
cost nearly as much more. All outlays were borne by the city. Vide
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32 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
Charles Sumner Statue. — Though not a soldier. Senator Sumner was
a sufferer for the cause long before the war whose history cannot be written
without frequent use of his name. His statue in bronze, standing on the
Boylston Street side of the Public Gardens, near the entrance to the sub
way, was dedicated Dec. 23, 1878, with an historical sketch by Gov.
Alexander H. Bice. Thomas Ball was the sculptor. The cost of the
figure ($15,000, to which should be added $1,500 given as prizes to com
peting artists) was contributed by citizens. If the authorities would turn
the bronze at least part way around, so that its face might be seen by the
multitude who throng the subway, the result would be a great improve
ment. Emancipation Group. — Standing in Park Square is the bronze figure
of Abraham Lincoln, with hand outstretched above the crouching form of
a negro from whose limbs the shackles have fallen. It is the gift of Moses
Kimball, costing $17,000. The artist was Thomas Ball, the work being
a duplicate of the original Freedmen's Memorial in Washington, D. C.
It was unveiled Dec. 6, 1879, Mayor F. 0. Prince delivering the address.
Vide Plate XI.
Shaw Memorial. — Though there are memorials in Massachusetts
which cost more than that for Col. Eobert G. Shaw and his black regiment,
the Fifty-fourth, there is nothing in the Bay State, nor in any other State,
for that matter, which equals the impressiveness of this wonderful alto
relievo from the fashioning hand of the immortal St. Gaudens. From
1865 until 1897 the plan was brewing. The initiative was taken by J. B.
Smith, an escaped slave, the original gift growing until it amounted to
$23,000, to which, for building and arranging for the completed work on
the Common, facing the State House, Boston added more than a like sum,
so that finally the memorial represents nearly $50,000. The architects
for the setting of the group were H. H. Eichardson and Charles F.
McKim, the latter following on the death of Eichardson. The builders
were Norcross Brothers of Worcester. The dedication was on May 31,
1897, with combined exercises on the part of the city and State, Gov.
Eoger Wolcott presiding with inimitable grace, with principal address by
Col. Henry Lee Higginson, who had been prominent in the project from
the very beginning. Very appropriately, Booker T. Washington spoke for
the race represented by the regiment. Vide Plate XXIX.
Cass Monument. — The figure, in bronze, of Col. Thomas Cass of the
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry, slain at Malvern Hill, is a worthy tribute
to a brave and patriotic man. Originally, at the expense of his fellow

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Attleborough.
Easthampton.

Framingham.

North Adams.

LoweU.

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soldiers of the Ninth, a figure in granite had been fashioned and for some
years it was a not altogether grateful addition to the statuary of the
Public Gardens : but when the city intervened and ordered the casting of
the present figure, better results were secured. The artist was Eichard E.
Brooks of New York, and the dedication was on Sept. 22, 1899, with the
principal address by Major McNamara of the Ninth. The cost of the
memorial was $9,174.
Farragut Memorial. — The pride of South Boston, the bronze figure
of the brave old admiral stands on the water front, near the element on
whose surface he had reigned supreme. Credit for the memorial should
be given to Thomas F. Keenan, then in the Common Council, who, by
persistence, put through an appropriation of $22,500, the cost of the
figure. The artist was H. H. Kitson, since grown famous by his soldiers'
figures. The dedication was on June 28, 1893, ex-Gov. Alexander H.
Eice, orator, Henry O'Meara, poet, and the Eev. E. A. Horton, chaplain.
Advantage was taken of the event to make the parade one of the most
notable in the history of the city, and surely there had been few occasions
more worthy of a popular outpouring. The bronze itself was cast in
Providence. Vide Plate XI.
To this list might be added many tablets in public buildings, with
personal monuments in cemeteries.
Bourne (Barnstable County). — In war times a part of Sandwich,
chartered in 1884, as yet the town has no memorial, though it is the loca
tion of E. B. Nye Post 203, G. A. E., which occupies rented quarters.
(S. 0. Phinney, Adjutant.)
BoxBOROUGH (Middlesex County). — No memorial here; only three
or four veterans left. (S. P. Dodge, Town Clerk.)
Boxford (Essex County). — The spring of 1875 saw the dedication
of Boxford's monument. Jonathan Tyler Barker gave $1,000 and the
remainder was contributed by various persons, the total being $2,017.19.
Veterans of the town affiliate with the Grovel and Post. (John W. Park
hurst, Town Clerk.) Vide Plate XXVIII.
Boylston (Worcester County). — Aug. 18, 1886, the date of cele
brating the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town,
George A. Cotting of Hudson, formerly of Boylston, presented a memorial
tablet, placed in the Town Hall, bearing the names of 10 Boylston sol-

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diers who lost their lives in the war, every one under thirty years of age.
Probable cost of the tablet, $150. The public library has an album of
portraits of Civil War soldiers. (George L. Wright, Town Clerk.)
Braintree (Norfolk County). — As early as June, 1865, a public
meeting was called in Braintree to take action concerning some memorial
for the dead soldiers. Two years later a public fair was held, which
netted $1,500 towards the project. Later still the town appropriated
$3,000 for monumental purposes; a bequest of $500 by a citizen of the
town was added. No direct action, however, was taken towards building
until 1872. The monument, costing $6,500, was dedicated June 17, 1874.
The oration was given by Gen. and ex-Gov. N. P. Banks. The monument
bears the names of 58 Braintree soldiers who gave their lives for their
country. In relics. Gen. Sylvanus Thayer Post 87 is rich, having, among
others, a uniform (gray) worn by James T. Stevens in Company C,
Fourth Eegiment, M. V. M., one of the Minutemen; a musket carried
by John C. Sanborn through his service ; and a bugle presented to W. A.
Bishop, Third Massachusetts Cavalry, by Gen. N. A. M. Dudley, and used
by him through the Bed Eiver campaign. In the Grand Army lot. Plain
Street Cemetery, presented by the town, there is also a monument, costing
$275, secured by the comrades from the townspeople. The Post occupies
excellent quarters, leased from the Old Colony Street Eailway Company.
(W. L. Gage, Commander.) Vide Plate XXXVII.
Brewster (Barnstable County). — Named for the reverend elder
of the " Mayflower " company, this township lacks any visible token of
the war, nor does it appear to have expectations. (F. B. Crocker, Town
Clerk.) Bridgewater (Plymouth County). — The memorial of this old
colony town takes the form of tablets, firmly set into the walls of the open
vestibule of the Memorial Library. Of Tennessee marble, they bear the
names of 36 soldiers of the town who gave up their lives during the war.
The cost of this feature of the library is estimated at $1,200, raised in
part by taxation, the remainder by subscription. Bridgewater Post 205
occupies rented quarters. (F. H. Kirmayer, Adjutant.) Vide Plate
XX. Brighton (City of Boston). — The soldiers' monument was erected
in Evergreen Cemetery the year following the close of the war, the dedi-

brimfield. 35
cation coming July 26, 1866, with an address by the Eev. Frederick
Augustus Whitney. Thirty feet in height, bearing the names of Brighton
men who died in service, and surmounted by a ball and eagle, it cost
$5,000, given by the town. Francis Washburn Post 92 enjoys free
quarters in the old court house. (John Welch, Quartermaster.)
Brimfield (Hampden County). — Brimfield was one of the earliest
to move in the direction of a monument, and March 12, 1866, on motion
of Capt. F. D. Lincoln, Forty-sixth Massachusetts, the town appropriated
$1,250 for this purpose. The completed shaft was unveiled July 4, 1866.
The site for the memorial, east of the park and nearly in. front of the
hotel, the iron fence surrounding the monument, was donated by S. C.
Herring and E. T. Sherman of New York. The names of 19 men who
yielded their lives from this town are found in raised letters on the shaft.
Within the monument enclosure are four condemned cannon, presented by
the government. In 1899 the town caused to be placed on the walls of
the Town Hall four marble tablets, costing $325, and bearing the names
of all the soldiers, some 144 in number, who enlisted from Brimfield.
A^'eterans from this town belong to the Sturbridge Post. (Comrade Miner
H. Corbin, Town Clerk.) Vide Plate X.
Brockton (Plymouth County). — The North Bridgewater of war
times, ever the energetic, progressive community, has lively memories of
the strife. When the city erected her City Hall there was provided an
impressive rotunda, on whose walls were painted battle scenes in which
local soldiers had had a part. These are very interesting works of art,
and all told, architecture and paintings, represent $15,000. The city
has, also, a fine monument, which was dedicated Nov. 12, 1907. It was
erected at a cost of $4,000, secured by the local Woman's Belief Corps 7.
Among its relics the Post, Fletcher Webster 13, has a case of curios from
Gettysburg, a beautiful silk banner, presented by the school children of
the city more than thirty years ago, an extensive collection of portraits of
veterans, besides many souvenirs from southern battlefields. Comrade
Harrison 0. Thomas has compiled a biographical sketch of every member
of the Post, an unexampled task elsewhere. Nearly twenty-five years
ago the Post purchased the old Universalist Church on Elm Street, and it
has made a most desirable home for Post and Corps during the interven
ing years. The cost of the hall in purchase and equipment amounted to
about $18,000. (George A. Grant, Adjutant.)

36 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
Brookfield (Worcester County) . ¦ — A white bronze monument in
the cemetery is the tribute of Brookfield to her sons who served in the war.
Costing $1,100, and standing some 15 feet high, it serves the important
office of arresting the attention of passers-by. It was dedicated July 4,
1885. Dexter Post 38 meets regularly in Masonic Hall, where the devo
tees of the square and compass cheerfully donate an assembly room to
the veterans. A fire several years ago destroyed the Town Hall and the
Post rooms, with a fine collection of relics. (Comrade E. D. Goodell,
Postmaster. )
Brookline (Norfolk County). — An elaborate tablet of marble,
placed in the grand stairway of the Town Hall, is Brookline's memorial
to the soldiers. Costing $800, it was paid for by the town. A monument
dedicated to the unknown dead, in Walnut Hill Cemetery, was unveiled
June 14, 1902. Its cost, $337, was provided for by the local Woman's
Belief Corps. A valuable relic is a drum used by the Pennsylvania
Eeserves at Malvern Hill, given to Dr. Trull, and by him presented to
the Post. A cavalry saber from the Wilderness, a stem of a tree from
Chickamauga, with embedded bullets and canister, and a gavel containing
a bullet, both from Lookout Mountain, are also in the possession of the
Post. Some of the relics were given by Comrade W. Y. Gross and
Thomas Deliver. C. L. Chandler Post 143 has quarters in the Town
Hall, furnished by the town. (A. W. Bright, Adjutant.)
Buckland (Franklin County). — Lying so near the viUage of
Shelburne Falls, indeed, a considerable portion of the latter place being
in the town of Buckland, the town claims credit for some portion of the
soldiers' monument which stands in the Falls. (A. C. Bray, Town Clerk.)
Vide Shelburne.
Burlington (Middlesex County). — Nothing of a public memorial
kind here. (H. H. Hickok, Town Clerk.)
Cambridge (Middlesex County). — The distinctive monument of
Cambridge, one of the most imposing in the Commonwealth, stands on
the Common. The result of the artistic skill of the twin brothers Cyrus
and Darius Cobb, it was dedicated June 17, 1870, with elaborate cere
monies. Its cost exceeded $25,000. Harvard University erected during
the decade following the war a great edifice, known as Memorial Hall,
devoted to refectory purposes; its imposing entrance contains the names

CANTON. 37
of the sons of Harvard who died in defence of home and country, the
names being chiseled in marble and most impressively placed. This
work alone must have cost many thousands of dollars. Among other
memorials is a marble bust of Col. Charles Eussell Lowell, costing $1,000.
The city has three Posts of the Grand Army, viz., William H. Smart Post
30, John A. Logan Post 186, both occupying rented quarters on Massa
chusetts Avenue, and Charles Beck Post 56, whose veterans climb to the
top story of police headquarters. Each Post has its own collection of
curios and pictures, while Past Department Commander John D. Billings
has an excellent array of his own. Mt. Auburn Cemetery contains the
celebrated granite figure of the Sphinx. Facing the former chapel, now
the crematory, it has sat since August, 1872, the product of Martin Mil-
more's artistic skill, paid for by Dr. Jacob Bigelow, who founded the
cemetery. An interesting feature of the memorial is the inscription pre
pared by President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard University. This is
one of the very first of his efforts in this line, a field which has given him
a wide reputation. Sculptured in Latin on one side, on the other we may
read the translation : "' American Union preserved, African slavery de-
•stroyed, by the uprising of a great people, by the blood of fallen heroes."
Figure and foundation cost $11,554. Besides this, Mt. Auburn has a
bewildering array of monuments for individual heroes. Vide Plate
XXIV. Canton (Norfolk County). — The Town Hall, erected in 1878, is
known as Memorial Hall, and, in keeping with this name, the late Hon.
Elisha A. Morse, a comrade of the local Post, presented marble tablets in
memory of the 30 soldiers of Canton who died during the war. These are
placed on each side of the main entrance to the hall. Their cost was
$2,200. Eevere Post 94 occupies free quarters in the Town Hall. (E. L.
Weston, Commander.) Vide Plate XIV.
Carlisle (Middlesex County). — The monument in this town is
due to the generosity of two sisters. Mrs. Lydia A. G. Farrar bequeathed
to the town a sum of money, which in 1882 had amounted to $653.70.
March 20 of that year the town voted to receive and hold the legacy. As
the testator had not stipulated what use should be made of the bequest,
on Nov. 7, 1882, the town voted to devote it to erecting a monument to the
memory of the soldiers, the same to stand in the center of the town, and
appointed a committee to carry out the vote. In March, 1883, the town

38 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
appropriated $300 for foundations and for fencing and grading the lot.
Eealizing that the sum at their disposal was too small for the purpose
named, the committee suggested that Mrs. Farrar's sister. Miss H. L. C.
Green, be invited to contribute enough to bring the total amount to
$1,000. This proposition the sister acceded to, and the project advanced.
The plan accepted was by Andrews & "WTieeler of Lowell, and comprised
a triple receding base of Concord granite, surmounted by a marble figure
of a soldier of heroic proportions. For properly dedicating the monu
ment, Aug. 29, 1885, the anniversary of the second Bull Eun, the town
appropriated $200, thus bringing the total outlay to $1,500. The exer
cises were the most varied and interesting that the town ever witnessed.
The address was made by the Hon. Charles H. Allen of Lowell.
Carver (Plymouth County). — Nothing tangible as yet, but a
Soldiers' Memorial Association is working, with a present accumulation
of $1,000. The trustees of the public library think the memorial should
assume the form of an edifice for the library. A Camp of Sons of Vet
erans is keeping the subject alive. (Henry S. Griffith, Town Clerk.)
Charlemont (Franklin County). — While there are veterans be
longing to Posts in neighboring towns, Charlemont has nothing of a
memorial character. (George E. Bemis, Town Clerk.)
Charlestown (City of Boston). — Long before Charlestown had
given any thought to abrogating her individuality, as early as 1865, the
subject was broached of a monument commemorative of her part in the
Civil War, a perfectly natural condition in the city of Bunker Hill and
that ever memorable monument. Late in 1869 the city appropriated
$20,000 for the memorial, and the design thereof was committed to Martin
Milmore, sculptor. The material used is Hallowell (Me.) granite, and the
location, Winthrop Square, is nearly south of the overtowering shaft on
the immortal hiH. Happily the intervening buildings hide the shaft while
one views the tribute to the soldier of the later war. The problem in
Charlestown was more difficult than that in any other place in the Com
monwealth. Any ordinary monument was sure to be dwarfed by the
grandeur of the older token. Under the circumstances, the artist and
the builders succeeded admirably. "Wliile hundreds pass on to the more
famous hill and its tribute to heroes of- the Eevolution, a few pause to
admire the memorial which an appreciative city reared to the memory of

CHARLTON. 39
her sons who were no less worthy than the patriots of 1775. The con
sulting and supervising architect was Mr. S. J. F. Parker of Boston;
the builders of the pedestal, Messrs. J. F. & F. L. Oilman. The dedica
tion, an exceedingly impressive exercise, was held on the 17th of June,
1872, and was participated in by an immense assembly of citizens, together
with many civic and military bodies. The principal address was by the
Hon. Eichard Frothingham, and was worthy of the occasion. In 1875,
June 17, when Boston observed the centennial of Bunker Hill, the Fifth
Maryland Infantry paid the Hub a visit, and, among commemorative acts,
specially signalized the day by placing on this monument beautiful
wreaths indicative of the regard of " Maryland, My Maryland " for the
old Bay State. Eemembering that many of these soldiers either were in
the Confederate service themselves or were the sons of those who were,
the act was particularly gracious. Abraham Lincoln Post 11 for a number
of years has been most comfortably housed in an old mansion on Green
Street with mortars on the approaches, rooms most comfortably furnished
and an assembly room as elaborately equipped as any in the Department,
Post 11 is a power for patriotism in the monumental city. Great interest
attaches to the mansion in that it was built and occupied by Samuel Dex
ter, who was secretary of War and the Treasury under President John
Adams. A tablet on the inner walls of the edifice tells in brief its interest
ing story. Erected in 1782, its considerably more than a century of
being is crowded full of pictures of thrilling scenes in American history.
Standing on the slope of Bunker Hill, it must have witnessed every step
in the building of the famous monument. For pure historic interest no
G. A. E. hall in the Department equals it. It was acquired by purchase
for the Post in 1887, and was remodeled and changed to suit the con
venience of the veterans. It has cost Post 11 in the vicinity of $25,000.
(Comrade Linus E. Clark.)
Charlton (Worcester County) . — Thanks to the generosity of
William H. Dexter, a native of the town but long a resident in Worcester,
Charlton has a soldiers' monument, costing $2,000, dedicated Memorial
Day, 1903, with an address by the Eev. Willard Scott of Worcester.
Standing directly in front of the Town Hall, also a gift of Mr. Dexter,
the figure of the soldier, in relief, looks out upon the village Common.
The artist was T. J. McAuliff of Worcester, and his work is exceedingly
meritorious. Charlton veterans largely belong to the Southbridge Post.
(Frank 0. Wakefield, Town Clerk.) Vide Plate XXV.

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Chatham (Barnstable County). — Nason, in his "Gazetteer of
Massachusetts," says that the town furnished 256 men for the Union
service, of whom 13 lost their lives ; also, " To perpetuate their memory it
has erected a handsome monument." The monument stands in South
Chatham. We are told that this was finished in the later 60's, at a cost
of about $1,300. Frank D. Hammond Post 141 is the Grand Army asso
ciation of the town, having its quarters, which the Post owns, in South
Chatham. (Samuel Hawes, Commander.) Vide Plate XV.
Chelmsford (Middlesex County) . — The town clerk writes that his
town has nothing of a monumental character, nor does it expect anything.
Chelsea (Suffolk County). — This city set about erecting a mon
ument soon after the war, securing the necessary funds through popular
subscriptions, the subscribers including men, women and school children,
and the amount being $10,000. Standing in Union Square, the granite
base and shaft are surmounted by the bronze figure of a soldier at parade
rest, the combination reaching the height of about 50 feet. It was dedi
cated April 19, 1869. When the terrible fire of April, 1908, laid waste
the city, the space about the monument was piled high with debris saved
from the fiames; here also was the tent constituting the headquarters of
the relief agencies. The soldiers' lot in Garden Cemetery contains 50
graves, and has a monument about 8 feet in height. Of a very attractive
design, it was erected by the city in 1866, costing $4,500. There is also
another soldiers' lot, in Woodlawn Cemetery, which has cost the city
$5,000. Here are 300 graves, the city supplying the individual memorials;
there is, besides, a general monument, in the form of three inverted can
non supporting a fourth upright, this costing the local Post $500.
Theodore Winthrop Post 35 has long been the envied possessor of one
of the finest Post quarters in the Department. Originally a Methodist
Church, built in 1841, it has been worked over so that above the ground
fioor, devoted to store uses and rented, it has banquet room and accessories,
while the third floor affords a hall, 70 by 60 feet, so capacious and well
equipped that it has proved equal to every demand ever made upon it. Its
internal adornments, battle scenes and portraits, rival those of any Post
in the country. When the flames were licking up the city in April, 1908,
they were mercifully stayed just before reaching this edifice, and its
abundant space afforded ample room for the militia companies to whieh
was committed the preservation of order within the ill-fated district. It
is valued, with furniture, at $24,000. (C. W. Gray, Commander.) Vide
Plates X., XIX. and XXVII.

PLATE X.

BeUlngham.
aUonson.

Brimfield.

North Adams.

Chelsea.

PLATE XI.

Upton.
Emancipation Group (Boston).

Orleans. Saugus.

Northbrldee (WhltlnsvlUe) .
Admiral Farragut (Boston).

PLATE XII.

PLATE XIII.

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Shirley.Beverly.

Gardner.
Lawrence.

PLATE XIV.

CANTON.

CHESHIRE. 41
Cheshire (Berkshire County). — Though the town presented to
President Thomas Jefferson, in 1802, a monumental Cheshire cheese,
weighing 1,450 pounds, and though the record of the town during the war
was unexcelled, she has not, as yet, found means for any memorial of the
services of her sons in the Civil War. (Ealph L. Getman, Town Clerk.)
Chester (Hampden County). — As yet, the town has no memorial,
nor, so far as known, is there prospect of any. (James C. Cooper, Post
master.) Chesterfield (Hampshire County). — Except for cannon, loaned
by the government and placed on the Common, the town has nothing of a
memorial character. (Albert W. Hickok, Town Clerk.)
Chicopee (H.\.mpden County) . — Marble tablets are Chicopee's
expression of regard for the fallen soldier, having been placed at the
entrance of the City Hall. Two in number, standing about 12 feet in
height and bearing the names of all those who were killed, wounded or
died in the service, they cost about $1,500, the amount having been secured
by the Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society. As relics, the city has four mortars,
obtained from the government when the late Gov. George D. Eobinson,
a Chicopee citizen, was in Congress. These are placed in the soldiers'
lot in the public cemetery, the lot being a donation from the town.
Quarters for Otis Chapman Post 103 have been secured in Masonic Hall,
for the exceedingly liberal rate of $1 per month, the very next thing to
nothing. (Z. T. Damon, Adjutant.)
Chilmark (Dukes County). — No memorials here. (F. A. May-
hew, Town Clerk.)
Clarksburg (Berkshire County) . — No memorial in town, nor is
any expected.
Clinton (Worcester County) . — As in other towns, the beginnings
of the CUnton monument were made by ladies, as early as 1867. By enter
tainments in church vestries and by solicitation they accumulated $800.
At the March town meeting, 1873, a building committee was appointed
and $3,500 appropriated towards the work. At first placed and until
1908 standing at the southwest corner of the Town Hall, the monument
was unveiled in 1875, at a total outlay of about $4,500. Owing to the

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destruction of the hall by fire in the spring of 1908, the monument, which
had miraculously escaped, was moved to the center of the near-by village
Common, where it now stands, bearing the names of the 58 Clinton men
who died in behalf of their country. E. D. Baker Post 64 possesses a
rare relic in the shape of a tiny anvil, of metal, made from a portion of
one of the propeller blades which impelled the " Kearsarge " when she sent
the " Alabama " to the bottom of the sea, off Cherbourg, France, on that
June day, 1864. The public library has a memorial volume containing
personal histories of members of the Post. The Post itself occupies
pleasant, though rented, quarters. In Woodlawn Cemetery, the soldiers'
lot, presented to the Grand Army by a vote of the town, is nicely graded,
at the expense of Camp 14, Sons of Veterans, and there is mounted and in
place upon it a coast defense gun, furnished by the United States govern
ment. (George L. Gibson, Adjutant.)
CoHASSBT (Norfolk County). — No Eebellion reminders here, ex
cept Henry Bryant Post 98, G. A. E., which is given quarters by the town.
(Cyrus H. Bates, Commander.)
CoLRAiN (Franklin County). — No public memorial in town, nor
is any contemplated. H. S. Greenleaf Post 20, with the Woman's Belief
Corps and Sons of Veterans, owns the hall in which regular meetings are
held. (H. 0. Scott, Town Clerk.)
Concord (Middlesex County). — The Eebellion reminder in this
town of storied memories takes the shape of a beautiful granite pile,
placed in the very center of the village; it would be a striking object
anywhere. It was erected in 1867, at a cost of $4,600, the expense being
borne by the town. Old Concord Post 180 occupies rented quarters.
Few dedicatory exercises anywhere were more impressive than those in
Concord, April 19, 1867, including, as they did, an ode by George B. Bart
lett, an extended report of the building committee by the chairman, the
Hon. E. Eockwood Hoar, an impressive oration by Ealph Waldo Emerson,
a poem by Frank B. Sanborn and brief addresses by George S. Boutwell,
Adjt.-Gen. William Schouler, Col. F. J. Parker of the Thirty-second
Massachusetts Infantry and Col. Lucius B. Marsh, Forty-seventh Massa
chusetts Infantry. Into the foundation of the monument was built a
stone from the abutment of the old North bridge, thus connecting two
significant April days in Massachusetts history. June 16, 1909, there was

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dedicated in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery one of the most touching memorials
in the entire State, that of a brother, James C. Melvin, himself a veteran
of the Sixth Massachusetts Infantry, to his three brothers, Asa H., John
H. and Samuel, all Concord boys and members of the First Heavy
Artillery. The cost was $30,000, and it is considered one of the very best
pieces of work by the sculptor, Daniel Chester French. The dedication
was impressive and appropriate. (Asa Jacobs, Adjutant.) Vide Fron
tispiece and Plate XVII.
Conway (Franklin County). — Tablets in the main hall of the
town building, erected in 1886, furnish Conway's tribute to her soldier
sons of Eebellion days. There is also a small monument in memory of
the unknown dead placed on the public Common. The combined cost of
tablets and monument was about $600. Francis A. Clary Post 164
occupies comm-odious quarters in one of the Town Hall anterooms, gratis.
(Gordon H. Johnson, Commander.)
CuMMiNGTON (HAMPSHIRE County). — The native town of William
Cullen Bryant has nothing by way of reminder of the war. (By the
Town Clerk.)
Dalton (Berkshire County). — No memorial whatever graces this
town, though it is the home of some of the most distinguished people in
the Commonwealth. There was once a Grand Army Post here, but its
charter was surrendered long ago. (Comrade C. B. Scudder.)
Dana (Worcester County). — Nothing of a public memorial char
acter in Dana. (D. L. Eichards, Town Clerk.)
Danvers (Essex County). — Steps were taken in 1868 towards
erecting a monument; at a cost of $7,000 the same was completed and
dedicated Nov. 30, 1870. Bearing the names of 94 soldiers and sailors
who lost their lives in the war, it stands in front of the Town Hall. The
Hon. Edwin Mudge, representative in the General Court, contributed the
larger part of his salary during his two years of service. Through the
Navy Department of the nation there has been placed in the middle of
the soldiers' lot, in Walnut Grove Cemetery, a 100-pound Parrott gun, as
a memorial to the veterans buried there. In the high school building
hangs a portrait of Maj. Granville M. Dodge, a native of Danvers and one
of the most trusted officers, serving under both Grant and Sherman. An-

44 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
other portrait of the General, on horseback as chief marshal at the dedi
cation of the Grant monument in New York, was given by him to the
local historical society. The same society has portraits of Gen. Francis
S. Dodge and Fred. W. Lander, the former a Danvers boy who rose from
the ranks, the latter, born in Salem, died in Paw Paw, Va., March, 1862.
Ward Post 90 is comfortably placed in rented quarters. (Charles New-
hall, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXI.
Dartmouth (Bristol County). — No memorial of a public nature.
(B. J. Potter, Town Clerk.)
Dedham (Norfolk County). — Here is foimd one of the earliest
Civil War monuments erected in Massachusetts. In the old Parish Cem
etery stands a stone in memory of the men who died at Eeadville, from
1861 to 1865, the great organizing place for the eastern part of the State.
It cost about $1,000, and the bill was paid July 12, 1866. It is placed on
a plot of ground acquired by the Commonwealth, and on three tablets are
inscribed the names of 64 soldiers who died in the camp. In 1878 the
State graded and sodded the lot and surrounded it with a granite curbing.
It is kept in order by the cemetery authorities and decorated each year
by the local Grand Army Post, expenses being met by the State. In
Brookdale Cemetery there is a monument erected by the late Eliphalet
Stone, and by him passed over to Charles W. Carroll Post 144 for burial
purposes. Dedham stone was used in the structure of the monument,
and it is surmounted by a Blakely 100-pound shell, fired from a rebel
battery very early in the war, near Aquia Creek, at a Union vessel loaded
with wood. The missile passed through the cargo and buried itself in the
river bank near the camp of the First Massachusetts Infantry. Col. Eob
ert Cowdin, Comrade William F. Drugan, then of Company B, now
chief of police, Dedham, dug it out, unloaded it and sent it home as a relic.
It forms a fitting intermediary between the shaft itself and the hovering
eagle. The bodies of 14 comrades lie in the lot. Sept. 29, 1878, at a
total cost of $47,000, Dedham dedicated her Memorial Hall, located on
land costing $2,350 and given by leading citizens. Five marble tablets in
the vestibule bear the names of 47 soldiers who gave their lives for the
Union. While the ofiices of the town officers are found there, and there
is a large public hall, still it well merits its name. Within the hall are a
Stuart's equestrian Washington, a Fisher Ames and an Abraham Lincoln.
The Post is in rented quarters. (William B. Gould, Adjutant.) Vide
Plates XVIIL, XX. and XXXI.

deerfield. 45
Deerfield (Franklin County). — Like many other memorable
events and historic objects in Deerfield, her monument to the memory
of the soldiers of the Eebellion is due to the though tf ulness and energy
of the Hon. George Sheldon, easily the first local historian in the Com
monwealth. As early as October, 1864, when listening to the funeral
service over the remains of Col. George D. Wells of the Thirty-fourth
Eegiment, killed at Stickney's Farm, Va., he resolved that when the war
was over the dead of Deerfield should be remembered in some tangible
form. The fine monument of Portland freestone is the result. It stands
upon the Common of the old street, the training field of the first settlers,
and was dedicated Sept. 4, 1867. The cenotaph, having a base 8 feet
square, is surmounted by the figure of a soldier in fatigue uniform, in
place rest. The dedicatory exercises were under the direction of Josiah
Fogg, Charles Armes, George Sheldon and Nathaniel Hitchcock. The
address was by the Hon. Henry L. Dawes of Pittsfield, while odes for
the occasion were written by Eliza A. Starr, Lucrecia W. Eels, Mary
Willard and Maria B. W. Barnes. The cost of the monument was $2,000
(estimated). Dennis (Barnstable County). — Nothing here of a public memo
rial nature. (W. F. Baker, Town Clerk.)
DiGHTON (Bristol County) . — Though Dighton Eock has long been
famous on account of the inscription, which has ever puzzled the anti
quaries, even that rock is not in this town, but lies over Taunton Eiver in
Berkley, nor has the town any public memorial of the war. There is no
expectation of anything in this line. (Dwight F. Lane, Town Clerk.)
Dorchester (City of Boston). — Before this historic section be
came a part of Greater Boston, its monument for the Civil War was pro
jected and built. It stands in the space in front of the church on Meeting
House Hill, is constructed of red sandstone, 31 feet high, obelisk in shape,
and is 8 feet square at the base. It is a very attractive memorial and is
highly creditable to the genius of B. F. Dwight, who was the designer.
The names of those who fell in the cause are graven on the surface of the
stone. It was dedicated Sept. 17, 1867, the very day the National Cem
etery at Antietam was also dedicated. The oration of the day was deliv
ered by the Eev. Charles A. Humphreys, then of Springfield, himself a
veteran of the Second Massachusetts Cavalry; an ode, written by William

46 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
T. Adams (Oliver Optic), was sung by the children. The cost of the
monument, $5,301, was met through the diligence of the Pickwick Club,
which started the subscription with a promise of $500 and then circulated
the paper until the necessary funds were raised. The First Methodist
Church of Dorchester has an interesting tablet to the memory of mem
bers, 51 in number, who enlisted. Of Tennessee marble, 6 by 5 feet in
size, designed by Comrade E. W. Fowler of Milton, and surrounded by an
emblematic fresco, the three columns of names are surmounted with the
words, " Not for conquest but for country." The memorial was unveiled
March 24, 1895, with significant exercises, which included addresses by
the Department Commander, J. W. Thayer, Eev. Dr. Arthur Little, the
Eev. G. A. Phinney, pastor of the church. Secretary of the Common
wealth William M. Olin and Comrade Alexander Hobbs. Benjamin
Stone, Jr., Post 68 has long met within its own walls, having erected at
91 Park Street a commodious edifice and dedicated it to the uses of the
Grand Army. Post room, banquet room, all that veterans need for com
fort and utility, are found here. The total valuation is $7,500.
Douglas (Worcester County) . — Few towns in any State can boast
of two soldiers' monuments unveiled on the same day, yet this is the proud
record of Douglas, since, on Sept. 19, 1908, in the forenoon, there was
dedicated at the Center a white bronze figure of a soldier standing on a
pedestal, the total height being 12 feet. This was done tmder the auspices
of the local Camp of the Sons of Veterans, at a cost of $600. The dedica
tion also was under their direction, the principal addresses being made
by Division Commander William 0. Cutler and Mrs. Lue Stuart Wads-
worth, Department President, Woman's Belief Corps. At East Douglas,
in the afternoon, a more pretentious monument, costing in all $3,400,
resulting from the bequest of James Smith of Douglas, was uncovered in
the presence of a vast throng of people, including Lieut. Gov. Eben F.
Draper, Gen. A. B. E. Sprague and others. The Hon. W. S. Schuster
presided, and the dedicatory address was given by Department Com
mander, G. A. E., Alfred S. Eoe. The sum bequeathed for the monument
was $3,000. By way of rehcs, the town has two discarded rifled cannon.
Samuel Sibley Post 137 uses for its Post room an old church, properly
transformed, which belongs to the Post. (C. A. Whipple, Adjutant.)
Dover (Norfolk County). — Though at present without a soldiers'
monument, the erecting of one in the near future is probable. As yet the
expense is uncertain. (John H. Faulk, Town Clerk.)

DRACUT. 47
Dracut (Middlesex County). — There is nothing in town of a
public memorial nature. A small collection of relics is kept in the town
library. (John W. Brennan, Town Clerk.)
Dudley (Worcester County) . — Writing in May, 1909, it is proper
to state that the monument for Dudley is yet to be dedicated, the date
being July 5, 1909, during the progress of an Old Home Week. The cost
is to be $3,200, being partially met by a town appropriation of $1,800,
the remainder to come from the Village Improvement Society. Conant
Academy, long a source of pride to the town, has in its assembly hall a
very fine tablet to the memory of academy boys who had a part in the
great struggle. (Joseph Crawford, Town Clerk.)
Dunstable (Middlesex County). — Though superlatively rich in
memories, this town has no tangible memorials, aside from the individual
headstones in the burial grounds. (Arthur N. Hall, Town Clerk.)
DuxBURY (Plymouth County). — It is hardly to be expected that
any memorial to the soldiers of the Eebellion could rival the imposing
monument to the memory of Miles Standish, a figure that dominates many
miles of Massachusetts coast, but there is here " a very beautiful granite
shaft bearing the inscriptions, ' Memoria in eterna ' and ' Honor to the
brave.' " Funds for its erection were raised by a society of ladies called
The Willing Workers, and by public subscription, amounting to $2,500.
It was dedicated May 30, 1872, with oration by the Hon. Thomas Eussell
of Boston. William Wadsworth Post 165 meets in its own hall, occupied
for the first time March 1, 1895. Its original cost was $2,500. (A. M.
Goulding, Adjutant.)
East Bridgewater (Plymouth County). — A monument costing
$4,000, raised by fairs, entertainments and contributions, the principal
sum, from $300 to $400, being left by the Soldiers' Aid Society, was dedi
cated Sept. 17, 1874. It is of granite, about 34 feet in height. Two Posts
of the Grand Army are located here, viz., Justin Dimick Post 124 and
Alfred C. Monroe Post 212, both occupying rented quarters. (F. M.
Kingman, Adjutant, Post 124; P. W. Pool, Adjutant, Post 212.) Vide
Plate XXX.
East Longmeadow (Hampden County). — Only metal markers at
the graves of deceased soldiers commemorate the patriot dead in this town.
It is fair to state that the division of the old town of Longmeadow did
not take place until 1894, long after the war. (A. G. Crane, Town Clerk.)

48 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
Eastham (Barnstable County). — In 1865 or 1866, through the
agency of the Ladies' Aid Society, a monument in memory of the Union
soldiers was placed where once the old Orthodox Church stood, facing the
county road. Its original cost was $200. In 1895 the town voted to take
care of it. Eastham Grand Army graves are decorated by the Post in
Chatham, Frank D. Hammond Post 141, through Peter Higgins and wife
Martha. The former furnishes foregoing data. Of late, the jar, incident
to battleship practice off shore is unsettling the shaft. What a pity!
Easthampton (Hampshire County).- — More than forty years ago
the town erected a very fine Town Hall, one of whose front corners rims
up into an imposing tower, and therein are memorial tablets. It is esti
mated that the monumental features of the building represent about
$10,000 of the total $68,000 which the edifice cost. In this structure is
found lodgment for George C. Strong Post 166, gratis. On the cemetery
lot are two 30-pound Parrott guns, mounted on granite foundations. The
guns came from the government through the agency of the Hon. F. H.
Gillett, congressman. There also are a large iron vase, given by the
Woman's Belief Corps, and an iron flagstaff, presented by Comrade B. F.
Owen. Easthampton is also the seat of Williston Seminary, one of the
most successful of the several secondary schools in New England. Though
no memorial in marble or bronze has been erected, especial pains have
been taken to commemorate the services of former pupils in a section
of her alumni records, issued about thirty-five years ago. Necessarily
they are incomplete, owing to the difficulty of communication, and several
names should be added, but 366 pupils and 6 teachers in the Union army
and 4 men in the Confederate service speak volumes for the teaching here.
Every class from 1842 to 1868 is represented. (A. S. King, Adjutant.)
Vide Plate IX.
Easton (Bristol County). — The town has a very fine monument,
erected in 1882 at an expense of $5,000, appropriated by the town. A. B.
Eandall Post 52 has a Post hall of its own, situated in Eastondale. It is
valued at $3,000 (estimated). (George G. Smith, Adjutant.) Vide
Plate XI.
Edgartown (Dukes County). — The monument here, in white
bronze, costing $1,200, was dedicated July 4, 1902. The funds were raised
by subscription, largely through the efforts of Comrade E. C. Connell, a
veteran of the First Massachusetts Infantry. In 1908 his name was cut

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in the base of the monument, at the instigation of the local Woman's
Belief Corps, thus paying fitting tribute to his devoted service. The
same corps (No. 166) on Memorial Day, 1907, placed in the soldiers' lot
of the cemetery a stone commemorative of the unknown dead. The
veterans of Edgartown affiliate with the Post in Oak Bluffs. (Miss Hattie
L. Shute, Department Patriotic Instructor, Woman's Belief Corps.)
Egremont (Berkshire County) . — Through the town clerk, Ches
ter G. Dalzell, the town reports no memorial, nor any prospects.
Enfield (Hampshire County^) . — Erected in 1907, at an outlay of
$3,000, appropriated by the town, the fine monument yet awaits dedica
tion, owing to a claim set up by a citizen on account of the site occupied.
A cannon with shells, furnished by the government, is placed near the
monument. Gen. William S. Lincoln Post 21 has quarters gratis from
the town. (E. H. Moore, Commander.) Vide Plate XXI.
Frying (Franklin County) . — While the town has no public memo
rial, there are metallic markers for the graves, furnished by Mrs. Jane
Holmes of Farlej', a veteran's wife. Many years since there was a Grand
Army Post in town named " Andrew Briggs," for an Erving soldier who
was killed in the war, but it was given up, through lack of members,
thirty-six or thirty-seven years ago. (Henry L. Blackmer, Town Clerk.)
Essex (Essex County). — In the Town Hall grounds, facing Martin
Street, is the soldiers' monument, due to the efforts of the 0. H. P. Sar
gent Woman's Belief Corps 114 of the town. Its cost, $2,000, was met
by fairs and subscriptions, the dedication being May 30, 1905, under the
combined direction of Belief Corps and Grand Army Post. The dedi
catory address was given by the Eev. C. H. Puffer of Salem. The base
of the monument is of Eockport granite, the shaft and figure of Niantic,
E. I., granite. Among relics may be mentioned a sword, bullets and a
6-pound cannon ball, all from Port Hudson, while Past Commander J. H.
Burnham has preserved the pantaloons worn by him in battle, showing
the holes made by two missiles in the same engagement. 0. H. P. Sargent
Post 152 fell heir, several years ago, to a vacated schoolhouse near the
center of the town, and, after fitting up the same at a cost of $200, main
tains its quarters here. (Edward W. Lander, Adjutant.) Vide Plate
XVII.

50 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
Everett (Middlesex County). — Until 1870, that part of Massa
chusetts now known as Everett was South Maiden, hence its direct war
history is a part of that of its sister city. However, many efforts have been
made to secure a monument for Everett, but thus far without avail. In
the soldiers' burial lot at Glenwood Cemetery there is a mounted 15-pound
Parrott gun, loaned by the government. In the city are organizations of
the Grand Army, Belief Corps, Sons and Daughters of Veterans, all
meeting in the hall of James A. Perkins Post 156. The most prominent
relic in the Post's possession is a section of a pine tree from Chickamauga,
with a cannon ball deeply imbedded, the same being a present from Mr.
George A. Brown, a local and loyal professional man. In this year (1910)
renewed efforts are being made to secure a proper memorial. (Converse
M. Pettengill, Adjutant.)
Fairhaven (Bristol County). — In 1867, at an outlay of $1,700,
the town erected in Eiverside Cemetery a granite monument. It is
appropriately adorned with significant emblems and is a very handsome
shaft. (Charles F. Swift, Adjutant.)
Fall Eiver (Bristol County). — Through the generosity of Samuel
Watson, now an associate of Post 45, the bronze figure of a Union soldier
stands at the entrance of the South Park, placed there in 1901, at a cost
of about $800, as a tribute to the local Post of the Grand Army. Equally
significant is the monument in the soldiers' lot of Oak Grove Cemetery,
both lot and memorial being gifts of the late Eichard Borden. While
living he bore all expense in maintaining the lot and setting headstones,
an example followed in intervening years by his family. The outlay was
about $2,500. Eichard Borden Post 46 maintains its quarters in rented
rooms. (F. Ii. Chancell, Adjutant.)
Falmouth (Barnstable County). — A fine library building, cost
ing $40,000, and paid for by the town, is called the Memorial Library. It
contains a tablet (estimated cost, $200) bearing the names of Falmouth
soldiers. B. F. Jones Post 206 is favored by the town in that it has the
free use of an old academy building for meeting purposes. (Hon. Seba
A. Holton.) Vide Plate VII.
Fitchburg (Worcester County). — Long before the town had
assumed the garb of a city, as early as April 9, 1866, a committee was
appointed to consider and report to the town on the subject of a fitting

FLORIDA. 51
memorial. From that time till the date of dedication, June 24, 1874,
there were eighty meetings of this committee, indicating that its labors
were not entirely nominal. In securing a desirable location for the mon
ument great expense was incurred, thus adding to the expense of the
project. Two valuable lots on Main Street were purchased, on which
was erected a monument, elaborate and ornamental in design and sub
stantial in execution, costing more than $25,000, the product of the
genius of Martin Milmore. Constructed of granite, with the figures of
bronze, the completed work is one of the notable memorials of Massachu
setts. The bronzes were cast in Chicopee, at the Ames works, under the
direction of M. H. Mossman. The date for dedication as originally set
was June 17, but unforeseen obstacles compelled postponement to the
24th of the month, a date without special significance. Owing to the long
delay and consequent rentals from the buildings purchased, the aggregate
cost of the monument and site, otherwise considerably above $75,000, was
reduced to $67,000. At the dedication, the Hon. Alvah Crocker, chair
man of the soldiers' monument committee, presided. The chief marshal
of the occasion was General John W. Kimball, and the array of veterans
and civic bodies that responded to his directions was long and imposing.
Hon. Amasa Norcross, mayor, received the monument in behalf of the
city, Fitchburg having taken on her urban costume in 1872, and Herbert
Ingalls, Esq., signalized the event in verse. Gen. N. P. Banks, as orator,
fully maintained his great reputation for eloquence, and most appro
priately sealed the day's exercises with his patriotic sentiments. The
local Post, Edwin V. Sumner Post 19, recalls one of the ten major-gen
erals contributed by the Bay State to the war, and every member is justly
proud of the distinction won on the field by the doughty soldier, whom
his admirers were wont to designate as " Old Bull Sumner." The Post
has excellent quarters but they are rented. (K. P. Eawson, Commander.)
Vide Plate XV.
Florida (Franklin County). — The highest township in Massa
chusetts has no soldiers' memorial, though the name of Herman Haupt,
the bridge builder of the war, is forever identified with the Hoosac Tun
nel, which was dug through and beneath Florida. (Hannum Brown,
Town Clerk.)
Foxborough (Norfolk County). — In 1868 the town appropriated
$10,000 for the purpose of erecting a memorial hall; to this sum the Hon.

52 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
E. P. Carpenter, chairman of the building committee, added $2,113 to
complete it. Though used for library purposes, it has long been the place
of meeting for E. E. Carpenter Post 91. (T. B. Bourne, Commander.)
Vide Plate XXIX.
Framingham (Middlesex County). — Since 1872 there has stood
in front of the town library, Framingham Center, the bronze figure of a
soldier at parade rest. It is an impressive reminder of bygone days and a
tribute to the thoughtful generosity of George Phipps, a wealthy and
patriotic resident of the town, who gave $3,000 for this purpose. Gen.
J. G. Foster Post 163 occupies rented quarters in South Framingham;
Burnside Post 142, Saxonville, also pays rent. The library edifice is
known as the Memorial Hall, and for a number of years the figure of the
soldier stood in the main entrance; but so much fun was had at the
expense of the authorities of the library, who had ruled that every one
should uncover in the building, and the brazen soldier could not, that it
was determined to set him outside. The statue is a replica of one cast in
Chicopee early in the 70's. Mr. George B. Brown learning that this could
be had at an outlay of $3,000, about one-tenth the cost of the original,
went to Mr. Phipps with a request that the latter donate the same to the
town, receiving for a reply an intimation that he was not lacking in gall,
or something to that effect. The next day Mr. Phipps was to start for
Florida, and his friend Brown went to the station to see him off. While
they stood on the platform waiting for the train, Mr. Phipps put his
hand in his vest pocket, and taking out a paper handed it to Mr. Brown
with the remark, " There's a check for your brazen image." The latter,
a creation of Sculptor Milmore, is gi'eatly admired. The library also has a
marble bust of Gen. George H. Gordon. From the hands of Sculptor
Daniel C. French, it is a tribute from members of the Second Massachu
setts Infantry and other friends, costing $1,057. (Eev. Calvin Stebbins.)
Vide Plate IX.
Franklin (Norfolk County). — Franklin's monument is due to
the generosity of Comrade Frederick A. Newell, a native of the town, who
served in the Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, but is now a resi
dent of Attleborough. It is of Westerly granite, 7 feet square at the base
and 28% feet high, including the heroic figure of a soldier at parade rest.
Occupying a prominent place on the Common, and costing $5,000, the
memorial was dedicated with appropriate exercises. May 30, 1903. Five

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3-ears later, or May 30, 1908, a large bowlder was placed on the Common,
bearing on its side a bronze tablet having in raised letters the address of
Lincoln at Gettysburg. This significant token, costing $400, was pre
sented to the town by Austin B. Fletcher, Esq. Franklin Post 60 reckons
as its choicest relic the carefully prepared biographies of all its members.
Prepared in duplicate, one copy is retained by the Post, the other is
deposited in the town library. In 1895 the town gave the free use of the
Chapel schoolhouse to the Post. By a series of fairs and entertainments
having raised $1,500, the same was expended in arranging and adding to
the edifice, the result being one of the most convenient Post quarters in
the Department. Elaborately decorated with mementoes of the war, the
place is an object lesson for the town. The allied patriotic societies use
the building with the Post. Since preparing the preceding. Post 60 has
experienced further good fortune in the shape of a large collection of
Eebellion and other curios from the liberal Comrade Newell, who still
further added to his much giving an addition to the Post hall for the
keeping of his gifts, the quarters thus afforded costing about $1,000. The
same, with the collection, was dedicated with impressive services Decem
ber 29, under the direction of Commander Eupert J. Chute, with addresses
by Colonel George W. Nason, Alfred S. Eoe of Worcester, Department
Commander John L. Parker of Lynn and others. (Walter M. Fisher,
Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXVI.
Freetown (Bristol County). — Nothing of a memorial character
in town, though the people have considerable pride in the fact that out
of 140 able-bodied men in town 88 enlisted. (Col. Silas P. Eichmond.)
Gardner (Worcester County). — The symmetrical monument in
Gardner was dedicated June 27, 1885. The outlay for the same, $5,000,
was met by the town. The Grand Army Post has a unique relic in the
shape of a chair made from wood cut on the field of Spottsylvania, with
many bullets embedded, the same being a present to the Post by L. B.
Eamsdell, a pubUc-spirited business man of Gardner and a friend to the
comrades. D. G. Farragut Post 116 owns its hall, a large roomy struc
ture, convenient in every respect. Land and edifice represent an outlay
of $4,000, and meeting places are afforded for the Woman's Belief Corps
and the local Camp of the Sons of Veterans. The Belief Corps aided
essentially in paying for the hall. (E. B. Howe, Adjutant.) Vide Plate
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54 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
Gay Head (Dukes County). — Schouler, in his story of Massachu
setts in the war, does not include the town of Gay Head, since until 1870,
as a district, it constituted a part of Chilmark. As the parent town
furnished more than its quota, we may suppose that Gay Head, with its
Indian affiliations, was not wanting. There is no public memorial, but a
tombstone marks the grave of Alfred Eose, killed at Petersburg. (Wil
liam Vanderhoop, Postmaster.)
Georgetown (Essex County). — May 30, 1874, an ornate monu
ment was dedicated in this town at a total expense of about $6,000. It is
of granite, with bronze tablets bearing the names of 23 soldiers who gave
their lives for the Union. A liberal donation by Mrs. Orin Weston was the
beginning of the project of a memorial, though it was soon supplemented
by a $4,000 appropriation by the town. The brothers, 0. W. and F. H.
Peabody, of Kidder, Peabody & Co., Boston, annually contributed towards
Memorial Day observances as long as they lived, and since their deaths
the Hon. Frank E. Peabody, son of F. H. Peabody, has kept up the prac
tice instituted by his father. By way of mementoes, the Post has two
rifled cannon, secured by the late Eben F. Stone when in Congress, a fine
portrait of Everett Peabody, presented by his brothers, named above,
with a large number of portraits of comrades, battle scenes, etc. Not
least among its cherished possessions is a fine memorial volume, given by
generous fellow citizens. Everett Peabody Post 108 occupies rented
quarters. (John Munroe, Adjutant.)
Gill (Franklin County). — This town has taken no action in a
memorial way, nor is any such action expected. (Henry B. Barton, Town
Clerk.) Gloucester (Essex County). — This seaside city is rich in memo
rials, having no less than six monuments for the soldiers and sailors of
1861-65, of whom the city sent about 1,500 into the fray. In order of
dedication, the first is that in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, unveiled May 27,
1868, and dedicated to the memory of the " Men of East Gloucester who
gave their lives for the Union." A symmetrical shaft above 20 feet in
height, its cost was defrayed by public-spirited citizens. The second is the
great monument in City Hall grounds, which was dedicated Sept. 11,
1879. Of granite and bronze, surmounted by a large figure of the Goddess
of Liberty, the memorial is one of the finest in the Commonwealth. The
funds for its erection were secured by exertions of the Post with the co-

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operation of citizens. Its dedicatory exercises were the most imposing
ever witnessed in the city, the address being given by the Eev. Joseph F.
Lovering, once Chaplain-in-Chief of the Grand Army. As it stands, the
monument represents $2,300. Number three in the list is the monument
in Ijanesville, dedicated Sept. 29, 1885, by the Gloucester Post, with an
extended program. Number four is the monument in Eiverdale Cem
etery, dedicated June 17, 1886, again under the auspices of the local Post,
with address by Past Department Commander George Evans. Fifth in
the roll is the memorial in Annisquam, unveiled June 17, 1890, with
impressive civic and military exercises, more than 5,000 people partici
pating or looking on. It stands on Leonard Avenue, Mt. Adnah Cemetery,
and is a tribute to the men from Annisquam. The principal addresses
were given by Maj. George S. Merrill and the Eev. William H. Eider.
Memorial Day, 1896, the sixth memorial in this remarkable series, located
at Cherry Hill, was presented to the city, as usual with appropriate cere
monies, the address being given by Mrs. Emma B. Lowd, Past Depart
ment President, Woman's Belief Corps, - — • an eminently worthy selection,
since the donors of the monument were the members of the local Belief
Corps 77. It is claimed that these five monuments out of the center of
Gloucester, averaged in cost $1,600 each, making an aggregate of $10,300
for the entire city. Col. Allen Post 45 reckons among its choicest relics
the sword and saddle cloth of Col. David Allen (Twelfth Massachusetts
Infantry, killed at the Wilderness), after whom the Post was named;
also his memorandum book, stained with his life blood, taken from his
person after that terrible fray. The city furnishes elaborate and con
venient quarters, gratis, the Post first occupying them in February, 1897.
(William H. Cross, Adjutant.)
Goshen (Hampshire County) . — No monument, but one is con
templated through public subscription. Veterans of the war, only 7 in
number, are reckoned the town's principal relics. (B. C. Packard, Town
Clerk.) GosNOLD (Dukes County). — Though the town possesses a monu
ment recalling the fact that the first English settlement in New England
was made in this township by Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602, there is
nothing to commemorate her two volunteers in the Civil War, for, accord
ing to Schouler, that is the total number of the town's soldiers. Until
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part of Chilmark, and the only volunteer from the Gosnold part of said
town was Oliver G. Grenell, Jr. In 1865 another enlisted, thus doubling
the list. (J. W. Tilton, Town Clerk.)
Grafton (Worcester County) . — April 2, 1866, a previously ap
pointed committee reported, in town meeting, on the building of a soldiers'
monument, and it was voted that the same committee be authorized to
erect, on the triangular piece of land nearly in front of the Town Hall, a
marble monument, not to exceed in cost the sum of $4,000. It is said
that the memorial, as it stands, cost very much more, but the excess was
a loss to the contractor, not to the town. Apparently it was dedicated
Oct. 13, 1867, the address being given by Alexander H. Bullock, then
Governor. Everybody within reaching distance went to Grafton that day.
A. B. E. Sprague Post 24 meets in hired rooms. (Edwin A. Howe, Com
mander and Town Clerk.) Vide Plate XV.
Granby (Hampshire County). — No memorial for the soldiers in
Granby. (George F. Bill, Town Clerk.)
Granville (Hampden Countit). — No public memorials, nor any
prospects. (Silas B. Boot, Town Clerk.)
Great Barrington (Berkshire County) . — The monument, placed
in front of the Tovni Hall, is an attractive one, and probably has no dupli
cate in the Commonwealth. It was unveiled in 1876, — a sort of centen
nial offering to the memory of men who made a united Union possible.
Its cost, $10,000, was met largely by town appropriation, helped out at the
end by individual subscriptions. G. D. Anderson Post 196 occupies
rented quarters. (Stephen Hayward, Commander.) Vide Plate XXII.
Greenfield (Franklin County). — One of the most beautiful mon
uments in Massachusetts is that which stands in the Court House square
of the shire town of Franklin County. Of red granite, imported Aber
deen, it is exquisite in color, form and impression. The outlay, $7,150,
was defrayed by the town. No beholder can look upon this tribute without
a thrill of gladness that such a memorial is possible. Edwin E. Day Post
174 has a hall entirely its own, through the generosity of the town, the
only condition being that the sidewalk be kept free of snow and ice.
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level. To adorn the grounds are three Eodman guns, loaned by the Gov
ernment. The Post has a copy of the " Vicksburg Citizen," July 2, 1863,
which the rebels had set up, bnt which Grant's men issued, given by Dr.
A. C. Walker ; also a set of cannon wheels, said to have come down from
the Eevolution, presented by the late T. M. Stoughton of Gill. (J. Solon
Clark, Adjutant.) Vide Plate II.
Greenwich (Hampshire County). — The town has no public me
morial, nor, so far as known, is any contemplated. (W. P. Sloan, Town
Clerk.) Groton (Middlesex County). — No town in Massachusetts has
received such careful attention at the hands of the historian as this,
through the loving devotion of Dr. Samuel A. Green of Boston, but a
native of Groton. As a veteran of the war, surgeon of the Twenty-fourth,
his is always a conspicuous figure in the annual Memorial Day parade.
Also, for almost the whole of his long life, Groton was the home town of
ex-Gov. George S. Boutwell, and here is his grave. In 1882 the town
caused to be placed upon the inner wall of the Town Hall an elaborate
tablet in marble, having the names of 40 Groton soldiers who lost their
lives in the struggle. Framed in heavy black walnut, the marble is 6I/2
by 7% feet in dimensions. The expense involved was $5,000. E. S.
Clark Post 115 pays rent for Post room. (C. H. Torrey, Adjutant.)
Groveland (Essex County). — Nason, in his " Gazetteer," says that
out of the 117 men who went into the war from this town 24 were lost,
and a suitable monument has been erected on the Common, near the Con
gregational Church. This memorial, set up in 1868, cost about $3,500,
the result of popular subscriptions. It now stands in Biverview Cem
etery, on the soldiers' lot. The Post has four iron cannon, smooth bore,
24 pound, used in the war. Charles Sumner Post 101 owns its quar
ters, an old church made over to suit the needs of the veterans; it has
cost, from first to last, about $8,500. Capt. " Jack " Adams enlisted from
Groveland. (Charles F. Paine, Adjutant.)
Hadley (Hampshire County) . — A library building, erected in
1902, is known as the Memorial Building, in memory of first settlers
and soldiers of all the wars in which the sons of the town may have en
gaged. A room for such memorial purpose is reserved on the second fioor.
The birthplace of Fighting Joe Hooker, it is to be hoped that, during the

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present year (1909), while the town celebrates its two hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of settlement, tablets bearing the names of soldiers
for the Union may be erected. The building cost $10,000, met entirely
by individual subscriptions. (Comrade 0. W. Prouty.)
Halifax (Plymouth County). — A granite monument, erected in
1867 at a cost of $1,200, stands in front of the Congregational Church.
As was common in those days, the foundation effort was that of the Ladies'
Aid Association, with the town coming to their help with an appropria
tion. The words in raised letters, " Our patriot soldiers," stand out above
the names of the soldiers themselves. (F. D. Morton, Town Clerk.) Vide
Plate XXXVI.
Hamilton (Essex County). — Nothing of a public memorial kind.
(Postmaster.) Hampden (Hampden County). — " I am sorry to say that our town
has no soldiers' monument. Yet the graves have markers, erected, I think,
about three years ago. We annually have some memorial exercises. Some
local speakers and the school children take a special interest. The town
has not made a memorial appropriation for some years." (C. I. Burleigh,
Town Clerk.)
Hancock (Berkshire County). — A small tablet, 2 by 4 feet, in
the public library, bearing the names of those who died in service, is Han
cock's memorial. The expense, only $33, is not great, it is true, but it is
pleasant to know that the town having the name of the President of the
Continental Congress is not forgetful. (W. K. Hadsell, Town Clerk.)
Hanover (Plymouth County). — The year 1878 commemorates
the erection of Hanover's soldiers' monument, costing $1,700, one-half of
the amount coming from individual work, through fairs, the other half
by a town appropriation. Active war is recalled by two 12-pound howit
zers, mounted, with some 30 empty shells, all near the monument. J. E.
Wilder Post 83 has free quarters in the Town Hall. (M. V. Bonney,
Adjutant.) Hanson (Plymouth County). — The monument in Hanson cost
$1,500, the result of the combined efforts of Post, Corps and Camp, with
the contributions of loyal and patriotic citizens. The several patriotic

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organizations, including T. L. Bonney Post 127, meet in a building
devoted to their special use, a gift to them by Mr. John Foster, a patriotic
resident of the town. Two stories in height, valued at $3,000, it is a
cherished possession of the veterans and their friends. (N. T. Howland,
Adjutant.) Hardwick (Worcester County). — Fortunate in having such a
loyal son as Col. Lewis E. Granger, originally of the Thirteenth Massa
chusetts Infantry, next of the Corps d'Afrique, finally of the Eegular
Army, in 1889 Hardwick became possessed of a fine memorial, dedicated
on the 4th of July of that year. It is of white bronze and is supposed
to have cost with the expense of foundation and dedication, $2,500. Past
Department Commander John D. Billings gave the address, and Posts
from Ware and Barre, besides a large number of other people, enlivened
the day. (Joel L. Powers, Assessor.) Ftde Plate XVII.
Harvard (Worcester County). — While there is no Post of the
Grand Army in this town, there are loyal citizens, evidenced in the monu
ment and tablets, the latter in the vestibule of the public library. Through
an appropriation by the town and the active services of local ladies the
funds, $1,200, were secured for the foregoing purpose. All this was more
than twenty years ago. If the tablets were dedicated when the library
building was, the date would be June 22, 1887. Upon them one may read,
" Harvard to her brave sons who fought for the Union in the War of the
EebelUon." (James L. Whitney, Town Clerk.) Vide Plates XXIV. and
XXXVI. Harwich (Barnstable County). — This famous Cape Cod town
has, as yet, nothing of a memorial nature. (N. C. Underwood, Town
Clerk.) "
Hatfield (Hampshire County). — The library building, given by
S. H. Dickinson, is known as Memorial Hall, and within are tablets to
the memory of both Eevolutionary soldiers and those of the Civil War.
The cost of the tablet was, possibly, $500. (C. M. Barton, Librarian.)
Haverhill (Essex County). — When only one of the many towns
in old Essex, Haverhill was the birthplace of John G. Whittier, whose
trenchant pen and rhythmic voice did so much for the Union and liberty.
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The occasion has long been memorable in local annals. Major Howe
Post 47 considers its most precious relic the home-made fiag borne by the
Hale Guards at the first call for troops. In those days bunting was scarce,
and the company had no colors, hence Mrs. Nancy Buzzell, a patriotic
seamstress, using strips of ribbon in her possession, sewed continuously
from Wednesday till Friday noon, with only two hours' sleep, that the
soldiers might have a fiag under which they could march. In some way
the fiag was lost in the hurly-burly of war times, and for forty-one years
the good lady looked in vain for the object on which she had labored so
diligently. At last it came to light and was passed back to the maker,
who in 1904 turned it over to the Post, to be cared for, it is hoped, until
the last man has been mustered out, and then to become the heritage of
library or historical society. It is kept under lock and key in a glass-
covered receptacle, ever beheld with wondering eyes by hundreds of visit
ors. The Post owns its hall, and there all of the patriotic bodies of
Haverhill regularly assemble. Centrally located, it is ever increasing in
value, and is, for Post purposes, one of the best plants in the Dtepartment.
The hall and grounds represent about $30,000. (Comrade B. F. Bickum.)
Vide Plate XXII.
Hawley (Franklin County). — No memorial nor any prospect of
one. (F. D. Carter, Town Clerk.)
Heath (Franklin County). — Though bearing the name of one
of the brave officers of the Eevolution, except for some headstones at
their graves Heath has no memorial to her soldiers, nor any prospects
of the same. (Hugh Maxwell, Town Clerk.)
HiNGHAM (Plymouth County). — The long-time home of War
Governor John A. Andrew has many reminders of the troublous times.
Erected of Quincy granite, standing quite 30 feet in height and costing
nearly $6,650, the monument was dedicated June 17, 1870, with the Hon.
Solomon Lincoln as orator. The town gave $5,000 of the sum expended.
citizens and the local Post making up the remainder. The monument is
suitably embellished with emblems and inscriptions, including the names
of 74 officers and men who gave their lives for the Union. In 1907 at an
outlay of about $250, the Loyal Legion of Massachusetts placed in the
old First Church of Hingham a bronze tablet to the memory of Gen. W. W.
Blackmar, who died in 1905 while in command of the National Depart
ment, G. A. E. The church itself is the oldest structure in constant

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religious use in America. The town is particularly pleased with the fact
that not only did Governor Andrew spend many of his living years here,
but in death the town has the custody of his body. Over his grave admir
ing friends have reared a most worthy monument, bearing, as its most
important feature, the sculptured form of the Governor. From the chisel
of Thomas E. Gould, it cost about $7,000. Francis H. Lincoln, Esq., of
Hingham supplies the following facts, viz. : March 12, 1872, at the sug
gestion of Gen. Luther Stephenson there was formed the John A. Andrew
Monument Association, for the sole purpose of procuring and erecting a
suitable monument over the Governor's grave. Every military organiza
tion in the Commonwealth that bore a part in the suppression of the
Eebellion was invited to contribute, and this the officers and men did to
the amount already stated. The statue was dedicated Oct. 8, 1875, with
imposing ceremonies. In 1876 Hingham put forth a large volume of 465
pages descriptive of her part in the war. Alone it would have constituted
an elaborate memorial. Edwin Humphrey Post 104 in 1888 built a hall
of its own, taking for its site, in the center of the town, almost the
exact location of the old fort, commanded by Capt. John Smith in the
days of King Philip. Used by Post, Corps and Camp, the hall represents
about $6,250 of money raised by fairs, entertainments and contributions.
(Arthur Beale, Adjutant.)
Hinsdale (Berkshire County). — This elevated town, almost at
the summit level as the Boston & Albany Eailroad crosses the foot hills
of the Green Mountains, has nothing of a memorial nature. (T. J.
O'Leary, Town Clerk.)
Holbrook (Norfolk County). — The war history of Holbrook be
longs with that of Eandolph, from which it was separated in 1872 ; hence
there is no memorial here, though there is talk of something in the future.
(Zenas A. French, Town Clerk.)
Holden (Worcester County). — Marble tablets in the Town Hall,
locally known as Memorial Hall, bearing the names of all the men from
the town who joined in the strife, constitute the memorials of Holden.
Costing about $600, the sum came principally from the Soldiers' Monu
ment Association, which had labored for this purpose some time. The
tablets were put in place in 1876, the nation's centennial year. Theron E.
Hall Post 77 is accorded free use of rooms in the Town Hall, and like
benefits are shared by Belief Corps and Sons of Veterans. The Post

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lays stress on the possession of Maj. Theron E. Hall's portrait, along
with those of Col. I. N. Boss, the commander of an Ohio regiment, but
who resided many years in the town, and Capt. Ira J. Kelton of the
Twenty-first Massachusetts, killed at Chantilly. (George Bascom, Com
mander.) Holland (Hampden County) . — This small town, on the Connecti
cut border, furnished 4 more soldiers than her quota demanded, but as
yet has erected no monument nor tablet to their memory ; nor is the pros
pect bright for one in the future. (A. F. Blodgett, Town Clerk.)
HoLLisTON (Middlesex County). — This town's monument for the
soldiers was erected in 1867 by Churchill, Trask & Co. of Lowell. A
granite shaft, it stands 35 feet in height, with a base 6 feet 7% inches
square, and cost $3,151.87, a town appropriation. It is placed on Wash
ington Street near the Town Hall. It is suitably and elaborately adorned
and inscribed. HoUiston sent 354 soldiers into the struggle. Powell T.
Wyman Post 6 owns its Post hall, erected in 1878, said to be the first in
stance in the Department of a Post thus providing for itself. Possibly it
was moved to this course on account of having been burned out no less
than three times before it built its own edifice. The structure, valued at
$2,500, is roomy and ample for the use of the Post and other bodies that
regularly assemble here. (John N. Fiske, Adjutant.)
Holyoke (Hampden County). — In 1874 Holyoke appropriated
$10,000 for a monument, and the same was unveiled July 4, 1876, a most
significant date. Upon a base 10 feet square stands the shaft, surmounted
by the bronze figure of a woman with hand resting on a shield. The entire
design is that of H. G. Ellicott, a Confederate veteran who, in war times,
served under Mosby. With suitable emblems, the monument carries the
names of 55 soldiers who sealed their devotion with their lives. The total
height of the memorial, including figure, is 25 feet. For many years there
were evident upon the lawn surrounding the City Hall certain discarded
cannon, suggestive of the service gunpowder had once rendered the coun
try, but popular feeling grew to resent the obtrusion of so much that was
warlike in appearance, and the guns were taken away to the Eiverside
Park, where, it is hoped, they will be less irritating to the peaceful minds
of all beholders. Kilpatrick Post 71 has excellent and well-appointed
quarters, for which annual rental is paid. The fact that their monument

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was designed by an ex-rebel strikes the veterans of Holyoke as one of
their most interesting assets. (George H. Lynds, Post Adjutant.) Vide
Plate XXII.
Hopedale (Worcester County) . — Perhaps the fact that this town
was not set off from Milford until 1886 may explain why the life-long
home of Gen. William F. and Gov. Eben S. Draper is without visible
memorial of the war. In a village possessing a beautiful Town Hall,
church and other notable structures, the figure of a soldier would fit
admirably. Since the foregoing was written (1909) General Draper has
passed to his reward, and on Memorial Daj', 1910, his widow, Mrs. Susan
Preston Draper, dedicated to his memory a bronze statue of heroic size,
the same standing on the lawn adjacent to the late home of the General
on Adin Street. As projected, the dedication was in the care of the
Milford Post, G. A. E., with affiliated patriotic bodies. Margaret, the
General's youngest child, unveiled the statue, and the principal address
was by the congressional representative, the Hon. John W. Weeks of
Newton. Upon a pedestal of pink Milford granite rises the bronze form
of the inventor, soldier, representative and diplomat, the creation of
Sculptor Chauncey Pollock of New York, a fitting and adequate memorial
of a man who did much for town. State and country.
Hopkinton (Middlesex County). — Though business adversity has
smitten this hilltop town mightily, it cannot take away the excellent
record made in the war by her sons. To the number of 54, the names of
the fallen are inscribed on a tablet in the town library, placed there by
the sons and daughters of Hopkinton, and costing about $200. A monu
ment to the memory of all those who served in the war for the Union,
erected in 1892, stands in the burial ground. Costing $1,000, it was paid
for by public subscriptions. The lot of land on which it is located was
given by the late Abram Crooks. C. C. Phillips Post 14 meets in rented
rooms, and has several interesting souvenirs of the strife, such as the
portrait of the officer for whom the Post was named and a gavel made
from Andersonville stockade, presented by Comrade H. C. Weston of
Atlanta, Ga., Senior Vice-Commander of the Department of Georgia.
(C. H. Stiles, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXII.
Hubbardston (Worcester Cou'nty). — The Ladies' Aid Society of
fhis town had accumulated, soon after the close of the war, nearly $300
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additional, and a committee of three was appointed to carry out the pro
visions of the vote. Then ensued discussion as to whether a memorial
Town Hall would not be more significant. Before the debate ended, great
expense was incurred through the necessary building of a county road,
debt piled up over the construction of a railroad, and the whole matter
was left in abeyance. Thus the subject remained until 1885, when the
money, raised twenty years before by the women, had grown to some
thing more than $500. Once more the monument seemed a possibility.
Luckily a party was found anxious to sell one that he had in stock, and a
$650 monument was secured and dedicated. Memorial Day, 1885. Stand
ing on the village Common, 5 feet square at the base and 14 feet high, it is
highly creditable. During the first ten years of the life of the Grand
Army, Burnside Post was located here. Out of the 164 different men
furnished by the town, 10 above her quota, 44 died in the service or soon -
after. (W. H. Wheeler, Town Clerk.) Vide Plate XXXVI.
Hudson (Middlesex County). — A monument had long been a
cherished purpose of the Grand Army in Hudson; the veterans were all
the more anxious to have this token because of the fact that not until
1866 did the town appear on the map, until then having been a part of
Marlborough, Berlin and Bolton. B,ut there were many active and vig
orous veterans, and they were willing to work fbr the cause. They had
raised a large sum of money, and an especially successful fair had netted
considerably more than $1,000 for the purpose, when a cloud fell upon
them in that the custodian of the fund ran away with a large part of it.
The chief fund, also, suffered in the hands of nominal friends. Thus the
scheme fell through, and what was left, possibly $1,200, was devoted to
fitting up a Grand Army room in the new Hbrary building, a disposition
of the money, however, quite distasteful to the majority of the survivors
of the war. Beno Post 9 has most excellent quarters, free, in well-
equipped rooms on the first floor of the Town Hall.
Hull (Plymouth County). — Again the popular adage, "As goes
Hull, so goes the State," is negatived, for, while the State has many
memorials, this famous seaside resort has nothing of the sort, i.e., in and
of itself. The national government having equipped a battery in Fort
Eevere and named it after Col. Curran Pope of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Volunteers, who was mortally wounded at Chaplin Hills in 1862, in
gratitude for the honor thus conferred on her father, Mrs. Mary Tyler

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PLATE XXV.

Westborough. Charlton.

PLATE XXVII.

Winchester, Needham, Chelsea (Same Design)

Millord.

Southborough.

PLATE XXVIII.

Franklin.
Twenty-third Regiment, Salem.

West Boxford.
Ipswich.

PLATE XXIX.

Oxford.
Shaw Monument (Boston).

Warren.
Foxborough.

Abington.
Winthrop.

PLATE XXX.

Marlon.
.East Bridgewater.

Stoneham. Peabody.

Salem.
West Boylston.

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Pope, on Memorial Day, 1909, caused to be dedicated in the battery a
bronze tablet, giving data as to the services of Colonel Pope. The esti
mated cost of the memorial is $150.
Huntington (Hampshire County). — Thanks to the generosity of
a New York resident, the Hon. Alfred Taylor, though he was raised in
Huntington, the town has a monument to the memory of the soldiers. Mr.
Taylor's brother, " a boy in blue," sleeps in an unknown grave, and thereby
possibly he was prompted to this deed of love. The monument stands in
the town cemetery, 10 feet in height and with a base 4 feet square, and
has a cannon ball as a cap piece. It cost $600. The town is generous to
the veterans and assists in many ways, though Gen. Horace C. Lee Post
176 pays annual rent for its accommodations. (Edward Pease, Adju
tant. )
Hyde Park (Norfolk County) . — - The war history of what is now
Hyde Park was, until 1868, a part of that of Dedham, Dorchester and
Milton. This is a reason for the absence of a soldiers' memorial in this
exceedingly active, progressive community. The nearest approach to a
tangible token of Eebellion days is a small park on the old campground
at Eeadville. Known as Meiggs Park, it was laid out and graded by
private subscription. There is a flagstaff in the center, and about it are
cannon loaned by the general government. Timothy Ingraham Post 121
occupies leased quarters, which are sublet to associated organizations. In
1910, active measures are afoot for building a monument. (E. J.
Chandler, Adjutant.)
Ipswich (Essex County). — No monument in the Commonwealth
is more firmly placed than that of this town, since its base rests on the
solid ledge for which shoreward Essex is noted. The plinth bears, on its
four sides, bronze tablets having the names of 54 sons of Ipswich who
died for the Union. Erected at the expense of the town, it cost $3,000,
and was dedicated Memorial Day, 1870. In 1897 the Woman's Belief
Corps 42 caused to be placed on a rough granite base a tablet, bearing
on its face the inscription, " Erected by Gen. James Appleton Woman's
Belief Corps No. 42 of Ipswich." On the base are the words " Unknown
Dead." Its cost was $277. Gen. James Appleton Post 128 has in its
Post hall a case of battle relics, highly prized by veterans and visitor. The
quarters are rented. (Charles W. Bamford, Commander and Town
Clerk.) Vide Plate XXVIII.

66 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
Jamaica Plain (City oe Boston). — Vide West Eoxbury.
Kingston (Plymouth County). — The monument in this ancient
town, the nearest neighbor to Plymouth, is a fine specimen of the sculp
tor's art, and was erected in the spring of 1884 at a cost of $2,500. The
memorial is the gift of Mrs. Abigail H. Adams, a notable expression of
patriotism, while the grading and curbing are due to a sum of money
left by a lodge of Sons of Temperance, on disbanding, for some such
purpose as this. Martha Sever Post 154 meets in rented quarters. (L. E.
Ford, Quartermaster.) Vide Plate XII.
Lakeville (Plymouth County) . — Neither past, present nor future
has promise of a soldiers' memorial for this Old Colony town. (E. C.
Harvey, Town Clerk.)
Lancaster (Worcester County) . — The fine library building of
this town, erected at an outlay of $40,000, largely through the generosity
of the wealthy Thayer family, is called the Memorial Library, and
marble tablets placed therein carry the names of all the soldiers from this
town, one of the most interesting in the Commonwealth, having the story
of destruction by the Indians and the captivity of Mrs. Eowlandson. The
tablets cost about $500 (estimated). Washington Post 175 has free use
of rooms in the Town Hall. (John T. Keyes, Adjutant.)
Lanesborough (Berkshire County). — The birth town of Henry
Shaw, famous as " Josh Billings," has nothing present nor prospectively,
in a memorial way, so far as the Eebellion is concerned. (E. M. Whiting,
Chairman, Board of Selectmen.)
Lawrence (Essex County). — This city of cotton mills has a large
and impressive monument, erected in 1881 at an expense of $10,000, the
outlay being met by popular subscription. Needham Post 39, named for
one of the heroes who fell on the 19th of April, 1861, in Baltimore, has
as its choicest relic the hatchet which Needham left in the timbers of the
house he was lathing when summoned. Also, there are here a portion of
the baluster of the Marshall house, where Ellsworth was shot, and the
stars and bars from surrendered Fort Moultrie. At the entrance to the
City Hall are two 12-pound shot fired at Fort Sumter from the Charles-

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ton batteries in 1861. Both Needham Post and General Lawton Post
146 occupy rented quarters. In a cemetery of the city is a fine monument
to the memory of Sumner H. Needham, slain in Baltimore, paid for by
the Commonwealth, and costing $6,000. (George H. Hadley, Adjutant,
Post 39.) Vide Plate XIII.
Leb (Berkshire County-). — In 1873 the town caused to be erected
a town building, containing a town and memorial hall, at a cost of
$24,500. Here, besides the regular town ofBces and public hall, are quar
ters for the Scott Bradley Post 177. Three tablets in the hall bear the
names of 38 soldiers from Lee who gave up their lives during the war;
also there are three small bronze tablets having the names of as many
men from Lee who died as members of New York organizations. An
externgi tablet bears this inscription, " Erected by the town of Lee in
honor of the martyrs who fell and the heroes who fought in defense of
liberty and Union." The estimated value of the tablets is $1,000. The
Post and the Woman's Belief Corps have free quarters in the building.
(D. M. Wilcox, Commander.) Vide Plate XXVI.
Leicester (Worcester County) . — The memorial in Leicester is
both useful and sentimental, since the Memorial Hall, originally the
receptacle for the town library, is now the Post room of George H. Thomas
Post 131. Few if any Posts in the Departnient have better quarters, the
same being furnished gratis by the town. The cost involved in the prep
aration of the haU., and the placing of the great tablet bearing the names
of 37 Leicester men who fell in the fray, was about $8,000. While the
Post has a large collection of portraits of distinguished men connected
with the war, including a large painting of General Thomas, commemo
rated in the name of the Post and purchased from Gen. William Bam-
shaw in 1879, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army, an intimate
friend of the ofiicer, no item is more highly prized than the portrait of
Eandall Mann, who fell at Eoanoke, and whose body was sent home for
burial. Years afterwards, when the same was exhumed for reburial, the
bullet which caused the soldier's death was found in his cofiin. This,
properly encased, hangs in front of his picture. A large room in the
library building is devoted to curios of all kinds, and here is accumulating
a wide range of articles interesting and valuable and pertinent to the war.
(H. Arthur White, Past Commander, Post 131, and John Q. Jordan,
Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXIII.

68 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
Lenox (Berkshire County). — This beautiful town among the
" Hills of Berkshire " is yet without its soldiers' monument, but at the
town meeting of 1909 a committee was appointed to report on the cost of
such a memorial. (Charles C. Flint, Town Clerk.)
Leominster (Worcester County). — The monument in this thriv
ing town is due to a town appropriation of $2,800, which paid for the
memorial which stands in the very center of the town, surrounded by an
iron fence firmly placed on granite curbing. The grading, fencing, curb
ing and mounting of four naval guns cost the town enough more to bring
the total to about $3,500, all of which was paid for by the town, except
$100, which a patriotic colored man, long the village barber, requested
the privilege of giving. Four naval guns within the iron fence add to the
impressiveness of the inclosure, which is known as Monument Square.
The local Post is rich in historic relics, particularly those of the Eevolu
tion, including a captain's commission, signed in 1778 by John Jay, Pres
ident of the War Board ; a certificate of membership in the Society of the
Cincinnati, signed by George Washington, President, and Henry Knox,
Secretary, dated March 1, 1787; also a smaller certificate of membership
in the Georgia branch of the Order, these coming into the possession of
the Post through a deceased member, who, in war times, took them as
spoils of war from Prince Edward County Court House, Va. Moreover,
the Post has eight old style Colt's revolvers, a part of a supply purchased
for Company A, Fifteenth Massachusetts Infantry, in 1861 by Alvah
Burrage of Boston, but formerly of this town ; also eight old style Spring
field muskets, 1861-65. There are portraits of the 37 soldiers who died,
and whose names are on the monument, and also portraits of nearly all
those who have ever belonged to the Post. A reminder of Port Hudson
and the Fifty-third Eegiment is a piece of brass ornament, evidently
from the gear of a cavalry or artillery horse. Charles H. Stevens Post 53,
after many years of rented rooms, April 12, 1906, dedicated quarters of its
own, on the second floor of a commodious edifice near the heart of the
town, and is as comfortably fixed as any veterans could wish to be.
(Thomas A. Hills, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XL.
Leverett (Franklin County). — There is nothing here in a memo
rial way, nor is anything expected. (Israel Taylor, Town Clerk.)
Lexington (Middlesex County) . — Conspicuous in the earliest days
of the Eevolution, Lexington has solved the problem of devotion to the

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soldier of 1861—65 without in the least lessening her devotion to the heroes
of 1775. Through the generosity of Mrs. Maria Hastings Cary of Brook
lyn, N. Y., a native of the town, and the co-operation of the town, there
was dedicated, April 19, 1871, an imposing Town Hall, to contain not
only the regular appointments for town offices, but also the Cary Library.
The oration, one of his best, was by the Hon. George B. Loring. On the
first floor are four statues, one representing the soldier of the Eevolution,
with appropriate tablet; another is called the soldier of the Eebellion, or
" the Union soldier ; " the near-by tablet has the inscription, " The sons
defended what the fathers won ; " also there are the names of the 20 Lex
ington soldiers who gave their lives during the war. Both statues are the
work of J. G. Batterson of Hartford, Conn. The other figures represent
Samuel Adams and John Hancock. These typical figures are supposed to
have cost about $5,000 each. The building also has a portrait of the late
Gen. William P. Bartlett, whose parents were born in Lexington. Aside
from a brass gun, captured from the Confederates and loaned by the
government to George G. Meade Post 119, there are no conspicuous
relics of the Eebellion. The Post meets in rented quarters. (Everett
S. Locke, Adjutant.)
Leyden (Franklin County). — As yet there is no monument,
though each soldier's grave is marked with tablet or stone. It is rumored
in town that a monument is contemplated, but how or when is not yet
divulged. (S. B. Budington, Town Clerk.)
LiNCOiN (Middlesex County). — A number of years ago the town
erected headstones over the graves of soldiers, but has no other memorial.
There is no move in sight for anything more. (George L. Chapin, Town
Clerk.) Littleton (Middlesex County). — In the main entrance of the
public library, on each side, is a tablet bearing the names of Littleton
soldiers during the Civil War. Their cost was a little more than $350,
borne by the town. (Charles F. Johnson, Town Clerk.)
Longmeadow (Hampden County). — This town, one of the hand
somest in the Connecticut valley, has nothing in the way of a public
memorial of the Civil War, nor is anything expected. (Frank B. Allen,
Chairman, Board of Selectmen.)

70 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
Lowell (Middlesex County). — This, the far-famed spindle city
of America, has a magnificent hall, erected in memory of the soldiers of
the great war. Its cost was $260,000. The first floor is for the public
library. As one climbs the winding stairs leading to the second fioor,
he passes the excellent bronze bust, by Cyrus Cobb, of Gen. Benjamin F.
Butler, long the city's most distinguished citizen, a tribute from the col
ored people of Massachusetts for his undeviating devotion to their good.
This was placed thus in 1893, at a total cost of $2,000 (estimated) . The
inscription on the memorial reads, " Presented by the colored soldiers of
Boston in memory of the man whose 'contraband of war ' order was the
first step towards making the race free." The main hall in the second
story is for the use of G. A. E. Posts, and here hang the coats worn by
Ladd and Whitney in the effort of the Sixth Eegiment to reach Washing
ton, through Baltimore, April 19, 1861. Also, suspended on the wall,
close by these blood-stained garments, is the drum, beaten on the same
march through the Maryland city. In the very angle of the triangular
plot of land on which stand the City Hall and the Memorial Building, is
the monument erected to the memory of Ladd and Whitney by the State
and city. Dedicated June 17, 1865, costing above $5,000, few monuments
in the Commonwealth antedate this. The dedicatory address was given by
Gov. John A. Andrew, and, besides the usual inscriptions, may be found
these lines from Milton's " Samson Agonistes," quoted by the Governor
in his address : —
Nothing is here for grief, nothing for tears, nothing to wail.
And knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt.
Dispraise, or blame, but well and fair.
And what may quiet us in death so noble.
April 19, 1909, a bronze tablet was affixed to the base of the Ladd-
Whitney monument in memory of Charles A. Taylor, Company A, Sixth
Massachusetts, who is supposed to have been the first to fall in the march
through Baltimore. The city of Lowell paid the bill. Still nearer the
apex of the angle is a cannon mounted.
In the Edson Cemetery is a granite monument, surmounted by the
life-size figure of a soldier in place rest. At its base are great cannon on
granite foundations, while a near-by anchor, with attached cable, attests
a recollection of the part borne by sailors on the sea. Tfie expense involved
at this point, some $1,500, was met by the patriotic societies. Also, on the
soldiers' lot in the Lowell Cemetery is another monument, costing above

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$400, and paid for by the Woman's Belief Corps. There are three Posts
in Lowell, B. F. Butler Post 42, James A. Garfield Post 120 and Ladd
and Whitney Post 185. Owing to some vexatious restrictions, only
Post 42 uses Memorial Hall; the other Posts are in rented quarters.
(Benjamin S. Clough, Adjutant, Post 185 ; George E. Worthin, Adjutant,
Post 42; Charles A. Stott, ex-Mayor.) Vide Plates IX. and XL.
Ludlow (Hampden County). — This bustling manufacturing town,
now so largely filled with recent immigrants from northern continental
Europe, has a monument erected by town appropriation in 1867, at an
outlay of $1,200. It will do its part in teaching young America, in the
persons of immigrants' children, what a free and united Eepublic cost.
Lunenburg (Worcester County). — In 1867, only about two years
after Appomattox, the town placed marble tablets in her Town Hall, the
same bearing the names of the soldiers from Lunenburg who lost their
lives in the strife, the expense incident thereto being $300. Now, with the
prospect of a new library building, there is a feeling abroad that tablets
should be placed therein having the names of all who enlisted from the
town. (Comrade StiUman Stone, Town Clerk.)
Lynn (Essex County). — It would seem that no municipality in the
Commonwealth has done better than the city of shoes in her outlay in
memory of the soldiers of the Union. To begin with, the Grand Army
Hall, Andrew Street, dedicated in 1886, except for the first fioor and one-
half of the basement, is devoted entirely to the uses of General Lander
Post 5 and kindred bodies. Built of brick, three stories in height, it cost
$30,000. The Post also owns the land on which stands the Lynn Theater,
Summer Street, so that its holdings in real estate are valued at more than
$80,000. The expenditures of Post 5, in the way of aiding deserving
comrades and their families, exceed $200,000. Occupying the third
story, the Post room is a wonder to all those beholding it for the first
time. Very likely in some of the larger cities there may be halls more
expensively equipped, but it may be safely stated that not one in the entire
nation is so appropriately adorned as this of Lynn. Those who assemble
here see on every hand the faces of friends who once gathered with them.
Already in uniform size and place (1908), there were 633 photographs,
representing as many comrades who had answered the roll call on the
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array of faces, they in turn should quote the old-time quatrain of the early
burial ground, modified for the time and place : —
Comrade, pause as you glance by,
As you are now, so once was I;
As I am now, so you must be.
Prepare for death and follow me.
All of the living members of the Post expect to take their stations,
some time, in this Valhalla of Lynn, and for this purpose sufficient spaces
are left for all belonging, and also for prospective members. In a sense,
the scene is his Thanatopsis to every comrade, as he looks upon the pic
tured walls. Where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death.

Nor are these semblances of the " dear departed, brave and true," all
that the Post possesses by way of memento, since every floor is crowded
with tokens recalling the grim days of almost fifty years ago. From the
half-length, life-sized portrait in oil, by Edward A. Burrell, of the Post's
namesake. Gen. Frederick W. Lander, to that of local notables, we pass
scores of faces and scenes worthy of hours of study, including the head
quarters fiag of General Lander. A glance at the picture of a section of
the hall reveals the face of General Lander looking down upon his old
friends of Essex County, for he was a Salem boy, his the only portrait
accorded such honor, where the hundreds, no matter what their rank in
life, fill equal spaces in death.
The city, too, is rich in monumental reminders. In Park Square is
the distinctive soldiers' monument, unveiled Sept. 17, 1873. Allegorical
and classic, the work was designed by John A. Jackson, a native of Maine,
then residing in Florence, Italy. The bronzes were cast in Munich,
Bavaria, the total cost amounting to $30,000. There are many who
would prefer designs and figures more indicative of the times they were
made to commemorate.
In Pine Grove Cemetery, in the soldiers' lot, long stood a granite
monument, surmounted by a draped urn. Dissatisfied with this combina
tion, the veterans, after much discussion, in 1905 replaced the urn with
the figure of a private soldier, in granite, accomplishing this change at a
cost of $1,800. Not far from the above-named monument is one erected

PLATE XXXI.

State Monument, Dedham.

Lynn, Post Hall (Exterior).

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PLATE XXXIV.

Pine Grove Cemetery.

Capt. "Jack" Adams.
LYNN.

Soldiers' Monument.

LYNNFIELD. 73
to the memory of Capt. J. G. B. ("Jack") Adams, long Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Legislature, and Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army in
1893-94. Its most prominent feature is a reproduction of the badge of the
Nineteenth Massachusetts Infantry, the regiment to which the officer
belonged. Also, there is a bowlder bearing, in bas-relief, the bronze face and
bust of Col. Gardner Tufts, the agent of the Commonwealth at Washing
ton and at the front, during the war, looking out for the interests of tho
soldiers from Massachusetts. The First Universalist Church has a fine
bronze tablet, commemorative of Captain Adams, placed there by his
companions of the Loyal Legion. It is valued at $150. In the State
Armory are war portraits of Col. Timothy Monroe, Eighth Eegiment,
M. V. M., Capt. Jeremiah C. Bacheller, Eighth Eegiment, M. V. M.,
and Thomas Hart. The Lynn Public Library has a life-size portrait in
oil of Charles Sumner, presented by the late John B. Alley. In the
entrance of the Grand Army Building is an oil painting of the three
sons of John B. Batchelder, all of whom lost their lives in the service.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, erected in 1881, at a cost of $200,000,
by the Hon. Enoch Bedington Mudge, is a memorial to his children, one
of whom, Lieut-Col. Charles E. Mudge, was killed at Gettysburg; his
remains lie in the garth of the church. The grave is annually bedecked
by Post and Camp, the latter bearing his name. The veterans of the
Spanish war also have a bt in Pine Grove Cemetery, where stands a
modest monument with graves of departed soldiers arranged in a circle
around it. Vide Plates XXXI., XXXIL, XXXIII. and XXXIV.
Lynneield (Essex County) . — By way of contrast with Lynn, so
full of memorials, Lynnfield has nothing and expects nothing. At the
same time, it should be remembered, that within her borders, in war
times, was Camp Schouler, where were organized the Seventeenth, Nine
teenth, Twenty-second and Twenty-third regiments and other bodies that
did valiant service in the war.
Malden (Middlesex County) . — About 1885 a monument, at an
expense of $3,000, was set up on the soldiers' lot in the cemetery, paid for
by the city. For various reasons this proved so unsatisfactory that finally
a more worthy token was resolved upon; this conclusion being reached
through the persistency of Post, Corps and Camp, until, at a mass meeting
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that the finance committee of the city government reported in favor of an
appropriation of $15,000. The cornerstone of the monument, to be in the
heart of the city, was laid Memorial Day, 1909, with expectations of
dedication a year later. Gen. H. G. Berry Post 40 enjoys most excellent
though rented quarters. In Maiden's Forest Dale Cemetery is the lot for
the burial of soldiers dying in the Chelsea Home. It was deemed fitting
that there a memorial to the memory of Lizabeth A. Turner, once so prom
inent in Belief Corps work, should stand. Accordingly, Memorial Sun
day, May 24, 1908, there was dedicated in her name a Eoxbury " pudding
stone " bowlder with bronze tablet. The expense, $425, was met by volun
tary gifts from individuals. Posts and Corps throughout the Department.
Maiden's monument was dedicated May 30, 1910. (S. S. Sturgeon,
Adjutant.) Manchester (Essex County). — The beautiful library building,
on Union Street, near Central Square, presented to the town in 1887, by
the Hon. T. J. Coolidge, a native of Manchester, is known as the Memorial
Building, and is dedicated to the memory of the Union soldier. It is
stipulated that all parts of the edifice shall revert to library uses after
they cease to be occupied by the veterans. Within the Memorial Hall
property are seven marble tablets, bearing the names of 23 soldiers and
sailors who gave their lives during the war; while opposite to them is a
larger tablet, 5 by 3 feet, in honor of all those who enlisted from the town.
There are also bronze shields for those who served in the War of the Eevo
lution and in that of 1812. The western end of the building contains a
hall, 30 by 40 feet, deeded to Allen Post 67 for its use as long as it exists.
It would be difiicult to suggest any improvement in the conveniences
accorded the Post. At the same time, unless there is more in a name than
Shakespeare was wont to grant, it must be seen that the Memorial Build
ing is not monumental, in the sense that the Boston Monument or Shaw
Memorial is. However, the tablets and equipments of the inner halls
must represent an outlay direct of at least $50,000. (James H. Elvers,
Adjutant.) Mansfield (Bristol County). — A very fine hbrary building in
Mansfield serves as a reminder of national wars, containing, as it does,
elaborate tablets bearing the names of soldiers, not only in the War of the
Eebellion, but in that, also, of the Eevolution. It was erected early in the
century, the dedication coming June 17, 1901. Mrs. Elizabeth J. Noble

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presented the land and foundations, valued at $3,000. Through an asso
ciation begun by Mrs. Peddle Beed, wife of Comrade H. P. Eeed, the sum
of $750 was realized ; Frank B. Cady donated $500, while an appropria
tion of the town brought the total to $11,250. Inasmuch as the corner
stone was laid by Department Commander John E. Oilman, Oct. 21,
1899, while the dedicatory address was made by Gen. W. W. Blackmar,
subsequently Department Commander and dying as Commander-in-Chief,
Silas Barton, Department Commander, presiding, the edifice has a decided
G. A. E. flavor. While the tablets are on the walls of the main entrance
of the first fioor, the entire second fioor is given to the use of John Bogers
Post 170. The appointments are all that could be asked or desired. In
1906, through the request of Commander H. C. Hamilton, and the co-oper
ation of the Hon. William C. Lovering, congressman, a cannon with a
quantity of shells was acquired, and is properly displayed before the
building, all expense incident thereto being met by Mrs. Peddle Eeed and
her loyal associates. As an active agent in beginning the work on the
memorial, the " boys in blue " do not forget the services of the Eev. Jacob
Ide, long a clergyman of the town. (Henry C. Hamilton, Adjutant.)
Vide Plate VII.
Marblehead (Essex County) . — This historic town, already em
balmed in poetry and tradition, has a fine monument, dedicated July 4,
1876, and costing $4,900. Of Hallowell granite, 8 feet square at the base,
its total height is 34 feet. John Goodwin, Jr., Post 82 is unusually
comfortably and appropriately housed, in that the town has assigned to
its use the old Town Hall, at the same time heating and lighting it for
the veterans. Built in 1727, it is replete with incidents of its almost two
hundred years of existence. Though not exactly in the relic line, it
may be stated that Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, Governor of Massachusetts, and Vice-President of the United
States at his death, was born in this town. Though fiavored with memo
ries of an earlier war, Willard's famous oil painting of " The Spirit of
'76 " may be found on the walls of the new Town Hall. In the minds
of many, it is the most inspiring picture in the Commonwealth. (Thomas
Swasey, Past Commander.)
Marion (Plymouth County). — Though there are veterans in this
town, there is no Post of the Grand Army. Activity, however, tells, and
the arduous efforts of Comrade C. H. Wing, 'Post 1, New Bedford, have
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history in South Carolina. Starting out, subscription paper in hand, he
raised $800 from his patriotic neighbors ; then, getting the proper article
in the town warrant, secured from the town an appropriation for $600
more. With this total amount there was erected a monument of white
bronze, over 21 feet in height, which for many years has withstood the
mists and winds of the coast. With the assistance of Posts from New
Bedford, Wareham, Middleborough and Bourne, each accompanied by
Camps of Sons of Veterans, the monument was unveiled, Aug. 16, 1894.
Nor was the zeal of Comrade Wing, even then, entirely quenched, for
again, with subscription paper, he sallied forth, nor ceased until he had
secured the sum of $90, with which there was set up in the cemetery a
monument of white bronze to the memory of the unknown dead. Vide
Plate XXX.
Marlborough (Middlesex County). — One of the more recent
cities of the Commonwealth, there was erected here in 1869, long before a
city charter was contemplated, a very satisfactory monument in the very
busiest part of mercantile Marlborough. It is in the small park, past
which must pass almost every electric car that enters the city. Not so
ornate as memorials of a later building, it is well worth the $6,000 which
it cost the city. John A. Eawlins Post 43 has the proud distinction of
possessing the bell which, on the old engine house in Harper's Ferry, was
rung by John Brown's men on that autumn day of 1859, when every stroke
of its metallic tongue was a knell of slavery. The story of the manner
of securing the invaluable relic is extended, and so sure that there can be
no doubt of its authenticity. As a companion piece to the John Brown
bell is one of the pikes, still mounted on its heavy staff, with which some
of the men who followed the " hewer of the way " were armed. It was
presented by Mrs. D. H. L. Gleason of Natick. The Post itself is more
than comfortably housed in a fine edifice, its own property, very near the
monument. The building is valued at $25,000, and was dedicated,
June 28, 1892, James K. Churchill, Department Commander, and Alfred
S. "Eoe, speakers. (Eugene Moore, Adjutant.)
Marshfield (Plymouth County). — The town which contains the
grave of Daniel Webster has a monument in behalf of the soldiers, of
whom Webster's son Fletcher was one, erected in 1889 by the town, at a
cost of $1,500. While not exactly relics of the Eebellion, the grave and
estate of the Defender of the Constitution are visited more than almost
any other like memorial in the Commonwealth. David Church Post

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189 and the Woman's Belief Corps, jointly, own and occupy a capacious
and convenient Post hall at Marshfield Hills. It was built in 1891, at an
outlay of $3,000. (Israel H. Hatch, Adjutant. )
Mashpee (Barnstable County). — This township, suggestive of
native Indians, has no war history, since previous to 1870, aside from the
district of Mashpee, it was a part of Sandwich. There is nothing of a
monumental nature, nor is anything expected. (L. Z. Amos, Postmaster. )
Mattapoisett (Plymouth County). — The gift of George Purring-
ton, Jr., this town has a very fine monument, erected in 1906, at an esti
mated cost of $5,000. (William N. Johnson, Town Clerk.)
Maynard (Middlesex County) . — As the town was not incorporated
until 1871, it has no history touching the Eebellion, which, doubtless,
accounts for there being no memorial here, nor is there any immediate
prospect of one. In the earlier days of the Grand Army a Post, 86, was
located in Maynard, but it long since was given up. (F. McCleary, Town
Clerk.) Medfield (Norfolk County). — Through the industry of Post and
the Woman's Belief Corps, there is on the soldiers' lot in Vine Lake Cem
etery a monument to the unknown dead, costing $800. Also, under
similar auspices, Moses BUis Post 117 owns the hall in which regular
meetings are held. It is valued at about $1,000. (P. C. Grover, Adju
tant. )
Medford (Middlesex County). — Medford was one of the earliest
of the towns to rear its memorial of the war, for it was in 1866 that a
monument was erected, at an outlay of $3,789, the same derived from a
town appropriation. S. C. Lawrence Post 66 abides in rented rooms.
Medford is also the seat of Tufts College, whose sons proved to be exceed
ingly loyal in the days of 1861-65. In token of their fealty there was
unveiled in the college chapel, Dec. 15, 1906, a bronze tablet, bearing the
names of the soldier sons of Tufts. There were addresses by President
F. W. Hamilton and the Eev. William E. Gibbs of the class of 1859, also
by Gov. Curtis Guild, Jr. ; the unveiling by Commander J. Payson Brad
ley, of the Grand Army; services of dedication by Edward W. Kingsley
Post 113, William H. Euddick, Commander; and benediction by the Eev.

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E. A. Horton, Chaplain of the Post. The College Glee Club furnished
music. The cost of the tablet was $300. (George D. Kellum, Adjutant.)
Medway (Norfolk County). — The soldiers' monument for this
town stands in Evergreen Cemetery of West Medway, in the center of a
large lot donated for that purpose by the cemetery trustees. Its cost,
$1,100, was secured by the local Post, which acquired $500 by a fair, and
the remaining $600 by the sale of the Post hall to the town. It was dedi
cated with public exercises May 16, 1896, with an address by Alfred S.
Eoe of Worcester, then a member of the State Senate. The quarters of
James H. Sargent Post 130 are those which the veterans provided when
they erected the hall many years ago. Having sold the same to the town,
the Post is granted the use of hall and banquet room for the nominal
rental of $1 per year. (Daniel S. Woodman, Postmaster, West Medway.)
Melrose (Middlesex County). — On the soldiers' lot in the ceme
tery is a monument, costing about $700, and in the public library are
tablets having the names of Melrose men who enlistee! from the town,
these costing about $400 (estimated) . Measures are already afoot to erect
in the center of the city a monument which shall properly recall the
significance of the Scotch named municipality and the commander whose
name is linked with the citj^'s Grand Army Post. About $1,300 is already
in hand; from $15,000 to $25,000 is expected. The most precious posses
sion of U. S. Grant Post 4 is the autograph letter of the great soldier,
acknowledging the honor done him, since the Melrose Post was the only
one to take his name as its own, while the General lived. This was in
February, 1867. The Post also has Ufe-size busts of both Grant and
Lincoln. The Post is very conveniently located in rented quarters. In
the high school building is a tablet to the memory of Capt. J. Crosby
Maker, Company K, Twenty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry, erected by his
companions of the Massachusetts Commandery, Loyal Legion. He had
been a member of the school committee many years. It was put in place
June 19, 1900, costing $150. (A. A. Carlton, Commander.)
Mendon (Worcester County). — The monument in this ancient
tovm is due to the liberality of Austin Wood, a life-long resident. It is
of granite, centrally placed, and cost the donor about $1,400. Erected in
1891, the town furnished site and foundation. (Horace C. Adams, Town
Clerk.) Vide Plate XXV.

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Merrimack (Essex County). — The town has no memorial. Col.
C. E. Mudge Post 114 occupies rented quarters. (C. B. Hunkins, Adju
tant.) Methuen (Essex County) . — This town possesses a very fine mon
ument, through the generosity of Charles H. Tenney, the land and monu
ment costing him $16,000. Originally presented to the local Post, that
body in turn later gave it to the town for care and keeping. The day of
dedication, August, 1888, was made memorable by the presence of Posts
from all of the neighboring cities and towns, Beeves's famous band of
Providence leading the procession. An immense tent erected on the land
of Colonel Nevins held nearly a thousand veterans and friends as they
partook of the hospitality of Mr. Tenney and citizens of Methuen. Col.
William B. Greene Post 100 occupies rented quarters. (John S. Tapley,
Adjutant.) Vide Plate XII.
Middleborough (Plymouth County). — One of the old colony
towns, Middleborough has a monument of unusual grace and beauty.
Built of Quincy granite, it stands on the village Common in front of the
Town Hall. Its height is 40 feet 11 inches, the crowning figure being
that of a Union soldier. The project of the memorial was started by the
local Post, but was later taken up by the town, the total outlay for the
monument being $5,000 ; and one wonders that so much could be secured
for so small a sum. The dedication was Memorial Day, 1896, with ex-
Gov. John D. Long as orator. F. W. Pierce Post 8 has excellent quarters
in the old academy building.
Middlefield (Hampshire County) . — The town has no public me
morial, nor is any contemplated. (Henry S. Pease, Town Clerk.)
Middleton (Middlesex Coctnty). — No public memorial as yet, but
a town that makes such liberal appropriations for Memorial Day may
reasonably be expected to finally take steps towards a permanent reminder
of the period of the war. (Samuel A. Fletcher, Towii Clerk.)
Milford (Worcester County) . — Probably no so-called memorial
building in the Commonwealth is so fully devoted to the use and con
venience of the veteran soldier as that of Milford. Built of Milford pink
granite, with trimmings of Longmeadow brownstone, in all of its appoint
ments the memorial idea appears to have prevailed. Talked of in 1883,
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$22,000, the completed structure was dedicated Feb. 26, 1886, with com
bined Masonic and Grand Army services. Commander Eichard F. Tobin,
Senior Vice-Commander George H. Patch and Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral Alfred C. Munroe representing the latter body. Maj. E. F. Fletcher
Post 22 permeates the building. Its name, or that of some feature of the
war and the soldiers, is found on every one of the three floors of the
structure. While the library proper occupies the first floor, here also in
the vestibule are found the names of the more than 1,100 men whom Mil
ford sent into the struggle. Twenty-two steps lead to the second floor, and
on each rise is found the name of one of the important battles of the
Eebellion. These were given by generous and public-spirited citizens of
Milford, the name of each donor appearing on the. stair given by him.
The entire arrangement is novel if not unique, and the effect is inspiring
to a degree. Three of the bronze tablets in the vestibule were given
by Post 22. The second floor, given up entirely to the Post, has all the
conveniences possible, with a great display of portraits and scenes incident
to the war. The space under the roof, on the third fioor, affords an
excellent banquet room for festive occasions. Without, upon the lawn
before the building, are two 10-pound cannon, accompanied by pyramids
of balls, all for memorials, not for offense or defense. In Vernon Grove
Cemetery, upon the soldiers' lot, stands a monument erected by the Post
some years ago, at a cost of $600, and around it take place the Memorial
Day exercises. All told, the memorial building cost quite $25,000.
(Charles E. Brock, Adjutant.) Vide Plates XX. and XXVII.
Millbury (Worcester County). — In 1878 this town erected a fine
Town Hall, at whose entrance or vestibule were placed elaborate marble
tablets, bearing the names of the sons of Millbury who had done loyal
service to the country. These were placed thus at a cost of $500, paid for
by the town and the local Post. George A. Custer Post 70 possesses a fine
portrait of the dashing soldier whose name the organization bears, and
Dee's picture of the " Andersonville Stockade," the latter presented by
Comrade H. C. Thompson. At a nominal rental, the Post is comfort
ably provided for in upper rooms of the Town Hall. (H. F. Hobart,
Adjutant.) MiLLis (Norfolk County). — Until 1885 a part of Medway, the
town of Millis has no distinctive war history ; its veterans belong to Posts
in Medway and Medfield. The town is generous to the veteran soldier.
(Louis LaCroix, Town Clerk.)

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Milton (Norfolk County). — When this town, in 1867, erected her
Town Hall, she placed in its front a tablet, containing the names of those
of her sons who had perished amid the perils of war. The original
outlay, along with necessary repairs, brings the cost of the memorial to
$800, a sum paid entirely by the town. A soldiers' lot in the cemetery,
under the care of the local Post, and a flagstaff in front of the Town Hall,
erected at an outlay of $275, are also memorials. Huntington F. Wolcott
Post 102, bearing the name of a brave young son of Milton, a brother
of the late Gov. Eoger Wolcott, is furnished free quarters in the Town
Hall. (John Taylor, Adjutant.)
Monroe (Franklin County). — This township, named for a Eevo
lutionary soldier as well as President, is still lacking in memorials.
(C. W. Bamage, Town Clerk.)
MoNSON (Hampden County). — Monson's monument cost $5,500,
the gift of Cyrus W. Holmes. Of Eyegate granite, surmounted by a
colossal figure of a soldier, it has a total height of 46 feet. It bears em
blematic designs and the names of four great battles. The day of its
dedication, July 4, 1884, was the greatest in the history of the town, as
far as crowds of people were concerned. Battery B was present from
Worcester to help out salutes; a tent, seating 1,500 people, was pitched
on Flynt's Park, above the village, and the people of the town fed the
populace. To crown all, the orator of the occasion was Gen. Joshua L.
Chamberlain of Maine, ex- Governor, one of the heroes of Little Bound
Top, and the ofiBcer who directed the surrender of Lee's forces at Appo
mattox. Also, Monson has a magnificent Memorial Hall, costing $40,000,
the gift in part of the Hon. Joseph L., E. M. and Theodore Eeynolds,
they contributing one-half of the above sum, and the town the remainder.
It is of granite, 100 by 66 feet, and has a tower 100 feet high. In every
way the structure is admirably planned and constructed. On the first
floor, its fire-proof safe is surmounted by the figure of a color bearer.
The assembly hall is in keeping with the general tone of the edifice.
Offices for the town officers are found on the first floor, and above them
are the quarters of Marcus Keep Post 155, also of Woman's Belief Corps
and Sons of Veterans. The room is 20 by 46 feet, having a beautiful
stained glass window, depicting a battle scene, while in the vestibule are
elaborate tablets bearing the names of all those whom the town sent to
battle. The cost to the Post for use of quarters is simply that of heat and
janitor. (Frank C. Park, Adjutant.) Vide Plates X. and XXV.

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Montague (Franklin County). — At Turners Falls, the principal
village in the town, Manton E. Taft Post 162, at an expenditure of $200,
has placed a monument on the soldiers' lot in the cemetery, to the memory
of members of the Post who have died. At Montague Center, where is
Armstrong Post 150, there is no monument whatever. (J. F. Bartlett,
Adjutant, Post 162; L. B. Sewall, Adjutant, Post 150.)
Monterey (Berkshire County). — Named for one of Gen. Zachary
Taylor's victories in the Mexican war, sending 8 more men into the War
of the Eebellion than her quota called for, the town still wants public
tribute to her valiant sons. (F. M. Harmon, Town Clerk.)
Montgomery (Hampden County). — Though commemorating the
name of a Eevolutionary hero, the town has no visible memorial of the
war for the preservation of the Union. (E. C. Clark, Town Clerk.)
Mount Washington (Berkshire County). — The extreme south
west township in the Commonwealth, in the language of Dr. Edward
Hitchcock, in his " Geology of Massachusetts," " affords the grandest
prospect in the Commonwealth," though, as yet, it does not include any
memorial to the "boys in blue," nor any promise of one. (Comrade
Frank B. Schutt.)
Nahant (Essex County). — "In the early 70's" the town erected
in Greenlawn Cemetery a monument to the memory of her soldier boys, of
whom she furnished 42. She annually appropriates $300 for Memorial
Day. (William F. Waters, Town Clerk.)
Nantucket (Nantucket County). — This outermost portion of
the Commonwealth has its monument, erected in 1874, at an outlay of
$3,500, secured by voluntary, popular subscription. It holds an elevated
site, a little out of the busy center of business, but a visitor on the Island
could hardly see much without passing this tribute to departed bravery.
Deeply chiseled into the base are the names of 73 islanders who gave
their lives for the Union. Thomas M. Gardner Post 207 is comfortably
housed on the principal street in town, on a corner, and its Post room is
filled with the usual array of pictures and items of interest peculiar to such
a place. While the Island furnished many sailors and marines for the sea

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service during the war, her sons were not wanting in the ranks of the
regiments that from the Bay State helped push her principles southward.
(G. Howard Winslow, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXXV.
Natick (Middlesex County) . — The long-time home and the burial
place of Vice-President Henry Wilson, the " Natick cobbler," has had its
monument many years. March 5, 1866, a committee was appointed by
the town to investigate and report on the cost of such a memorial. Basing
their inquiries on the monument in Brighton, the committee reported,
April 2, that such a memorial, erected of granite, would cost $3,000.
The report was unanimously accepted and adopted, and July 4, 1868, it
was dedicated. It stands on the north side of the Common, and since
1876 four brass field pieces have adorned the four corners of the inclosure
occupied by the shaft. General Wadsworth Post 63 sets special store, as
well it may, on the original Ordinance of Secession as adopted by the
State of Virginia, bearing the names of Henry A. Wise, Jubal A. Early
and many other notables of the Old Dominion. The late Edward L.
Greenwood, in life a member of the Post, in war one of the Signal Corps,
on duty in the State House in Eichmond, finding the document, heavily
framed and hanging on the walls of the capitol, took it therefrom, rolled
it in his signal fiags, and sent it home. Its record appears to be authen
tic. The rented quarters of the Post have been held many years and
will doubtless be thus held till the end. (E. T. Turner, Adjutant.)
Vide Plate VIII.
Needham (Norfolk County). — This town's memorial, standing in
the public cemetery, is especially significant. The idea of three inverted
cannon supporting a fourth, is surely original, and the effect is fine. The
expense incident to the erection, $800, was met by voluntary subscription.
Surrounded by trees and shrubs, the combination is all that the most
skillful landscape gardener could produce. Galen Orr Post 181 owns the
hall in which it meets. (Charles M. Evans, Adjutant.) Vide Plate
XXVII. New Ashford (Berkshire County). — The smallest town in the
county, both in area and population, she fiUed all demands in war times,
but lacks now, and may .ever lack, any visible token of her appreciation
of the services of her sons. (Warren L. Baxter, Town Clerk.)

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New Bedford (Bristol County). — This famous whaling city in
earlier days, now one of the great cotton weaving centers, set up her sol
diers' monument as early as 1866. The city, ever intense in her patriot
ism, voted the money, and it cost $13,300. Standing on the Common, all
visitors must see it, and it is an everlasting inspiration to the youth of the
city. Suitably ornamented with sculpture, and surrounded with signifi
cant emblems, the monument is one of the notable features of New Bed
ford. There are two Posts in the city, viz., William Logan Eodman Post 1
and E. A. Pierce Post 190. Both are in rented yet excellent quarters,
and both have many valuable mementoes, the most highly prized, per
haps, being the Bunker Hill drum, held by Post 190. It is of British
origin, captured on that bloody field, and, by lot, became the property of
Levi Smith, a drummer from " Little Ehody." After that it did loyal
American duty, in time passing into the hands of his son, Israel Smith,
and was beat in the War of 1812. The latter's son, Israel, became pos
sessed of the drum, and, himself a member of the Thirty-third Massachu
setts, passed it over to the keeping of the Post to which he belonged.
(George P. Macomber, Adjutant, Post 190.) Vide Plate XXXV.
New Braintree (Worcester County) . — In 1898, at an outlay of
$125, voted by the town, a tablet was placed in the Town Hall bearing the
names of soldiers. (George K. Tufts, Town Clerk.)
New Marlborough (Berkshire County). — Nothing present nor
in the future in a memorial way for this town, which bears the name of
the greatest warrior England gave to the eighteenth century. (Wesley E.
Field, Town Clerk.)
New Salem (Franklin County). — No public memorial of any
sort, nor is anything expected. (E. F. Stowell, Town Clerk.)
Newbury (Essex County). — One of the oldest towns in old Essex,
a monument to the memory of her soldiers is still wanting, but at the
last annual town meeting, March, 1909, a committee was appointed to
take the subject into consideration, said committee consisting of five
members, three of them veterans of the war, the same to report at a later
meeting of the town. The committee is working, and will be ready to
report not later than the next annual meeting., (John C. Eolfe, Town
Clerk.)

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Newburyport (Essex County). — The figure of a soldier in light
marching order upon a Cape Ann bowlder is the admirable shape in which
the monument in Newburyport is found. In bronze, it is the product
of the genius of Mrs. Theodore A. (Buggies) Kitson, and is the famous
realization of the soldier idea which for some years has been known as
the Kitson statue. As new monuments are erected the more intense,
apparently alert figure of the soldier in motion rather than at rest is
selected. It is to be hoped that nothing less active will ever grace the
base of such memorials hereafter. At a cost of $8,500, located on Atkin
son Common, the completed work was presented to the city July 4, 1902,
with, dedicatory address by Past Department Commander John E. Oilman
of Boston. The day was made one of parade and general rejoicing, par
ticipated in by the public of both sexes and all ages. The money for the
tribute came through the activities of a committee of seven from Post 49,
joined with the Bell ville Improvement Society, which raised the funds
by entertainments, subscriptions, etc. This was formed in 1895. Two
large cannon, with accompanying pyramids of balls, stand near the monu
ment. The Post also has a boat howitzer, loaned by the government, and
a snare drum, carried by a young soldier until he died; also several
Springfield rifles, borne home by the soldiers who used them. The Post
gavel has an imbedded bullet from the field of Gettysburg, while the wood
is from Libby Prison. The Post also preserves an old flag, fiung to the
breeze in 1861 by the then mayor of the city, the same bearing the thirty-
four stars to which the fiag was then entitled. William H. Bartlett, a
Newburyport boy. Past Department Commander, who died in Worcester
July, 1904, bequeathed a sum of money ($500) for the erection of a
drinking fountain in the northern part of the city; and the same to-day,
devoted to usefulness, has a semblance of the loyal giver in bas-relief.
William Lloyd Garrison, whose entire life was given to the cause of
liberty, was born in Newburyport, and his life-size figure in bronze stands
near the heart of the city, a fitting tribute to the life-long devotion of the
patriot. A gift of the Hon. William H. Swasey, it cost (estimated) about
$5,000. A. W. Bartlett Post 49 has long owned its quarters, the same
having been identified with military affairs since before the war. Located
on the principal street in the city, it was the armory of Company A of
the Eighth Eegiment, M. V. M., one of the very first organizations to
respond in April, 1861. The plant cost $10,000. Here the Post and
allied bodies are most comfortably housed. Measures are now afoot to
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cast in bronze and securely imbedded in concrete, placed on the Common
near the monument, — a most desirable thing to do. (Charles S. Noyes,
Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXXV.
Newton (Middlesex County). — Many residents of Newton insist
that their monument, erected in the then town cemetery, is the very first
in Massachusetts devoted to the memory of the war; indeed. Dr. S. F.
Smith states as much in his " History of Newton ; " yet it will be seen
that the palm in point of primacy must be yielded to Somerville.
However, Aug. 7, 1863, a committee was appointed to consider the
proposition of a soldiers' monument in Newton, and so well did its
members do their duty, that the finished product was dedicated July 23,
1864. That this, one of the very first of the memorials, should have so
thoroughly embodied the spirit of the nation is noteworthy. The monu
ment itself, with a sort of substructure, on which are cut the names of
the dead soldiers from Newton, np to that time cost nearly $4,000. The
curbing and posts carried the cost up to $5,220.50. To make up this
amount a liberal citizen contributed $1,000, 1,200 citizens gave $1 each,
and above 1,100 children gave 10 cents each. In token of appreciation
each giver received a rubber medal, suitably lettered, some of which no
doubt can be found in the city at this time. The remainder came from
public-spirited residents of Newton. At the dedication, Thomas Eice,
one of Newton's most respected citizens, presided, Eev. E. J. Young
offered prayer. Prof. H. B. Hackett of the Newton Theological Seminary
gave the address, and all sang a hymn, especially prepared for the occa
sion by the Eev. S. F. Smith, author of the national hymn, " America."
Of Quincy granite, an octagonal shaft rises from a die and plinth of
the same material, all together reaching a height of 28 feet. On the
front of the monument are the words, " In memoriam perpetuam " and
" Pro patria mortui sunt." Charles Ward Post 62 has excellent though
rented quarters in Newtonville. Its superbly equipped Post room has,
for the altar and the Commander's stand, sections of trees from southern
battle fields, the same showing imbedded missiles. The collection of
relics from scenes of strife represents an outlay of $1,500. (C. C. Patten,
Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXXVIII.
Norfolk (Norfolk County). —- The war history of Norfolk must be
sought in those of Franklin, Medway, Walpole and Wrentham, since the
town was not incorporated until 1870. No memorial is found in town

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veterans belonging to Grand Army Posts in near-by towns. (Comrade
Silas E. Fales, Post 60 of Franklin.)
North Adams (Berkshire County). — The monument in North
Adams was erected in 1878, while the place was yet a town, and was due
to the efforts of an organization of loyal women, called the Soldiers' Aid
Society, at whose head was Mrs. Miles Sanford, mother of C. D. Sanford,
for whom the local Post is named. The memorial represents $1,200 of
their hard-earned funds. In 1896-97, Charles D. Sanford Post 79 erected
at an outlay of $30,000 a very fine memorial hall, devoting thereto
$17,000, secured for this purpose by general contributions. Finding,
however, the burden of debt and running expenses too great, a title of
the entire plant was given to the city, which in turn gave the Post prac
tically free use of the building. While the Post is not rich in relics, the
Historical Society of the city has a bolt taken from the " Merrimack,"
which was overcome by the " Monitor," in 1862, in Hampton Beads.
(Comrade W. F. Darby, Postmaster.) Vide Plates IX. and X.
North Andover (Essex County). — Up to date the monument has
not materialized, though a fund for this purpose is slowly growing.
(James W. Leitch, Town Clerk.)
North Attleborough (Bristol County). — As yet this most active
and progressive town has no monument, but several years ago the local
Woman's Belief Corps undertook to build a memorial hall for the use of
Post and Corps. After putting into the project about $4,000, both bodies
contributing, they were obUged to surrender their property to the mort
gage holder, who in time turned the edifice over to the town. The latter
gives practically free use of the same to the patriotic organizations. By
way of relics, Prentiss M. Whiting Post 192 has the sword, belt and com
mission of that officer, who was killed at the battle of Salem Church, Va.,
May 3, 1863. The mementoes were presented to the Post by Captain
Whiting's brother. The officer was the commander of Company I, Seventh
Massachusetts Infantry. (George L. Jillson, Adjutant.)
North Brookfield (Worcester County) . — Here the soldiers'
monument stands upon the grounds of the First Congregational Society.
Designed by Martin Milmore, it was erected in 1869, and dedicated
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the town. Gov. William Claflin and Gen. Charies Devens. The figure
of the soldier is at parade rest, is 7 feet high, and stands upon a plinth
8 feet in height. Its cost, $5,500, was met by $3,000 from the town,
$2,000 from private citizens and $500 from the local Post of the Grand
Army. On the east and west sides of the Town Hall are memorial tablets
bearing the names of soldiers from the town who lost their lives. The
estimated cost of these is $500. Ezra Batcheller Post 51 occupies rented
quarters, retaining the same rooms from the start, February, 1868.
North Beading (Middlesex County). — In 1875, through the
generosity of Mrs. Charles F. Flint, there was erected the Flint Memorial
Hall for library purposes, and in it are two tablets, also given by her,
having the names of soldiers from the town who died in the war. Costing
about $200, they serve to keep alive the spirit of devotion. (Arthur F.
Upton, Town Clerk.)
Northampton (Hampshire County). — The meadow city has a
memorial building at whose entrance stand two bronze figures, represent
ing the Army and Navy, as it were, guarding the approach. Placed upon
pedestals, they are imposing forms, costing $6,000. Within are bronze
mural tablets, bearing the names of soldiers who lost their lives. Inclosed
by bronze frames are parchments carrying the names of Northampton
soldiers in all the wars of the land. In Bridge Street Cemetery there is a
monument, costing $1,200, to the memory of soldiers sleeping in unknown
graves. W. L. Baker Post 86, along with many other portraits, has one
in oil of Lieutenant Baker, whose name the Post bears. Its quarters are
rented. (J. P. Thompson, Commander.)
Northborough (Worcester County). — At a town meeting held
April, 1886, the sum of $3,000 was voted for the purpose of erecting a
monument for the soldiers of the Civil War, and a committee was ap
pointed to carry out this vote. Located on Main Street, a conspicuous
object to all passers, -it was dedicated Sept. 17, 1870, at a total cost of
$3,536. Joe Johnson Post 96 occupies free quarters in the Town Hall.
(G. P. Heath, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXXVI.
NoRTHBRiDGE (WORCESTER County) . — An unusually artistic and
beautiful monument is that in Whitinsville, the principal village in this
busy town. The gift of the Whitin Machine Works and the Whitin

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Brothers, it was dedicated with G. A. E. services, July 29, 1905, Depart
ment Commander James H. Wolff presiding. The principal address was
given by the Eev. John E. Thurston of Whitinsville. The people of
Northbridge are amply justified in calling this work of art unique. Con
ceived by Hermon A. MacNeil, sculptor, it was elaborated into archi
tectural design by his friend and associate. Prof. A. D. F. Hamlin of
Columbia University. A full description of base, figure of the young
American, columns and surmounting eagle would take more space than
this work warrants; but, at a cost of $11,000, the soldiers of the town who
gave their lives for country, 39 in all, have here a fitting depository of
their names. Bouse E. Clark Post 167 occupies rented quarters. Vide
Plate XII.
NoRTHFiELD (Franklin County) . — The memorial for this town,
so filled with impressions of the life and services of Dwight L. Moody,
is not yet erected, but it is coming, since a lady left a sum of money,
now amounting to $7,000, for a memorial hall in whieh a room will be
assigned to Grand Army tablets and relics. As the bequest has only
recently become available, it is difficult to state particulars about the pro
jected edifice. Henry H. Johnson Post 171 is afforded free quarters by
the Sons of Veterans Camp. (Benjamin F. Field, Adjutant.)
Norton (Brisi;ol County). — One of the older towns of the Com
monwealth, the seat of a flourishing seminary for the education of future
mothers of the Eepublic, it yet lacks any public memorial for her sons,
of whom she sent nearly 200 into the fray, fully 25 more than the law
demanded. (Jacob A. Leonard, Town Clerk.)
NoRWELL (Plymouth County). — Through a town appropriation
of $1,000, and additions, there was dedicated a soldiers' monument in
this town in 1878. There were contributions of $200 from the Soldiers'
Aid Society, and the local Post had raised above $2,000, a total of $3,500.
After considerable discussion, the memorial was finally placed on the
Common, near the site of the old Town Hall. In 1894 the local Woman's
Belief Corps unveiled a monument to the unknown dead, costing $250.
D. Willard Eobinson Post 112 occupies a hall owned by the Woman's
Belief Corps. It is valued at $3,000. (George W. Curtis, Adjutant;
Joseph F. Merritt, Town Clerk.) Vide Plate XXXV.

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Norwood (Norfolk County). — Like several other towns, the war
history of Norwood belongs to that of the parent town, since Norwood was
not set off from Dedham until 1872. However, the local Post has a lot in
the Highland Cemetery, given by the cemetery authorities. The Post and
Corps have secured from the government a large 32-pound " sea-gun," and
have properly mounted it upon the lot. Weighing nearly 8 tons, it is
a sightly addition. All expenses incident to transportation were borne
by the Post and Corps, and it was properly dedicated just before Memorial
Day, 1898. In 1905 the local Belief Corps directed the placing in the lot
of a beautiful granite vase, which was dedicated Memorial Day of that
year. All expenses incurred were paid by the Corps. So far as known,
the relic most highly prized, belonging to the Post, is a mail-pouch used
by Comrade Shipmoes, who, a member of the Somerville Post, liyed and
died in Norwood. In it he carried the mail between the post-office and
his regiment after the occupation of Eichmond. George K. Bird Post 169
is quartered in rented rooms. (E. H. Dunbar, Past Commander.)
Oak Bluffs (Dukes County). — A memorial drinking fountain in
Oak Bluffs, for many years known as Cottage City, is the point whence
start memorial exercises every year. This monument of white bronze,
costing about $1,200, enjoys the unique distinction of having been
secured by subscription through the efforts of Charles Strahan, a Confed
erate officer, but who, when the monument was acquired, was editor of
the " Martha's Vineyard Herald." Placed at the junction of several
streets in this great summer resort, no one visits the place without seeing
that the soldier is remembered. Henry Clay Wade Post 201 has relics
from Ball's Bluff, Fair Oaks, Marye's Heights and Gettysburg, besides
rebel flags from Morris Island, and a piece of the scaffold on which svere
hung the brigands at Andersonville. The Post occupies rented quarters.
(George W. Mason, Adjutant.)
Oakham (Worcester County). — In September, 1865, there was
formed in Oakham a soldiers' union, and, as long as there were veterans
enough in town to make it worth while, annual reunions were held on
New Year's night. These gatherings, with entertainments, etc., resulted
in securing about $1,500 up to 1873. Of this sum, $1,200 was put into the
memorial Town Hall and $300 went towards paying for tablets in the
public hall. Considering the limited number of veterans in Oakham the
situation is one to be proud of. The lower story of the town building is

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devoted to schools; the upper story is the Town Hall. Eecently, a me
morial library building was erected, and in it is a room devoted to relics
of all wars in whieh the town has borne a part. In December, 1908, there
were living in Oakham only 4 of the 111 men who enlisted from the
town. (Gardner M. Dean, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, and Adjutant,
Post 136, Eutland.) Vide Plate XX.
Orange (Franklin County) . — Orange men are patriotic. In 1872
they dedicated an imposing monument, costing the town $4,000, purpos
ing to have graven thereon the names of every soldier who enlisted from
Orange. In 1893, General Sedgwick Post 17 erected a hall for its own
use. Constructed of brick, two stories in height, near the center of the
village, it is an ornament to the already beautiful manufacturing town.
It is also a notable memorial of the determination of the veterans who
carried the plan through. Used for meetings of the Post and kindred
bodies, it is useful as well as ornamental, and its walls are hung with pic
tures significant of the Eebellion and American history. The plant is
valued at $7,000. (James W. Adams, Commander.) Vide Plates
XVIII. and XXXVII.
Orleans (Barnstable County). — In 1883 the town of Orleans
erected a granite monument, at an expense of $1,086.60. No town in the
State had a better war record. The Soldiers' Aid Society, composed of
ladies, held its seventieth and last meeting in April, 1865, and ended its
records with this significant entry : " The meeting adjourns, to meet again
whenever the needs of suffering soldiers should demand, — we hope never
(Hiram Myers, Town Clerk. ) Vide Plate XI.

Otis (Berkshire County). — Myron Nichols Post 178 reports
neither memorial nor prospect, though the Post occupies free quarters in
the Town Hall. (M. S. Hugins, Adjutant.)
Oxford (Worcester County) . — This ancient town of the Hugue
nots gives the name " Memorial " to its Town Hall, which was erected
nearly forty years since and is a fine building. Marble tablets at its
entrance bear the names of 61 Oxford soldiers who lost their lives during
the war. The tablets cost $400. Charles Devens Post 27 occupies free
quarters in the Town Hall. Very likely, were an Oxford veteran to be
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highly, the immediate reply would be, " Clara Barton," for to this, her
birthplace, has the world-renowned philanthropist returned for the even
ing of her long life. Vide Plate XXIX.
Palmer (Hampden County). — A large building, known as Memo
rial Hall, is the form taken by Palmer for her reminder of Eebellion
days. Costing $20,000, the lower story is devoted to library purposes,
the second floor is used by the local Post as its meeting room, while a
marble-lined stairway bears the names of all the soldiers and sailors who
served from Palmer. Also there is a special tablet for Sergt. L. L. Mer
rick and a memorial window for James H. Smith. In addition to these
memorials, the Woman's Belief Corps raised sufficient money, $150, to pay
for a monument to the " unknown dead," bearing a proper inscription
on its bronze tablet. The same was dedicated Memorial Day, 1908. L. L.
Merrick Post 107 has almost palatial quarters in the building, as stated
above. (J. B. Stone, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XX.
Paxton (Worcester County). — A monument erected in 1871, and
costing about $1,000, is Paxton's tribute to her sons. The town gave $500
towards the project and public-spirited citizens did the rest. (H. S.
Eobinson, Town Clerk.)
Peabody (Essex County). — The actual war history of Peabody
must be sought under the name of South Danvers, for that was the name
of this patriotic municipality until 1868. In 1881, by town appropriation,
a monument costing $8,000 was dedicated. Of granite, the towering shaft
stands in the midst of the public square, a fitting memorial of the cause
for which so many men gave up their lives. In addition to the monument
there are marble tablets in the entrance of the Town Hall bearing the
names of 71 soldiers and sailors who gave man's last gift for country.
These cost $883.75. Union Post 50 pays rent for the quarters occupied.
(J. K. Cole, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXX.
Pelham (Hampshire County). — No memorial in Pelham, and
none expected. (J. W. Keith, Town Clerk.)
Pembroke (Plymouth County). — June 12, 1889, with impressive
ceremonies, there was dedicated a monument of Hallowell granite sur
mounted by a white bronze figure of a soldier at parade rest. The monu-

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ment cost something more than $1,000, in the main paid for by public
subscription. Bearing the names of Pembroke soldiers, it is a lasting
memorial to the deeds of the dead and a tribute to the living. At the
dedication were many distinguished people of the Commonwealth, includ
ing Henry B. Pierce, Secretary; George A. Marden, Treasurer; with
Alfred C. Monroe, Assistant Adjutant General, Department of Massa
chusetts, G. A. E. The orator of the occasion was the Hon. Harvey N.
Shepard of Boston. Joseph E. Simmons Post 111 meets in W. E. C.
Hall, which was erected in 1896, and cost $3,000. (Charles H. Poole,
Commander.) Pepperell (Middlesex County) . — Though named for one of the
most distinguished of the provincial soldiers of Massachusetts, his name
sake awaits any memorial of the war, into which went 186 of her loyal
sons. She gave Col. William Prescott to the Eevolution and Col. Edward
F. Jones to the Sixth Eegiment of Baltimore fame, as well as Chaplain
Charles Babbage of the same, but while all these memories are glorious
they are far from being tangible. Thomas A. Parker Post 195 meets in
rented rooms. (Martin L. Boynton, Adjutant.)
Peru (Berkshire County) . — Judging from the letter of the town
clerk, the Peru of Massachusetts, unlike that of Pizarro's day, does not
abound in gold mines. At any rate, the town has never seen the time
when it could afford to erect any memorial of Eebellion days. (F. G.
Creamer, Town Clerk.)
Petersham (Worcester County). — A memorial library, completed
in 1890, is considered the soldiers' monument for this town. The town
gave $2,000 of the $20,000 which the edifice cost, but as a memorial it is
more useful than sentimental. It contains tablets bearing the names of
both Eevolutionary and Eebellion soldiers. Vide Plate XX.
Phillipston (Worcester County) . — The town for some time has
had a wooden memorial (General Lee's ideal) of the days of war, but, not
satisfied with the same, is setting aside money annually for the purpose
of erecting, at some future day, an adequate memorial of her 76 repre
sentatives who imperiled life for country's sake. The fund now amounts
to $400. (G. M. Chaffin, Town Clerk.)

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Pittsfield (Berkshire County). — Though there are more costly
monuments in the Commonwealth, that of Berkshire's county seat is one
of the most beautiful; and well it may be, since its designer was the
famous Launt Thompson, who was the sculptor of the statue of Gen. John
Sedgewick at West Point. Scarcely had the war closed when a lady resi
dent of Pittsfield, long conspicuous for her devotion to the cause of the
soldier, proceeded to raise funds wherewith to build a permanent memo
rial. By solicitation and by a fair held in 1869 a considerable sum was
secured. Feeling, however, that so important a subject demanded the
co-operation of the town itself, the funds were placed in a bank against
such time as the town should make an appropriation. In April, 1871,
the sum having risen to $3,000, the town appropriated $7,000 more,
makuig enough to pay for the work as designed by the artist. The
sculptured ornament and inscription are singularly appropriate. Placed
at the west end of the park, in the center of the town, where much of
the enlisting of volunteers took place, the total height of the tribute,
from base to the tip of the fiagstaff which the bronze color bearer holds in
his hands, is above 25 feet. The town was generous in all that pertained
to the monument and its dedication, paying out $7,000 for grading and
curbing its surroundings, and then, when all was ready, devoting $2,500
more for the dedication. This day, unrivaled in beauty, the 24th of Sep
tember, 1872, was long remembered in western Massachusetts. Multitudes
thronged the place, and their ears were charmed with the melody of George
William Curtis' voice, the orator of the occasion. June 21, 1907, through
the generosity and efforts of Mr. John H. Manning, a bowlder, with
properly inscribed bronze tablet, was dedicated to the memory of Gen.
Henry S. Briggs, first Colonel of the Tenth Massachusetts Eegiment, the
veterans of that body of men participating in the exercises, though the
address was delivered by the Hon. F. W. Eockwell. The memorial cost
about $500, and stands on the park. The two Posts of Pittsfield, W. W.
Eoclcwell 125 and Berkshire 197, both occupy rented quarters. (C. H.
Miller, Adjutant, Post 125, and H. A. Brewster, Quartermaster, Post
197.) Vide Plate XXI.
Plainfield (Hampshire County) . — Twelve miles from the near
est railroad station, destitute thus of one of the supposed essentials of
prosperity, this almost exclusively agricultural community has its sol
diers' monument, secured through the efforts of the local Grand Army
Post, and erected in 1898 at a cost of $375. Mountain Miller Post 198,

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in its name recalls a pre-eminent man of peace, though living in Eevolu
tionary days, whose singularly holy life linked his name and history with
those of the " Dairyman's Daughter " and the " Shepherd of Salisbury
Plain." As written by the Eev. Moses Hallock, his pastor, the story of
Deacon Joseph Beals has been circulated over the entire world by the
American Tract Society, and to this day many a pilgrim visits Plainfield
just to drink from the spring where the " Mountain Miller " quenched
his thirst and to stand by his grave. Thus do memories militant and
peaceful mingle in Post 198, whose quarters are found in the Town Hall.
Plainville (Norfolk County). — The monument in Plainville is
due to the persistent efforts of Woman's Belief Corps 74, whose members
knew no such word as "fail." Having raised $1,000 for this purpose,
they dedicated a very handsome granite shaft, Oct. 14, 1903, with Alfred
S. Eoe of Worcester as speaker. It stands in the cemetery, and is a fine
tribute, not only to the heroic dead, but to the devotion and industry of
the women, who are ever helping. A recent town, organized as late as
1905, — indeed, when the monument was erected it was still a part of
Wrentham, — the perseverance of all concerned is the more remarkable.
George H. Maintien Post 133 occupies rented quarters. Having passed
through a fire several years ago, all of its relics perished there. (William
P. Gragg, Adjutant.)
Plymouth (Plymouth County). — Pre-eminent among all New
England towns in its record of the early days of the Pilgrims, steeped
with memories of the landing, the rock, the first winter. Carver, Brewster,
Standish, Bradford, Massasoit and many other reminders of the primal
days of the white man in Massachusetts, the grand old town is not wanting
in her regard for the soldiers and heroes of a later day. As early as
Aug. 9, 1869, there was dedicated in the center of her ancient training
ground a sightly shaft, between 40 and 50 feet in height. Of enduring
granite, it will long bind the memories of the saving of the nation with
those of its planting. The amount expended in rearing the monument,
some $10,000, was secured by fairs, lectures and popular subscriptions.
Memorial Day, 1901, Collingwood Woman's Belief Corps, through Mrs.
Welthea E. Savery, presented to the Post a granite urn in behalf of the
unknovm dead. Its cost, $275, was raised largely through the applica
tion of Mrs. Savery. Collingwood Post 76 is housed in tented quarters.
(N. L. Savery, Adjutant.)

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Plympton (Plymouth County). — The monument in this town is
due to the Ladies' Memorial Association. Costing $1,500, it was dedi
cated Nov. 20, 1889. (W. Perkins, Jr., Town Clerk.)
Prescott (Hampshire County). — Nothing of a memorial nature.
(C. C. Fuller.)
Princeton (Worcester County) . — On the right and left of the
main entrance of the Town Hall, otherwise Bagg Hall, is a tablet, and
fronting the entrance itself is a third tablet, together carrying the names
of Princeton soldiers. Placed there in 1887, they cost the town $174.67.
(Eaymond J. Gregory, Town Clerk.)
Provincetown (Barnstable County). — On the very end of the
extended left arm of the Commonwealth, where the Pilgrims on that
November day, 1620, first touched dry land, there stands a monument
in memory of the dark days of 1861-65. Men from these regions were
necessary to man the fighting vessels of the nation, and well did they
acquit themselves. By no means so pretentious as the great shaft which
individuals, the State and the nation are rearing to commemorate the
halting of one month at Provincetown by the Pilgrims, yet it answers
its purpose well, and the Grand Army is justly proud of it. Costing
$1,200, it was erected in 1870, the town paying the bill, and for more
than forty years it has been decorated annually. J. C. Freeman Post
55 is fortunate in having its Post room in an upper story of the public
library building, whose trustees generously donate the same to the vet
erans. (George Allen, Adjutant.)
Quincy (Norfolk County). — Though redolent with history of the
Eevolutionary period, and possessing the bodily remains of two Presi
dents of the United States, the veterans of Quincy are not satisfied with
the monument for the soldiers of the Union they now have in their
midst. "We have a monument, erected in 1869, costing about $3,900,
— a small affair, placed in WoUaston Cemetery, with citizens ovming
lots around and close to it." The lot is desecrated by being tramped
over by the multitude every Memorial Day. Paul Eevere Post 88 has
the marker of the Fourth Eegiment, M. V. M., the very first Union
colors raised on.the soil of Virgmia, presented by Col. Abner J. Packard ;
also a fiag, presented by a daughter of Gen. Paul J. Eevere (after whom

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the Post is named), claimed to have been the first Union flag to be
raised in Eichmond after the rebel evacuation. It is hoped and expected
that some day a more centrally placed memorial, and one more befitting
the city and its memories, will rise in Quincy. The Post occupies rented
quarters. (Franklin Curtis, Adjutant.) Vide Plate VIII.
Eandolph (Norfolk County) . — One of the few towns in the
Commonwealth named for a southern statesman, the Hon. Peyton Ean
dolph of Virginia, it has a good record in every respect. The memorial
for the soldiers here takes the form of two very large tablets, attached to
the walls on each side of the platform in the Town Hall, bearing the
names of over 100 men who served their country during the war. The
cost of these tokens, together with that of dedication, was $1,336, de
frayed by the town. While the tablets are a grateful offering for a
righteous cause, many citizens are not satisfied, and talk of a monument
is in the air. The Post has above $800 for this purpose, and certain be
quests have been made by which $1,500 will be realized when life interests
shall have ceased. The funds in the hands of the Post started with the
giving for this purpose, by the Hon. John Flood, of his fee as moderator,
a practice that has obtained in subsequent years. When the auspicious
moment shall have come, it is expected that a monument costing about
$5,000 will take shape in Eandolph. Capt. Horace Niles Post 110 occu
pies rented quarters, the same possessing interesting portraits and re
minders of Eebellion days. (William A. Croak, Adjutant.)
Baynham (Bristol County). — Owing to the generosity of Miss
Amy Leonard, a resident of the town, a fine monument was dedicated in
1899, Curtis Guild, Jr., subsequently Governor, being the orator. It
stands in the center of the town, near the junction of South and North
Main streets. The town paid for the grading of the plot upon which the
memorial stands, and the lot was given by the Hon. Elliott Sanford. To
this patriotic purpose Miss Leonard devoted $1,500, while the town pro
vided a fund for the perpetual care of the grounds. (W. A. Harlow, Town
Clerk.) Beading (Middlesex County). — A monument costing $1,500
stands on Bound Hill in Laurel Cemetery. Of the foregoing sum, $500
came from bequest, the remainder from the town. It was dedicated
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in the Commonwealth; it surely is among the very first, and that fact
is very much to the credit of the town, which gave birth to Aaron Ban
croft, the first biographer of Washington. (L. W. Krook, Adjutant.)
Vide Plate XXXVI.
Behoboth (Bristol County). — The town still lacks, and, accord
ing to indications, will continue to lack, any public memorial. (EUery L.
Goff, Town Clerk.)
Eevere (Suffolk County). — The Town Hall of Eevere is an un
usually elegant edifice, and the tablet (costing $500), confronting all who
enter the main corridor, is quite in keeping with the building. The
tablet bears the names of all those from the town who had a part in the
war, though in those days the town bore the name of North Chelsea,
assuming that of the revolutionary hero in 1871. In the soldiers' lot in
the cemetery, presented by the town, the local Post erected, in 1893, a
significant memorial in the shape of a pyramid of fifty cannon balls, and
around it are had the usual Memorial Day exercises. The relics came to
the Post from the government, through United States Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge. William B. Eaton Post 199 esteems as its most valuable
relic a rebel fiag taken from the blockade runner " Alice," in Tampa Bay,
Florida, by Captain Eaton, for whom the Post is named, of the bark
" Ethan Allen." It came to the Post from the family of the captain. An
old schoolhouse was long the home of Post 199, given the veterans by the
town, until the comrades secured elegant quarters of their own, costing
$10,000, as good, they say, as any in the State. (L. L. Bullard, Patriotic
Instructor. )
Eichmond (Berkshire County). — Though bearing the name of the
capital of the Confederacy, this town has only that interesting fact to
recall the days of the strife, nor is there expectation of any public memo
rial. Its war record, however, was excellent. (A. G. Kiltz, Postmaster.)
EocHESTER (Plymouth County). — Aside from individual markers
at soldiers' graves, the town has no memorials, nor any immediate pros
pect. (A. H. Weld, Town Clerk.)
EocKLAND (Plymouth County). — Though the war history of Eock-
land really belongs to the parent town of Abington, for the division did
not come until 1874, the younger town has taken good care that her part

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of the story shall not be forgotten. Soon after the division, measures
were taken to secure funds for some sort of a memorial for her patriotic
sons, and about $2,500 were acquired. Later, the idea of a memorial
library took form, and the funds of the monument scheme were thus
applied. To represent this disposition of the money, tablets are placed
at the entrance of the library, bearing the names of 330 soldiers and
sailors from this part of ancient Abington. It is proper to state here that
to some of the veterans this use of the funds, raised for strictly monu
mental purposes, was not at all agreeable. Hartsuff Post 74 has free use
of a very fine hall, secured by the vigorous efforts of the local Woman's
Belief Corps, an organization seemingly untiring in its labors. A large,
two-story building, costing $8,000, it is elaborately equipped with all that
contributes to the well-being of the veterans. Upon the walls of the Post
room hang some of the great portraits painted by the late Count Schwab,
who collected what was to be a national portrait gallery of the soldiers
of the Eebellion. The room is an exceedingly impressive one. (Lewis
Eeed, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XX.
Eockport (Essex County). — Here the memorial assumes the form
of one of the best appointed buildings, devoted entirely to Grand Army
purposes, in the Commonwealth. Begun in 1889, it was completed and
dedicated Memorial Day, 1890, with elaborate and appropriate exercises,
participated in by the various secret societies of the town, with the fire
department. One story in height, constructed of brick with stone trim
mings, having a comely tower surmounted by a fiagstaff, the edifice is
a credit to the town. The funds requisite for the purpose, $4,500 in
all, were secured through fairs, entertainments, etc., the Post having
the generous assistance of the Ladies' Memorial Circle ; perhaps it should
be said that the Circle led in the project. Within the building are stored
the many relies of the days of 1861-65 which in the intervening years
have come into the possession of the veterans and their friends. Otis
W. Wallace Post 106 is the organization enjoying all of the foregoing
privileges. (Henry C. Davis, Adjutant.) Vide Plate VII.
Eowe (Franklin County) . — Named for the John Eowe who sug
gested the figure of a codfish as a proper emblem of the source of Massa
chusetts wealth, this town, which contains the eastern entrance of the
Hoosac Tunnel, has no public memorial of the war. (J. P. Worden,
Town Clerk.)

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Eowley (Essex County). — This town, one of the oldest in the
Commonwealth, as yet has no monument, but a fund for the erection
of one hereafter is growing. More than $900 are already in hand, and,
in the fullness of time, the site for the memorial, even now indicated by
stone bounds, shall have its appropriate token. (Benjamin P. Mighill,
Town Clerk.)
EoYALSTON (Worcester County). — The town's memorial of the
Civil War takes the form of four shield-shaped tablets, 4 by 3 feet, placed
in the Town Hall, and bearing in raised letters the names of her sons
who died in the struggle. They were given by Joseph Eaymond, a public-
spirited citizen. After writing the foregoing, additional data were re
ceived, to the effect that the town took the initiative as early as May 30,
1866. In several subsequent meetings the matter was considered and
forwarded, until, Dec. 17, 1867, the committee in charge was able to
report the task accomplished and the tablets in place, the work of B. H.
Kinney of Worcester and of the best Italian marble. Of the result of
its labors, the committee says : " These hallowed stones not only adorn
the walls of this hall by their beauty, but also hallow it by these me
morials of the honored dead." The stipulated cost was $500, but before
the town could settle with the artist, Mr. Eaymond requested the priv
ilege of paying the bill himself, — a request which the town thankfully
granted. (Frank W. Adams, Town Clerk.)
Eoxbury (City of Boston). — Though a part of the greater city, it
seems desirable to describe the monument as a particular feature of
Eoxbury when it was a separate municipality. It was erected in 1867,
in Forest Hills Cemetery, and cost $13,000, which sum was secured by
popular subscription and from the city of Eoxbury. Thomas 6. Steven
son Post 26 possesses one of the most interesting relics in existence any
where, viz., a Union fiag, made in Libby Prison by "Jim" J. Beagan
from strips of red, white and blue cloth, secured from prisoners' gar
ments and those of the rebels, and used by the prisoners for a 4th of July
celebration. Later dissevered and held by several of the men until freed,
it was reunited and presented to the Post. Owing to the kindness of the
city of Boston, the Post has free quarters in an abandoned church.
(Frank E. Trask, Adjutant.)
Eussell (Hampden County) . — Though the town played its part
well in war times, as yet there is no tangible token of appreciation of the
work accomplished. (E. D. Parks, Town Clerk.)

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Eutland (Worcester County). — Soon after the organization of
George C. ilarsliall Post 136, measures were taken to secure funds for
a soldiers' monument. By perse\erance and industry, coupled with a
town appropriation of $500, by 1879 the ^fonumental Association was
able to award the contract for the shaft. It is of Pittsford, Vt., marble,
5 feet square at the base, 23 feet high, including the figure of a soldier
in place rest. It was dedicated July 3, 1879, with imposing ceremonies,
and the largest crowd of people the town had ever seen. The address
was by the Eev. Joseph F. Lovering of Worcester, then Chaplain-in-Chief
of the Grand Army. Total cost, $1,500. The Post is furnished free
quarters in the Town Hall. (L. Q. Spaulding, Commander.)
Salem (Essex County). — This city was the first municipality in
the Commonwealth to owe its soldiers' monument to the Sons of Vet
erans. As early as 1886, through the success attending a fair and by
individual subscriptions, the local Camp, No. 8, was able to dedicate in
Greenlavm Cemetery a monument costing $3,000, — a lasting tribute
of the regard in which the sons held their fathers. Besides, there are
commemorative tablets at the Universalist Church, in the Crombie Street
Church and at the high school. On Washington Square, north, at the
head of Winter Street, is an immense bowlder, moved from the shore
of the harbor, bearing a tablet to the memory of the Twenty-third Massa
chusetts men who fell in the service. It was erected by the Eegimental
Association. In the armory of the Second Corps Cadets is a bronze
tablet commemorative of Gen. William Cogswell of the Massachusetts
Second Eegiment Infantry, who began his military service there. It is
safe to state that all of these tablets must represent $800. As for relics,
Salem is not lacking. The Essex Institute has a goodly array, as well
as the local Post and individuals. Phil. H. Sheridan Post 34 holds
weekly meetings in rented though most convenient quarters. (J. Frank
Dalton, Commander.) Vide Plates XXVIII. and XXX.
Salisbury (Essex County). — The native town of Caleb Cushing,
a town that sent 347 men into the war, 26 beyond all demands, of whom
35 perished in service, has as yet no public memorial. Years ago there
was a Post of the Grand Army here (No. 123), but it was given up
long since. (William H. Greenleaf, Town Clerk.)
Sandisfield (Berkshire County). — No public memorial, nor
prospect of any. (W. N. Clark, Tovm Clerk.)

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Sandwich (Barnstable County). — The soldiers' monument in
this ancient Cape Cod township is yet in the future, though it has Charles
Chipman Post 132, which meets in rented rooms. (T. P. Smith, Ad
jutant.) Saugus (Essex County). — The town is justly proud of the monu
ment, erected in 1895 and dedicated July 4, with oration by the Eev.
E. A. Horton of Boston. The cost, $13,132, was partly met by a $10,000
bequest by Henry E. Howe and the remainder by the town. In 1874
the town laid out $2,085 for purchasing, grading and inclosing in granite
a lot for deceased soldiers in the town cemetery. Gen. E. W. Hincks
Post 95 occupies quarters in a building owned by members of the Post.
It is valued at $2,500. (John E. Stocker, Commander.) Vide Plate
XI. Savoy (Berkshire County). — Nothing present nor to come, ac
cording to A. J. McCulloch, town clerk.
SciTUATE (Plymouth County). — "Of all sad words of tongue or
pen, the saddest are these, ' it might have been.' " Thomas Lawson, of
continental fame, was ready to donate to the town a fine monumental
reminder of the sacrifices of war times, even laying extensive foundations
for the same, but the over-free expression of opinion on the part of some
of his fellow citizens infiuenced him to change his mind, and a monu
ment for the town in which Samuel Woodworth found " The old oaken
bucket that hung in the well " is still a prospect only. The local Post
is the possessor of a compilation of biographical sketches of all its mem
bers, the volume costing $100, the work of compilation being by the
adjutant of the Post. The volume was presented to the Post by the widow
of the late Henry A. Seavems, lieutenant. Thirty-ninth Eegiment Massa
chusetts Infantry. Perhaps a duplicate of one relic cannot be found else
where. It is a hard tack, bearing the words, " Petersburg, July 4, 1864.
Army pie. Hurrah for the Union ! John W. Bailey, Thirty-ninth Eegi
ment Massachusetts Volunteers." On the death of Comrade Bailey,
subsequent to the war, a comrade wrote out its story, and then sealed the
curio and the story in a glass front box, the latter bearing the words : —
Blest be ye who leave me intact,
But cursed be he who eats this hard tack.

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George AY. Perry Post 31 owns the hall in which it meets, the same
having been a Baptist church, and it is insured for $3,000. There is no
lack of room, indeed, there are summer and winter quarters. The furni
ture, ornaments and equipments of the hall carry an insurance of $2,000.
(A. A. Seaverns, Adjutant.)
Seekonk (Bristol County). — Though replete with memories of
Indian warfare, this town, whose aboriginal appellation signifies " wild
goose," has no memorial of the war, nor any prospect. (Asaph C. Hill,
Town Clerk.)
Sharon (Norfolk County). — Few towns have a finer memorial
than that which Sharon owes to the generosity of G. W. and E. L. Gay,
from whose bequest of $8,000 there was erected and dedicated. May 20,
1908, as impressive a monument as that amount of money ever produced.
Standing in the town cemetery, quite out of the active life of the town,
with appropriate ceremonies, address by Department Commander of the
Grand Army, Alfred S. Eoe, surrounded by hundreds of people, the
bronze figure of the soldier on the march began the campaign he will ever
pursue. The bronze soldier is a slightly altered reproduction of that at
Vicksburg, by Mrs. Theodore A. (Buggies) Kitson. The donors being
descendants of Deborah Sampson, the female soldier of the Eevolution, the
monument also commemorates her services in the earlier days. (George
H. Whittemore, Town Clerk.)
Sheffield (Berkshire County). — Though Sheffield produced
George F. Boot, whose war music was worth more to the Union cause
than many whole brigades of soldiery, any visible token of appreciation
of his service, or of that of the 269 soldiers from the town, is yet lacking.
Apparently the effort made, some years since, to secure a memorial of the
famous musician fell through. The project should be revived. Gen. J. G.
Barnard Post 210, named for one of the most distinguished natives of the
town, is located here. (Comrade Dwight Boardman.)
Shelburne (Franklin County). — In October, 1868, the town
dedicated a monument of granite, fashioned after that of Gen. William J.
Worth in New York, and costing above $1,800. It is a highly creditable
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feel as though they had a jomt interest in it. Ozro Miller Post 93 has
quarters in the Memorial Hall, erected by the town and the Grand Army.
(Edward Baker, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XVIII.
Sherborn (Middlesex County). — Though quite up to and beyond
all military demands during the war, Sherborn yet lacks any public token
of appreciation of the services of her sons. (E. C. Barber, Town Clerk.)
Shirley (Middlesex County). — Standing on Shirley Common, at
the center of the town, is the monument, dedicated May 30, 1891. The
cost, $1,120, was met by a town appropriation of $500, as much more from
H. A. Pevear of Lynn, though giving his summers to Shirley, and the
remainder from citizens. On one side were the names of the 19 soldiers
who died in the service. As they pass away, the names of other soldiers
are cut upon the stone. At present there are 27 thus remembered. (Her
man S. Hazen, Town Clerk.) Vide Plate XIII.
Shrewsbury' (Worcester County). — In 1869 Thomas E. Tateum
of Worcester erected upon the Common a marble shaft, at an outlay of
$4,000, exclusive of foundations. The funds were secured at first through
a monumental association, organized soon after the war, working through
fairs, lectures, etc. The old Shrewsbury Eifie Company sold its tent equip
ment at auction in 1866 for $68.50, and donated the sum to the fund. By
such means $1,500 was acquired, and the town added $2,500. By way of
relics, the Town Historical Society has the knapsack, etc., carried by Ed
ward Gleason, Twenty-fifth Massachusetts, through the war. E. A.
Andrews Post 135, through the generosity of the town, has the free use
of the old high school edifice, thus continuing to attend the same insti
tution towards which the boyish steps of some of the members were
turned more than fifty years ago. (George B. Stone, Town Clerk. H. W.
Loring, Commander.) Vide Plate XXXVII.
Shutesbury (Franklin County). — No public memorial in Shutes-
bury, though the very name is a warlike suggestion. (William H. Hemen
way, Town Clerk.)
Somerset (Bristol County). — No public memorial in Somerset,
nor is any expected. (W. Hood, Assistant Postmaster.)

SOMERVILLE. 105
Somerville (Middlesex County). — The city claims to have the
very first memorial in the entire country erected to the memory of " that
brave and fallen few." Standing in the Somerville Avenue Cemetery, it
was erected in the summer of 1863 by the Somerville Light Infantry.
A balance of a fund raised for the benefit of the company when it
responded to the first three-months call remained in the hands of the
citizens' committee when the State aid act was passed by the Massachu
setts Legislature. At the suggestion of Captain Cunningham it was de
cided to appropriate the amount for the building of a monument to the
soldiers who had been lost from the company which enlisted April 19,
1861. It was finally decided that it should be a memorial for all the
soldiers who had fallen during the war. Enoch Eobinson donated his
family lot as a site for the monument. General Schouler, in his admirable
story of Massachusetts in the war, page 448, volume II. , says the sum at
this time had amounted to $2,000. The memorial is a shapely and inter
esting token of the spirit which prompted it. Surmounted by an eagle,
with proper emblems, it bears the names of 64 men who perished in the
service. As the city furnished 1,135 men, this death list necessarily must
be incomplete. The city very neatly links the war of the Eevolution with that of the
Eebellion in the memorial battery on Central Hill. Erected in 1885, its
foundations are laid in the earthworks which were thrown up by the
soldiers of General Putnam, after the retreat from Bunker Hill. The
work, paid for by the city, was according to plans furnished by Major
Parker of the regular Army. The guns, four in number, weighing about
five tons each, were secured from the government, and they have an inter
esting history. During the war, while Grant was in chief command, they
were transported to Plymouth, Mass., and there mounted for defense on
the walls of Fort Standish. General Grant, while President, signed the
bill donating these guns to Somerville, and the first salute fired from them
was when his funeral was in progress, Aug. 8, 1885. While the battery
was still unfinished, one of the guns was mounted for this special purpose.
From sunrise to sunset, every half hour, the gun was fired; meanwhile,
Willard C. Kinsley Post 139 was present on the ground, a sentinel pacing
his beat throughout the day. At 3 p.m., when the remains of the General
were deposited in the Eiverside Park temporary tomb (New York), the
Post was drawn up in line, in rear of the battery. As the commander
gave the order, " Post, salute our dead," and each comrade lifted his hat,
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some of the relics displayed on this day, among them being the sword
that " Little Phil " Sheridan wore on his famous ride from " Winchester
down," and the fiag of truce which Lee sent to Grant at Appomattox, —
the former having been loaned to Col. Herbert E. Hill, the latter coming
from the widow of General Custer. Another interesting relic was a Con
federate fiag captured by Gen. S. E. Chamberlain, and loaned by him for
the occasion. In 1890, a tablet with proper inscription was placed upon
the battery.
The Memorial Tower on Prospect Hill records Eevolutionary events,
and also recalls the fact that here, in 1862, were encamped soldiers of
Somerville. On Memorial Day, 1909,'there was dedicated in Somerville one of the
most impressive reminders of the war yet erected in the Commonwealth.
The event was the great feature of the day, and many thousands gathered
to witness the unveiling, which was by a niece of Captain Kinsley, whose
name the Post maintains, and to hear the words of ex-Governor Guild,
Jr., who was orator of the occasion. The poem for the day, by Sam
Walter Foss, was of unusual merit ; its title is " The Unrewarded Dead."
Standing on Central Hill, and costing $20,000, the monument was de
signed by Augustus Lukeman of New York. The entire expense was borne
by the city. That so sightly a memorial should be erected at this late
day is largely due to the perseverance of Willard C. Kinsley Post 139,
which, though proud of the possession of the very first tribute of the sort
in the Commonwealth, desired something more elaborate and in a more
conspicuous spot. At a November meeting of the Post, 1906, the com
bined efforts of Comrade James C. Macy and Commander Israel H.
DeWolf secured the appointment of a committee whose persistence pre
vailed upon the city government to make the necessary appropriation.
The Post occupies commodious quarters practically free. Vide Plates
VIII. and XXXVIII.
South Hadley (Hampshire County). — Within the small in
closure called the Common in South Hadley stands a very fine monument,
the gift of William H. Gaylord, a life-long resident of the town, and
costing $4,000. It was dedicated Sept. 23, 1896, under Grand Army
direction, the address being given by Alfred S. Eoe of Worcester. To
the hundreds of young women who annually repair to this college town
for their educational training the figure of the soldier ought to be an
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burned the Sunday following the dedication. Charles C. Smith Post 183
meets in rented quarters in South Hadley Falls. (Burritt Judd, Ad
jutant.) Vide Plate XXXVII.
Southampton (Hampshire County). — "At the close of the Civil
War, a soldiers' monument was located in the cemetery, its cost, about
$600, being borne by individuals and the town. I do not think any stir
will ever be made to erect another." (F. E. Judd, Town Clerk.)
Southborough (Worcester County). — The monument, of Fitz-
william granite, on the town Common, was dedicated Jan. 1, 1867.
Henry H. Peters, a public-spirited citizen, offered in 1866 to give $500
if the town would raise a like sum; the response was a subscription of
more than $1,000 by active citizens, including Dr. Joseph Burnett, $100;
the ladies, nearly $200 ; Curtis Newton, E. D. Eockwood, Peter Fay and
S. N. Thompson, each $25. Ninety-two others swelled the aggregate to
$1,630.50. With this amount the shaft was reared in front of the Con
gregational Church, from designs by A. E. Esty, Esq. It stands 25 feet in
height. G. Wesley Nichols Post 44 owns a half acre of land in Fayville,
and there occupies a part of a brick structure, the other portion being
rented to the town as an engine house. The plant is valued at $1,000.
(Francis D. Newton, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXVII.
Southbridge (Worcester County). — Nothing of a monumental
nature exists in Southbridge, but when the new Town Hall was in a
formative state (1888) the authorities were prevailed upon to assign a
certain portion of the same, on the first fioor, as the future meeting place
for Malcolm Ammidon Post 168, and the .same, nicely furnished, is
known as Memorial Hall. With kitchen and dining room appliances, the
space is well and appropriately used. The hall itself seats 200 persons
comfortably. The Post esteems, as its choicest relics, the wooden markers
originally on the grave of Lieut. Malcolm Ammidon (Thirty-fourth Eegi
ment Massachusetts Infantry), who died in rebel prison, Charleston, S. C,
Oct. 1, 1864. (George W. Corey, Adjutant.)
Southwick (Hampden County) . — That small portion of the Com
monwealth which is surroXinded on three sides by Connecticut territory
has nothing in a memorial way, either present or prospective. (D. H.
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108 MASSACHUSETTS MONUMENTS.
Spencer (Worcester County). — Up to this time no memorial has
been reared, but one is under way, the result of a bequest by the late
Hon. Erastus Jones, the amount being about $5,000. F. A. Stearns
Post 37 assembles in rented quarters. Up to the time of remodeling the
Town Hall there were mural tablets, but they have not been replaced,
not being thought good enough. As a central figure in the Pine Grove
Cemetery is a large mortar, mounted on a granite base and having a
large pile of shells hard by. (George L. Smith, Adjutant.)
Springfield (Hampden County). — Wiile Springfield has monu
ments and statues galore, to find her first one for the soldiers of the Union
we shall have to visit the cemetery of the city. There, Memorial Day,
1877, was dedicated a distinctive memorial of the Civil War. During the
war the city held a great fair, netting therefrom more than $18,000, this
constituting what was known as the soldiers' rest fund. When all bills
were paid, and soldiers had ceased to rest in Springfield, there was a
considerable remainder, which sum, $4,200, was devoted to paying for the
monument. The work of Manual Powers of New York, the memorial
consists of a granite base surmounted by the figure of a soldier at guard
rest. Four cannon mounted are placed around the base. The monument
on Court Square, the gift of Guerdon Bill, was dedicated Sept. 27, 1885.
It represents the handsome sum of $10,000. The inscription is worthy
of reproduction here : " Erected to the memory of the men of Springfield
who died for their countr}'' in the War of the Eebellion, and in honor of
all who died on land or sea in defense of the national Union." St.
Michael's Catholic Cemetery has a big mortar, weighing some 23,000
pounds, donated by the government as a token of memory of the deceased
soldiers and sailors buried here. The transportation from Portsmouth,
N. H., was free; the expense of setting up in the cemetery was $124,
raised by subscription. So far as reported, this is the only instance of a
public Eebellion reminder within the limits of any Catholic burial ground
in the Commonwealth. Oak Grove Cemetery has a new monument, not
yet dedicated, costing $2,000, erected by the local (Wilcox) Post. The
quarters of E. K. Wilcox Post 16 are among the most notable in the
Department. Erected some ten years since, dedicated July 12, 1899, three
stories in height, with every possible convenience for use and diversion,
as well as comfort, the edifice, with its appointments, is well worth the
$30,000 at which it is valued. Possessing a large number of excellent
paintings and engravings, perhaps the most stress is laid on the three-

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fourths life-size painting of Capt. E. K. Wilcox (Twenty-seventh Eegiment
Massachusetts Infantry), who tell with his face to the foe, June 3, 1864,
in the terrible charge on the rebel works at Cold Harbor. Springfield,
desirous of honoring a soldier, and, at the same time, a martyred Presi
dent, set up in her Eiverside Park, 1905, a bronze bust, heroic size, of
William McKinley. The dedicatory address \\as made by Lieut.-Gov.
Curtis Guild, Jr. The cost of the bust, with tablet and attendant figure,
was $8,000. (J. H. Hendrick, Past Commander.)
Sterling (Worcester County). — At a cost of $2,000, voted by the
town. Sterling dedicated her monument, June 17, 1866. Owing to stormy
weather, the exercises were held in the near-by church. The address was
by the Eev. George Putnam of Boston, while poems by Miss Esther K.
Waite and Mrs. Mary S. Eugg were read by their respective writers.
Maj. J. A. Pratt Post 59 has long been cared for by the town, free quar
ters having been found in an old brick schoolhouse, where the veterans
have assembled for years, their ranks annually growing less. (Warren E.
Burpee, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXXI.
Stockbridge (Berkshire County) . — Of the memorial in this town,
Schouler in his " History " says, " A very handsome brownstone monu
ment has been erected to the memory of the men of Stockbridge who died
for their country in the War of the Eebellion. The cost of the monument
was $2,600. It is erected near the center of the rillage, to which it is an
ornament, as well as an honor to the memory of those who fell." It is
one of the early tokens, having been put in place in 1866. (George Sey
mour, Town Clerk.)
Stoneham (Middlesex County). — As early as Nov. 8, 1864,
Stoneham voted to set apart a portion of Lindenwood Cemetery as a
burial place for soldiers. March 6, 1865, first mention in town war
rant was made of a soldiers' monument. July 9, 1868, it was voted to
erect such monument. The same, erected and complete, was dedicated
Aug. 12, 1869, with Dr. William Symington as president of the day and
United States Senator Henry Wilson as orator. The occasion was made
one of general rejoicing and celebration, the civic and military parade
being specially notable. The monument is of Concord, N. H., granite,
rising to a total height of about 25 feet. Graven on its sides are names
of Stoneham's soldiers who lost their lives. The architect of the monu-

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ment was Mr. H. Graves of Boston. The total cost of the memorial was
$3,042. Its location is in the cemetery alongside Montvale Avenue, this
being the lot originally set apart for the burial of soldiers. The lot has
been enlarged, and many bodies of veterans now sleep there. It is ex
pected that suitable headstones will mark every comrade's grave. Charles
Thompson, of the local Post, has prepared a record of every member, that
his war service may be definitely known. J. P. Gould Post 75 occupies
rented quarters, though the town grants the free use of the armory six
evenings in the year. (From town records carefully copied by Town
Clerk George N. Green, and other data furnished by Comrade Charles
Thompson.) Vide Plate XXX.
Stoughton (Norfolk County). — The cemetery authorities of the
town haring presented the local Post with a lot, the Post in turn paid the
said authorities $200 for perpetual care of the lot, and thereon. Memorial
Day, 1898, dedicated a very pretty monument, costing $650. All expenses,
incident both to monument and lot, were met by subscriptions among the
citizens of the town. A. St. John Chambre Post 72 is highly favored by
the town in that both the Post and the Belief Corps have most excellent
quarters, at only nominal rent, in the first story of the Town Hall.
(George W. Pratt, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXVI.
Stow (Middlesex County). — In 1883, at the expense of the town,
two tablets were placed in the Town Hall, at an outlay of $500, but when
the public library was erected the tablets were removed to ornament each
side of the entrance. In 1908 the town set apart a portion of Brookside
Cemetery as a soldiers' lot, and erected thereon a flagstaff, the combination
being dedicated that year. (Henry P. Smith, Town Clerk.)
Sturbridge (Worcester County). — -In 1871, at the expense of the
town, a monument was erected near the Congregational Church, on the hill
in the center of the village. The Hyde Public Library now stands near it.
The names of the men who lost their lives during the war are inscribed.
The Town Hall is not far away, and on its walls are four marble tablets
bearing the names of all of the volunteers from the town, 144 in number.
These cost $400. It is said that the town appropriation for the monument
was $500, which seems a very small sum considering the result. The
local Post also has a volume of personal history, the blank book haring
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being $50. In process of time the volume will become the property of
the town library. J. Arthur Johnson Post 173 occupies rented quarters.
(L. B. Chase, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XIX.
Sudbury (Middlesex County). — This town was fortunate enough
to possess a generous, public-spirited citizen, Samuel B. Bogers, who
asked the privilege of donating a monument to the memory of the soldier
of the Eebellion. His proposition was accepted, and May 31, 1897, the
completed memorial was dedicated, with imposing exercises, including an
address by the Hon. John L. Bates, later Governor of the Commonwealth,
a poem by the Hon. Charles F. Gerry, an address by the Eev. Alfred S.
Hudson, etc. The monument is an imposing one, surmounted by the
bronze flgure of a soldier at parade rest, the entire memorial costing
$2,000, — a sum that would have had to be doubled to secure the same
result a few months later, advantage having been taken on stringent times
and a desire to keep workmen employed. His fellow citizens were wont
to speak of the donor as " Uncle Sam." Few towns are better equipped
with memorials, since colonial days and Indian depredations are recalled
in the Wadsworth Memorial, dedicated in 1857; and the gift of Mrs.
Joanna Gleason, set up and unveiled June 17, 1896, recalls the Eevolu
tion. The Eebellion reminder stands in front of the Goodnow Library,
South Sudbury.
Sunderland (Franklin County). — The town has done nothing in
the memorial way and, apparently, contemplates nothing. (From the
Postmaster.) Sutton (Worcester County) . — At the first town meeting in the
new Town Hall, April, 1885, it was moved by the Hon. Jason Waters
that the edifice, in honor of the patriotic dead of the War of the Ee
bellion, be known as Memorial Hall, and the motion was unanimously
carried. During the same year the tovm also voted to place four marble
tablets at the entrance to the hall, two on each side. The first at the left
bears the names of those who lost their lives, with company, regiment
and dates of death, some 21 in number. Upon the other three are re
corded the names of all citizens of Sutton who served in the war, also
with company and regiment. These were put in place in 1885, at an
outlay of $600. At each front corner of the hall is a brass cannon,
properly mounted, loaned by the government. (H. C. Batcheller, Town
Clerk.)

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Swampscott (Essex County). — The monument in this town was
erected in 1883 at a cost of $4,000, the result of a town appropriation.
Gen. James L. Bates Post 118 has for its meeting place a schoolhouse,
turned over to the Post gratis, the town also appropriating $75 yearly
for heat and light. Nothing in Swampscott appears to be too good for
the Post. (Peleg Gardner, Adjutant.)
Swansea (Bristol County). — While the late Hon. F. S. Stevens
was living, he gave to the town a finely appointed Town Hall. The town,
by way of adornment for its interior, placed there an elaborate mural
tablet, bearing the names of all Swansea soldiers, from King Philip's time
down to and including that of the Eebellion. This was done at a cost
of $265. The day of dedication, Sept. 24, 1896, was a gala one for the
town. The address was by Alfred S. Eoe of Worcester. After the hall
exercises, which were attended by a great mass of people, there was served
a clam-bake in a neighboring grove. (Henry 0. Wood, Town Clerk.)
Taunton (Bristol County). — The first monument in this old
colony city was a very long time in building. The late C. S. Anthony of
Post 3 contributed a very entertaining article to the Post archives by way
of telling just how the matter started and terminated. As early as May 4,
1871, a committee was appointed by the Post to devise ways and means
for securing a fitting monument for the city. First there came a eon-
cert of war music, which netted $100; then another, where there was
a loss ; mite boxes in the post-office and other public places resulted in just
60 cents ; then a course of lectures, which really added something to the
fund. Feb. 1, 1887, when the fund had risen to $1,000, it was voted to go
ahead with the project, and build the monument within that sum. Evi
dently other means became available, since we find that when completed
the outlay was $3,278.53. The granite base was designed by Comrade A.
Coleman ; the bronze soldier came from the hands of W. N. Mossman of
Chicopee. The dedication in Mayfiower Hill Cemetery was Sept. 5, 1887.
In the corridor of the City Hall is an immense bronze tablet, erected in
1888-89, 10 feet wide and 6% feet high, also designed by Mossman, on
which are found the names of Taunton's sons who perished in the struggle.
This cost $1,350. William H. Bartlett Post 3 has exceptionally fine quar
ters in the edifice which was built in 1888 for the Presbyterians, at an
expenditure of $30,000. Owing to financial difficulties the denomination
gave up the building, whereupon, coming into the possession of Cyrus W.

PLATE XXXIX.

Webster.
Wakefield.

WUbraham. Wareham.

PLATE XL.

North Weymouth.
Leominster.

LoweU.
Worcester.

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Lothrop, a patriotic and wealthy gentleman, he devised the plan of trans
forming the structure into a home for the local G. A. E. Post. In this
waj', about five years ago, the veterans of Taunton moved into as fine
quarters as the Departnient afl'ords. In 1902 Mr. Lothrop began his
appreciative labors in behalf of the soldier and his memory by erecting
on Taunton Green a fine monument for the soldier of the Eebellion.
It is fittingly placed here, since from this central point all of Taunton's
soldiers departed as they went forth to every war waged by Massachusetts
as Province or Commonwealth. It is of granite and well worth the $3,100
which it cost the generous donor. (Capt. James E. Seaver, Old Colony
Historical Society.) Vide Plate XXI.
Templeton (Worcester County). — The question of a monument
has never been mooted in this town, but Ericsson Post 109 has long met
in its own building, in East Templeton, for which ground was broken
July 3, 1868. A two and a half storied structure, valued at $2,400, the
first fioor is rented for a store and post office; the second floor contains
the so-called Memorial Hall, in which are tablets to the memory of many
of the men who went from Templeton; while on the third floor are the
quarters of the Post, not so easily reached now as they were when the
veterans were thirty years younger. Among interesting relics is a speci
men of Confederate artillery, captured at Newbern, N. C, and presented
to the Post by Dr. J. C. Bachelor; also, there is a saber taken from the
enemy at Aldie, Va., just after Antietam, with a large key, supposed to
belong to a jail passed by the Twenty-first Massachusetts Eegiment in
one of its North Carolina marches. (J. A. Merritt, Adjutant.) Vide
Plate XXVI.
Tewksbury (Middlesex County). — Nothing of a public memorial
nature in Tewksbury, nor is there any expectation. (John H. Chandler,
Town Clerk.)
TiSBURY (DuKES County). — In Vineyard Haven, the most consid
erable place in the town, the local Grand Army men and Belief Corps
members uniting, formed a Memorial Association of Vineyard Haven.
By native tact and industry they raised sufficient money to place in the
burial ground a large bowlder, having a properly inscribed bronze tablet,
all in memory of the unknown dead. Costing $100, it was dedicated
Memorial Day, 1906. (Comrade Henry W. Coye.)

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Tolland (Hampden County). — The town has neither memorial,
nor prospect of any. {W. Munn, Town Clerk.)
Topsfield (Essex County). — Of white marble, in the shape of a
shield, the town in 1874 placed in the corridor of the Town Hall a tablet
in memory of the local soldiers whose lives were lost in the war. Bearing
the names of these sons who were sacrificed, it cost $100. Justin D.
Allen, M.D., who died November, 1908, left a bequest of $8,000 for
monumental purposes, and as soon as the town receives this sum, which
will be ere many months, the money will be applied as directed by the
testator. (A. T. Merrill, Town Clerk.)
Townsend (Middlesex County). — Though nothing of a public
memorial character has yet been erected, something of the sort, to cost
about $500, at the expense of the town, is contemplated. (George A.
Wilder, Town Clerk.)
Truro (Barnstable County). — Aside from private markers at the
graves of soldiers there is no visible memorial of the war in Truro.
(John B. Dyer, Town Clerk.)
Tyjtgsborough (Middlesex County). — The tablet in this town
is to the memory of soldiers in all of the wars in which her sons have
fought. At the time of its erection, 1893, there was also put forth
a printed list of the men, with a short account of each one. Through
a fortunate acquaintance with the distinguished artist, Mr. Arthur Os
borne, the committee was able to secure, for the appropriation of $300,
much better results than would have been possible otherwise. There are
three parts to the tablet, the upper bearing in relief the figure of a soldier
in the apparel of earlier days. He represents " patriotism." The middle
section has the Imeeling form of a maiden, typifying " gratitude." The
lower portion, bearing the arms of the Tyng family, portrays the town
itself. (Channing Wliittaker.)
Tyringham (Berkshire County). — No public memorial in town,
nor is any expected. (George E. Warren, Town Clerk.)
Upton (Worcester County). — Considering the outlay, the monu
ment in Upton is one of the most satisfactory in the Commonwealth.
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begun in March, 1884. A leading spirit in said preparations was Chaplain
George S. Ball, Twenty-first Eegiment Massachusetts Infantry, who, at
the dedication, read the report of the committee having the monument in
hand,, besides offering prayer and pronouncing the benediction. The
principal address was made by Past Department Commander John D.
Billings of Cambridge. Standing in the center of the village Common, it
attracts favorable comments from all beholders. Among the possessions
of the local Post is a fine crayon of Chaplain Ball, presented to him by
veterans of the Twenty-first Eegiment at their annual reunion in Upton,
1891, and after the death of the Chaplain, given to the Post by his family.
The town affords free quarters to J. Orson Fiske Post 105 in an edifice
conveniently near the monument. Efforts are now making to secure four
bronze tablets bearing the 219 names of Upton soldiers to be placed on the
monument. (C. W. Fiske, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XI.
Uxbridge (Worcester County). — Standing in the center of her
Common, the Eebellion reminder of Uxbridge was dedicated Sept. 14,
1898. The funds, nearly $4,000 for the monument and dedication, were
secured by subscription, not only from local citizens but from those who,
by birth or other reason, were interested in the old town. Including the
figure above the shaft, the granite memorial is 19 feet in height, and upon
the four sides of the main block are the names of the 207 soldiers whom
the town sent into the war. The exercises of dedication were memorable.
An honored citizen, Charles A. Taft, presided, the monument was received
by George M. Eice, commander of the local Post, and the address was by
Judge A. A. Putnam, all of Uxbridge. Aside from this monument, so
conspicuously placed, there is a memorial in the soldiers' lot of Prospect
Cemetery Hill, in the shape of a shelter tent, a very pretty and significant
design. By way of relics, H. H. Legge Post 25 has a fine portrait of the
soldier whose name it bears, also a part of the eagle under which President
McKinley made his last speech, the same being a present from Associate
James Daley. Other valuable relics in private hands would readily be
given up were some permanent place for their care and keeping devised.
The Post is more than comfortably quartered in a part of the engine
house, the same being generously donated by the town. (Lawson A. Sea-
graves, Quartermaster.) Vide Plate VIII.
Wakefield (Middlesex County). — Wakefield's war-time name was
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There are tablets in the Town Hall, which is denominated Memorial Hall.
In 1902, at a cost of about $12,000, there was erected a very fine monu
ment, the result of the generosity of Mrs. Harriet S. Flint, who be
queathed $10,000 for this purpose, to which the town added $2,000, the
latter sum paying for the base of the monument. Jan. 31, 1909, a memo
rial window was dedicated in Emmanuel Church, commemorative of the
life and services of Edmund Eice, who attained the rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel in the Nineteenth Massachusetts Eegiment during the Eebellion.
Later, as an officer in the Eegular Army, he served in the Spanish War,
and was retired as a Brigadier-General. The most interesting relic in the
possession of Horace M. Warren Post 12 is a Union fiag which was brought
home wrapped about the body of Maj. H. M. Warren, Fifty-eighth Massa
chusetts Eegiment, mortally wounded at the Welden railroad, and dying
in the hospital Aug. 27, 1864. Post quarters are had in a schoolhouse
given to the organization by the town, and therein are found ample accom
modations for Post, Corps and Camp. (George H. S. Driver, Adjutant.)
Vide Plate XXXIX.
Wales (Hampden County). — This small town, on the borders of
Connecticut, has nothing of a public memorial nature, and expects noth
ing. (E. E. Lamphaer, Postmaster.)
Walpole (Norfolk County). — Soon after the close of the war the
town erected a mural tablet in the Town Hall containing the names of
those who went froni Walpole. The cost was about $300. Besides, there
is in front of the Town Hall a large gun from the Charlestown Navy
Yard, loaned by the government, and highly appreciated by all towns
people. Elbridge Piper Post 157 has free quarters in the Town Hall.
(S. E. Guild, Adjutant.)
Waltham (Middlesex County). — There is no more conspicuous
spot in the city than that occupied by the soldiers' monument, standing
in the center of the city Common. From a town appropriation, it was
erected in 1867 and dedicated in the following year, the entire outlay
being $7,096.68. Built of enduring granite, elaborately decorated and
appropriately placed, the memorial is quite worthy of the site and the
cause. Another monument, costing $1,000, is situated in the middle of
the soldiers' lot in Mt. Feake Cemetery. This was paid for by subscrip
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rented quarters. The birthplace and life-long home of ex-Gov. N. P.
Banks, the first Major-General appointed from Massachusetts, it is also
his burial place. (Comrade Herman P. Harrington.) Vide Plate XXI.
Ware (Hampshire County). — In 1867 the town of Ware devoted
$3,000 to the erection of her soldiers' monument, a plain shaft having on
its sides four bronze tablets, on which are given the names of the Ware
soldiers who gave their lives for the Union. At the request of the local
Post, very near the beginning of this century the government loaned
two howitzers, which are mounted and are in position in front of the
Town Hall. J. W. Lawton Post 85 has occupied the same rooms for
more than forty years, and has paid rent all the time. The town has
been, however, very generous towards the Post, always making liberal
appropriations for Memorial Day, and, also, has set apart specific sums
for the Post's charitable work. (H. M. Coney, Commander.)
Wareham (Plymouth County) . — April 19, 1905, at the expense
of the town, there was dedicated an unusually impressive monument, at
a total outlay of $5,000. The exercises of dedication were under the
direction of the Hon. Noble W. Everett, with Department Commander
James H. Wolff in charge of the Grand Army portion and Alfred S. Eoe
of Worcester giving the address. Two heavy guns, loaned by the govern
ment, are placed near the base. Of granite, a tall shaft is surmounted
by the form of a soldier on the march, a very happy advance on the
former notion of the soldier in place rest. Gen. W. T. Sherman Post
208 occupies rented quarters. (Thomas T. Hopkins, Adjutant.) Vide
Plate XXXIX.
Warren (Worcester County). — With its significant name a monu
ment would be expected here, nor are we disappointed. The very fine
memorial was erected in 1881, through the efforts of the Grand Army
and a town appropriation, the total outlay being $3,200. Standing in
the very heart of the busy village, plainly visible to all passing through
Warren by rail, it is well worthy of name and cause. Post members
think their 13-pound cannon mounted, and four unmounted 32 pounders,
their most esteemed relics. Clara Barton Post 65 has free use of Me
morial Hall, through the liberality of the town. (L. W. Gilbert, Ad
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Warwick (Franklin County). — Named for the English king
maker, lying on the New Hampshire border, Warwick was one of the
eariy towns in erecting a monument to the soldiers of the great war.
In 1866 or 1867, at a cost of $1,336, a monument was erected m the
town cemetery. It bears the names of many brave soldiers. (Samuel
Hastings, Town Clerk.)
Washington (Berkshire County). — Though named for the
Father of his country, and thereby an excellent memorial of the Eevolu
tion, the War of the Eebellion is not commemorated by visible token.
Washington is also the birthplace of Edwin D. Morgan, one of the war
Governors of New York.
Watertown (Middlesex County). — The Provincial Congress was
sitting in Watertown, June, 1775, and thence, on the morning of the
17th, Gen. Joseph Warrpn proceeded on his way to Bunker Hill. To
her patriotic soldiers of 1861-65 the town has erected a monument cost
ing $3,600, dedicating the same Oct. 1, 1889. As a relic, the local Post
prizes a tree stump from the battle field of Chickamauga ; imbedded mis
siles testify to the fierceness of the combat there. Isaac B. Patten Post
81 occupies rented quarters. (John Welsh, Adjutant.)
Wayland (Middlesex County). — This town's appreciation of her
soldiers' services takes the unusual shape of a memorial book, printed in
1871, giving the personal history of every man who enlisted from Way-
land as his residence, with the addition of two who were born in town
but were credited elsewhere. While nearly every town in the Common
wealth has a list of her soldiers, and more or less of descriptive matter,
it was reserved for Wayland to enter into the subject systematically, and
produce a quarto volume of 452 pages, giving a very satisfactory state
ment of 72 men. According to Schouler, the town furnished 124 men,
hence the difference between 70 and 124 must have come from outside
of Wayland. Webster (Worcester County). — The monument in this town,
bearing the name of the immortal defender of the Constitution, though
long in coming, is worth waiting for. Not till July 4, 1907, was the
town's memorial dedicated. Then it occasioned one of the most remark
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was brought out that, aside from the Grand Army aud the Sons of Vet
erans, there were very few men in the long procession who were Ameri
can born, yet all of them were good American citizens or expected to
become such. Even the brass band behind which the procession marched
bore a foreign name. Considering the money invested in the monument,
very likely Webster has as much to show for its money as any town in
the Commonwealth. Expending $16,000 in all, there stands one of the
most imposing compositions erected anywhere. The orator of the occasion
was the Hon. Herbert Parker, lately Attorney-General of the State.
Named for the hero of St. Louis at the outbreak of hostilities, in 1861,
Gen. Nathaniel Lyon Post 61 has some of the most significant relics
belonging to any military organization. Among them are the camp chest
of General Lyon, who was killed at Wilson's Creek in 1861, his rapidly
fading diploma from West Point and one of the hoofs of the horse he
was riding when hit by the fatal shot. Also, muskets from the Eevolu
tion, war with Mexico and that of the Eebellion illustrate progress in
gun making. Of the three Dahlgren guns standing near the monument,
one has a very remarkable history. It passed into the possession of the
rebels at Norfolk Navy Yard; Farragut recaptured it in New Orleans;
next, when a part of the armament of the United States steamer "Ve
locity," it was taken by the Confederates at Sabine Pass; finally, it was
again captured by the United States steamer " Pinola," Metagolda Bay,
Florida, February, 1865. Post 61 has always paid rent. (E. B. Wake
field, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXXIX.
Wellesley- (Norfolk County) . — In war times there was no Welles
ley, the town with its name suggestive of the Iron Duke being then a part
of Needham, and thus continued until 1881. While as yet there is no
reminder in tangible form of the days of 1861-65, yet plans are afoot
for a memorial, at the expense of the town, the same to cost in the neigh
borhood of $2,000. There is no Gi'and Army Post in town, but an associa
tion of veterans has maintained Memorial Day exercises for a long term
of years. (F. H. Kingsbury, Town Clerk.)
Wellfleet (Barnstable County). — Shortly after the war, about
1867, through the activity of the Ladies' Aid Society, there was dedi
cated a soldiers' monument, at an outlay of $700. Though there is no
Post of the Grand Army in town, the veterans are ever alive to the import
of Memorial Day. (A. H. Bogers, Town Clerk.)

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Wendell (Franklin County). — Nothing of a memorial nature in
town, nor is anything of the kind projected. (N. D. Plumb, Town Clerk.)
Wenham (Essex County). — A monument, costing $1,476.91, was
dedicated May 30, 1879. The start towards this result was a gift of $300
by Edwin Mudge of Danvers, the town appropriating the remaining
amount. (William P. Porter, Town Clerk.)
West Boylston (Worcester County). — Memorial Day, 1895, a
monument was dedicated in West Boylston. It is built of granite and
stands in the town cemetery. The address was given by the Eev. George
S. Ball, Chaplain of the Twenty-first Massachusetts, whose lineage,
through his mother, lays hold on the neighboring town of Boylston. The
expense incident to the monument, $1,300, and its dedication came from
the townspeople by means of the Independent Ladies' Belief Corps.
George D. Wells Post 38, together with the Belief Corps and the Sons of
Veterans, occupies a large and convenient edifice, erected by the Belief
Corps for their special use, gratis. The lot and edifice are valued at
$3,000. (Jeremiah Fisher, Commander.) Vide Plate XXX.
West Bridgewater (Plymouth County). — The townspeople are
justly proud of their soldiers' monument, which was erected in 1879 at a
cost of $3,500, an outlay met by popular subscription. (Edward H.
Crocker, Town Clerk.)
West Brookfield (Worcester County) . — As yet the town has
nothing in a monumental way, though there is a disposition to do some
thing in this direction. In 1908 the town appropriated $300 ; 1909, $250,
and about $50 is held which was raised in other ways. It is expected that
successive appropriations will eventually secure the requisite amount for
a fitting memorial. Alanson Hamilton Post 160 is favored with free
rental by the owners of the hall, Messrs. Edson and Woodward, who pur
chased of the Post all of its furnishings in this very room, and recoup
themselves by renting to other parties, but remit all expense to the Post.
(G. H. Allen, Adjutant.)
West Newbury (Essex County). — Though nothing has taken
form as yet in this town there are probabilities of a monument later, at
a cost of from $3,000 to $4,000, the same to be raised through the local

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Post. Eemarks concerning certain town officers who have evidently ex
ercised a restraining influence, which in the words of Horace Greeley
would make "mighty fine reading," are hardly presentable here. Major
Boyd Post 151 pays annual rental for Post privileges. (E. P. Stanwood,
Commander.) West Eoxbury (City of Boston). — Though now swallowed up
in the larger city, in war times the township had an individuality of its
own. It was Sept. 14, 1871, that the monument on the corner of Center
and South streets, Jamaica Plain, near Curtis Hall, was dedicated, the
principal feature being an address by the Eev. James Freeman Clarke.
Of light gray (Clark's Island) granite, on a Quincy base, in Gothic style,
it stands 34 feet high. Decidedly ornate in its embellishments, it was
designed by Architect W. W. Lummis. Provision for the monument was
made by vote of the town, March 28, 1870, when $15,000 was voted for
this purpose. No event in the history of West Eoxbury was ever made
more of than that of the dedication. Everything capable of marching
was in line. The monument involves four arches, thus forming a canopy,
beneath which is a marble tablet bearing the names of townsmen who
lost their lives. Surmounting the union of the arches is the figure of
a soldier. Boston Post 200, like other Posts of the " Hub," has the free
use of a discarded schoolhouse.
West Springfield (Hampden County). — When this town, in
1874, built a new Town Hall, it had the good sense to place upon the
inner wall of the same a tablet to the memory of the soldiers, 21 in num
ber, who, from West Springfield, had given their lives for their country.
The estimated cost of this memorial is about $100. In one of the public
cemeteries there is, also, a very interesting reminder of the days of the
war in the shape of a brownstone monument, about 30 feet in height,
erected to the memory of the men of Company I, Tenth Eegiment Massa
chusetts Infantry, who were lost in the strife, bearing their names and
the places where they made the supreme sacrifice. The cost, $600, was
met by popular subscription under the auspices of local members of the
company, and it was erected some time in the 70's. (C. E. Brockway,
Superintendent of Schools.)
West Stockbridge (Berkshire County), — About twenty- five years
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pany persuaded the town to invest $75 in a tablet of this material, for
display on the inner walls of the Town Hall. The tablet, about 4 by 6
feet in size, bears the names of soldiers who lost their lives in the war.
No other memorial is expected. (Comrade J. S. Moore, Town Clerk.)
West Tisbury (Dukes County) . — Whatever there is of war history
in this town was made when a part of the older Tisbury, the separation
having been voted in 1892. Hence there is no memorial in town, nor is
there expectation in this direction. (George G. Clifford, Town Clerk.)
Westborough (Worcester County). — At the March meeting of
the town, 1866, it was voted to erect a granite monument to the memory
of the soldiers who had fallen in the late war, the same to be erected in
the cemetery opposite the Town Hall. A committee was appointed to
report a suitable design, and its report was accepted April 1, 1867, the
report being in favor of a design similar to that of the monument " re
cently erected in the town of Newton." There was some dispute as to the
location, and a vote to place it in the town square was passed, but it was
afterwards rescinded and the cemetery location approved. Built of Con
cord granite and costing about $4,300, the monument is highly creditable
to the times and the subject. The total height is 28 feet, and upon the
stone are chiseled the names of the soldiers from Westborough who lost
their lives. About the base are placed, at intervals, eight shells, weighing
nearly 200 pounds each. The dedication took place June 17, 1869, and
was a very noteworthy event in the history of the town. An address at the
monument was given by the Eev. Dr. C. W. Flanders, pastor of the local
Baptist Church, and later the principal address of the day was made in the
Town Hall by the Hon. George B. Loring of Salem, who was as eloquent
as ever. For many years Arthur G. Biscoe Post 80 met in rented quar
ters, but when the Free Public Library sought new space in the just
erected library edifice, the Post fell heir to the vacated rooms in the Town
Hall, and the same have been thus used since Oct. 1, 1908. On the first
floor, the " boys " feel that their lines have truly fallen in pleasant places.
At an expense of about $400, the town equipped the rooms with all essen
tials for a well-appointed club room, and turned the entire outfit over to
the Post and Belief Corps. A fiagstaff of iron, 60 feet in height, stands
in front of the hall, also for the use of the Post. In the way of relics
the town is rich. Charles F. Eaymond of Boston, formerly of West
borough, gave a flne oil painting of President Lincoln. One of the battle

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fiags of the Thirteenth Massachusetts Volunteers was given by Lieut.
William E. Warner and Sergts. M. H. Walker and A. C. Stearns, all
of Company K, a Westborough organization. There is also a fine bronze
tablet in memory of Lieut.-Col. Charles H. Hovey of the Thirteenth, once
captain of Company K, presented by the regimental association. A
bronze tablet on a marble base, presented by fouHeen citizens of West
borough and placed on the walls of the children's room of the public
library, has the immortal address of Lincoln at Gettysburg. The fore
going are in the public library. The Post has three large frames, con
taining the pictured faces of members, many of whom have passed away.
The soldiers' lot in Pine Grove cemetery has a large Parrott rified cannon,
and a ship's howitzer marks the lot in St. Luke's. Memorial volumes
similar to those found in other Posts contain the records of a large number
of the Post. Not least among the relics is a pass issued to John Homan, a
Westborough citizen, to visit the camp of the First Eegiment Massa
chusetts Infantry in search of a Westborough boy in Company D, and a
book of autographs and letters of Union officers in the Army and Navy,
collected by Alvah B. Kittredge of Company B, Sixth Massachusetts, is
highly prized. (John W. Fairbanks, Postmaster and Acting Adjutant.)
Vide Plate XXV.
Westfield (Hampden County). — As the result of a fair, the citi
zens of Westfield were able to put about $5,000 into their monument. It
stands in a very prominent location, the junction of Court, Elm and Broad
streets. The pedestal is 10 feet high, while the bronze figure of a soldier
on guard rises 8 feet above that. The latter is from the design of M. H.
Mossman, and was cast by the Ames Company of Chicopee. In addition
to numerous and significant emblems, the base bears the names of 66 men
of Westfield who gave their lives for the cause. The dedication was
attended by everybody who could get there, and was on the 31st of May,
1871, above 1,000 people partaking of the feast served by the ladies of
Westfield. The orators of the day were the Hon. E. B. Bates of Westfield
and Gen. Judson Kilpatrick of cavalry fame. Lyon Post 41 occupies
rented quarters. (F. A. Snow, Adjutant.)
Westford (Middlesex County). — As yet the only memorial in
town is a marble slab or tablet in the entry to the Town Hall, the same
bearing the names of those from Westford who perished in the war.
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Auburn, N. Y., he having been a boy in Westford. The probabilities are
that it will be dedicated Memorial Day, 1910. As foretold, the dedica
tion took place May 30, 1910, with principal address by ex-Gov. John D.
Long, who, in his younger days, had been a Westford teacher. The
monument, standing opposite the village green, consists of a granite
pedestal surmounted by the figure of a soldier with all his equipments,
bearing his gun at right-shoulder shift. The generous donor won his
title of colonel through staff duty with the late Governor Eobinson, and
was a Westford boy during the war, his father having been the first
man to be enrolled from the town. The monument was formally pre
sented by Colonel Metcalf, received by Selectman 0. B. Spaulding and
was unveiled by Miss Hazel B. Hartford. (Sherman H. Fletcher,
Postmaster. )
Westhampton (Hampshire County). — The birthplace of the
father of the late Edward Everett Hale and Sylvester Judd, the author
of the first American novel, has a small monument commemorative of
the Civil War, erected at the town's expense in 1869, and costing $500.
(F. A. Loud, Town Clerk.)
Westminster (Worcester County). — This, one of the northern
townships of the Commonwealth, set about monument raising early,
and in 1868, at an outlay of $2,000, met by the town, the monument
was dedicated. Standing in front of the Congregational Church, it has
been an object lesson for more than forty years. As early as March 5,
1865, the memorial was projected, and, of the original committee, Joseph
Hager yet survives. At its dedication, July 4, the principal address was
made by Gen. J. W. Kimball of Fitchburg. Constructed of Fitchburg
granite, bearing on its sides the names of Westminster soldiers who lost
their lives, placed in the center of a plot which is nicely curbed and
buttressed with cannon secured from the government through ex-Gov.
John D. Long, the town presents a picture of commemoration not often
equaled. The town being the birthplace of Nelson A. Miles, the tenth
full Major-General from Massachusetts during the war, there is a natural
pride in whatever pertains to him and his history. Hence the presence
in the library, under a glass case, of his uniform, stained with his blood
at Gettysburg and at Fredericksburg; there, also, are his sword and
shoulder straps. Joseph P. Eice Post 69 has a stump from Spottsylvania,
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a case presented by the late E. S. Kendall of the Fifteenth Massachusetts,
containing fifty pieces, among them a scabbard rescued from the Potomac
Eiver, near the scene of the battle of Ball's Bluff, with bullets and bits
of shell from other fields. There is an enlarged portrait of Col. Joseph
P. Eice (Twenty-first Massachusetts), the officer whose name the Post
bears, besides many other valuable and interesting curios. The Post is
furnished most excellent quarters at a nominal rental. (George W.
Barnes, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XXXVII.
Weston (Middlesex County). — The suburbs of Boston contain no
more beautiful town than Weston. On the great highway from Worces
ter to Boston, in the centuries it has seen almost all of the notables who
have trodden Massachusetts soil. Both Washington and Lafayette were
entertained here. In 1866, when the library occupied quarters in the
Town Hall, a very fine tablet, costing $670, was set up to the memory
of those Weston soldiers who lost their lives- in the war. In the new
memorial library erected in 1902 and costing $47,500, it is, easily, the
most interesting object in the reading room. Paid for by the town, it
is one of the most elaborate tablets in the State. (Henry L. Brown.)
Westport (Bristol County) . — There is no memorial here, nor is
any planned for. (Edward L. Macomber, Town Clerk.)
Westwood (Norfolk County).- — As this town was a part of Ded
ham until 1897, there is little of the Eebellion record written here. The
names of her sons are graven on the tablets of the older town. " So far
as I know, only two veterans reside in the town." (W. W. Baker, Town
Clerk.) Weymouth (Norfolk County). — In December, 1865, the ball was
started which eventuated in the dedication of a very handsome monument,
July 4, 1868, with an oration by the Hon. George B. Loring. The monu
ment, of Quincy granite, securely placed on a granite foundation, rises
to the height of 25 feet and cost the town the sum of nearly $4,000. Hav
ing a wealth of emblematic design, it also bears the names of 99 men
of Weymouth who died that the nation might live. The memorial stands
in North Weymouth, and it is noteworthy that the original vote carried
with it sums of money for the other sections of the town, but the other
three divisions of Weymouth do not appear to have utilized their oppor-

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tunities. While Eeynolds Post 58 does not report the possession of in
teresting relics, somewhere in its keeping or in that of the town library
must be the letters of declination from Charles Sumner, B. F. Butler,
N. P. Banks, Oakes Ames and Gov. A. H. Bullock. The Post pays rent
for its meeting place. (Oliver Burrell, Adjutant.) Vide Plat* XL.
Whately (Franklin County). — With a war-time record as good
as any, this town still wants any public memorial of the stirring days
of 1861-65, nor is there prospect of anything later. (H. E. Boote, Town
Clerk.) Whitman (Plymouth County). — Until 1875 the south part of
the town of Abington, the spirit of the people demanded some outward
token of the part borne by this part of the old tovm in the struggle. No
section of the Commonwealth responded more readily nor generally to
the war call than this, appearing in the first and all subsequent calls for
volunteers. Beginning in 1894, the question of a Post hall was agitated,
until finally in 1896, December 2, the very convenient and commodious
building was dedicated. There were present very many prominent Grand
Army men, among them John E. Oilman of Boston, subsequently De
partment Commander, and Secretary of the Commonwealth William M.
Olin. The entire cost of the building, $4,600, was completely raised
before the dedication. Whitman's soldiers' monument came later, in 1908.
April 8, 1906, a joint committee of veterans and Sons was organized to
talk the subject over. August 27 of the same year, the Sons hinted that
it would be good policy for the veterans to step to the rear, which they
did, leaving the younger men to do the soliciting and planning. These
duties they attended to most thoroughly, so that in October, 1908, the
completed monument was ready for dedication. The 10th of the month
brought an immense throng of people to the public park in front of the
G. A. E. Hall, where appropriate exercises were held. The Hon. Guy
Ham of Boston spoke for the Sons and Department Commander Alfred
S. Eoe for the Grand Army. The monument itself, whose chief feature
is a fine bronze figure of a soldier on the skirmish line, is one of the
most notable in the State, and refiects great credit on the younger con
tingent of the Grand Army. The total outlay was very near $5,000.
It is not too much to state that thus far the Whitman Camp leads the
Department or Division in practical work for the cause. David A. Eus
sell Post 78 has a wealth of relics in its keeping, including two swords

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carried by the late Col. Franklin P. Harlow, one presented to him by his
men, the other that worn by him through the service, and in his hand
when he led the successful charge of his Seventh Eegiment on Marye's
Height, May 3, 1863. These were intrusted to the Post by the widow of
the gallant soldier. (James E. Bates, Adjutant.) Vide Plate XII.
WiLBRAHAM (Hampden County). — In 1894, through the geucrosity
of Mrs. Lucia S. Foskit, representing her late husband, Stebbins Foskit,
deceased, there was dedicated in the central village a monument bearing
the names of those enlisting from WUbraham. The total cost was $2,500
above the foundations, which were provided by the veterans of the town.
The exercises of dedication were conducted by E. K. Wilcox Post of
Springfield, W. P. Derby, commanding. The principal address was by
the Eev. Martin S. Howard of WUbraham. While there is no Post of the
Grand Army in town, there is an association of veterans, and Comrade
C. E. Peck possesses the hilt and about nine inches of the blade of a
saber that was captured in a skirmish at Pocotaligo, S. C, in May, 1862.
On reaching camp, the weapon was broken into four parts, and Peck's
share was as above. The other parts, also, must be somewhere in this
State, as they were all sent home. Mr. Peck also has a magazine Spencer
carbine, capable of carrying nine cartridges. Though not a government
weapon, it was borne by members of Company P, First Massachusetts
Cavalry, first, October, 1862, by Sergt. F. 0. Lombard, who as a lieutenant
was killed Nov. 27, 1863, at New Hope Church. It is claimed that Capt.
M. C. Pratt, Company G (killed at Snicker's Ferry, Nov. 3, 1862), car
ried the gun before Lombard. The historian of the regiment says this
was the first magazine gun in the service. Next it was carried by Sergt.
Bernard Newell, who was killed July 28, 1864, at Newmarket. Finally,
it came into Peck's hands, and he, by leave of the brigade quartermaster,
brought it home. (Comrade Chauncey E. Peck.) Vide Plate XXXIX.
Williamsburg (Hampshire County). — There is nothing of a
monumental nature here, nor is there expectation of any. (Henry W.
Hill, Town Clerk.)
WiLLiAMSTOWN (BERKSHIRE County). — While the town has noth
ing of a memorial character, it is her good fortune to be the seat of Wil
liams College, and the latter, July 28, 1868, dedicated a very handsome
monument, pedestal and figure, reaching a total height of 25 feet. The
artist was James G. Batterson of Hartford, and the bronze soldier was

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cast at the Ames works, Chicopee. This figure is of heroic stature and
has an impressive effect on the multitudes who annually go in and out
before it. The expense incident to its erection, about $9,000, was met
entirely by subscriptions from the loyal alumni. E. P. Hoplrins Post 209
meets in rented quarters. (W. E. Stocking, Adjutant.) Vide Plate
XXXVI. Wilmington (Middlesex County). — Nothing just like the origin
of the monument in AVilmington is found elsewhere in the Common
wealth. Years since a party of young people of the town gave certain
dramas for public edification, and the fund derived therefrom they de
posited in a bank. Calling themselves the Ex-High School Associates,
they voted to devote the money towards the erection of a soldiers' monu
ment. Again and again efforts were made to secure town action with
reference to the same end, hoping to make the memorial larger and more
imposing. Failing in this, the Associates determined to do the best
possible with what they had. The result is a Barre granite monument, in
the rough, save for the face, on which may be read, " 1861 — In Memo
riam — 1865. To the men of Wilmington who died that the nation might
live, this monument is affectionately dedicated. Erected 1902 by the Wil
mington Ex-High School Associates of 1863." The dedication was on
Memorial Day, 1902, and the outlay was $400. Henry W. Fames, now
of Woburn, was treasurer of the fund, and the above facts are furnished
by his wife. Vide Plate XXXVII.
Winchendon (Worcester County). — As early as 1878 an organi
zation was effected by surviving soldiers and sailors of the Civil War for
the purpose of securing funds for a monument. By means of plays, con
certs and other entertainments, the fund had risen to $1,200 in 1888,
when the town appropriated $4,000 for a monument, and the same was
erected and dedicated Oct. 16, 1889. Its location is the middle of Monu
ment Park, a beautiful portion of land, presented for this purpose by the
widow of the late Ephraim Murdock, Jr., some three acres in extent, fac
ing the Murdock School. The grounds have been improved by the plant
ing of shade trees, and four heavy cannon have been mounted near the
monument. The latter is of Barre, Vt., granite, surmounted by the
bronze figure of a soldier at parade rest. Inscribed are the names of sol
diers from the town who lost their lives. Oilman C. Parker Post 153
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Winchester (Middlesex County). — About 1880 the town appro
priated $300 for foundations on which to rear a monument of three
cannon supporting a fourth, an apposite memorial of the Civil War. It
stands in the soldiers' lot of Wildwood Cemetery. At an outlay of $750
the town caused to be finished off, in the upper part of the Town Hall,
superior accommodations for A. D. Weld Post 148. Equipped with every
convenience, they are heated and lighted for the Post free of cost. The
veterans feel that the carefully written data of the part borne by the town
and her soldiers as the war progressed, the same being spread on the town
records, are the very best relics of the war period in the keeping of
town or Post. (J. T. Wilson, Commander.) Vide Plate XXVII.
Windsor (Berkshire County). — Though the town furnished nearly
a hundred men for the war, 13 of whom lost their lives, there is no public
memorial to their valor and worth, nor any indication of one to come.
(Charies S. Galusha, Town Clerk.)
Winthrop (Suffolk County). — At a special town meeting. May
14, 1906, it was unanimously voted to accept the report of a committee
appointed to investigate the subject of a soldiers' monument. Said re
port recommended the appropriation of $3,000 for the erection of a
monument haring a base of Milford pink granite, 16 feet 3 inches by
8 feet 3 inches, the shaft and statue to be of Westerly, E. I., granite, the
total height to be 16 feet 2 inches ; the same when erected to stand upon
the library grounds. These plans and specifications were carried out,
and the monument was dedicated Memorial Day, 1907. There is no
Grand Army Post in the town, but about 30 veterans belonging to Posts
in other towns have an association which is favored by Winthrop with
free quarters and appropriations for care, keeping and repairs, with ex
ceedingly liberal funds for Memorial Day. A room has been set apart
in the library for relics, but the display, as yet, is small. (Comrade
Austin T. Sylvester; Preston B. Churchill, Town Clerk.) Vide Plato
XXIX. Woburn (Middlesex County). — Woburn, where Adams and Han
cock took refuge when the British invaded Lexington, is not wanting in
memorials of the Civil War. April 6, 1868, at a town meeting, it was
resolved to erect a monument on the soldiers' lot in the cemetery. This
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bearing proper inscriptions, tbe outlay being about $3,000. At the same
meeting it was further resolved that $10,000 be appropriated for the
erection of a monument on the public square or Common. A committee
was appointed and the work faithfully performed, so that Oct. 14, 1869,
the memorial was dedicated. Gen. WiUiam Cogswell of Salem being the
orator. Designed by Martin Milmore, the base and column, of Concord
granite, reach a height of something more than 13 feet, surmounted by
the figure of a soldier at rest, with hand on the muzzle of his gun, cast
at the Ames works of Chicopee. The monument bears the names of 93
soldiers who lost their lives. The dedication was a memorable occasion,
calling together a great number of people, including almost all the gen
eral officers then living in the State. The soldiers' lot in the cemetery
proving too small, a larger one was secured, and the bodies already buried
were removed, and in the new site yet another monument was placed.
This is of granite, oblong in form, bearing in bronze representations of
the departure of the soldiers for the war and the return of the colors;
also, there are significant inscriptions. The cost, $6,000, was secured
through the efforts of local Posts and Corps, added to a $3,000 appro
priation by the city. It was dedicated Memorial Day, 1904, with address
by Lieut.-Gov. Curtis Guild, Jr. Burbank Post 33 and Woburn Post 161
occupy rented quarters. (W. P. Warren, Adjutant, Post 33; J. Fred
Leslie, Adjutant, Post 161.) Vide Plates XXIV. and XXVI.
Worcester (Worcester County). — The very earliest memorial in
the city is the tablet in the Sunday School room of the First Unitarian
Church to the memory of former pupils, 8 in all, who lost their lives in
the war. Dedicated May, 1873, the estimated cost is $200. Next came
the great monument on the northeast corner of the Common. Designed
by Eandolph Bogers, costing $50,000, it is one of the most prominent
memorials existing anywhere. It was unveiled July 15, 1874, in the pres
ence of a vast multitude, including Vice-President Henry Wilson, ex-
Gov. A. H. Bullock, Gen. Charles Devens, Gen. A. E. Burnside, Hon.
George S. Boutwell and many others. The principal addresses were by
Messrs. Bullock and Devens. May 29, 1883, through the generosity of
E. A. Goodnow, there were unveiled in the corridor of the Classical High
School two marble tablets, bearing the names of 15 high school boys who
lost their lives in the service; the fiag covering them was withdrawn by
Miss Josephine Gird, whose father, Capt. Joseph Gird, was killed at the
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$600. Three and a half years later, or Dec. 9, 1886, from the purse of
Mr. Goodnow and from gifts of Post 10, G. A. E., life-size busts of Gen.
U. S. Grant and Lieut. Willie Grout, Company D, Fifteenth Eegiment
Massachusetts Infantry, \\'ere uncovered. The figures, standing in front
of the tablets, and costing $1,200, were dedicated with an address by Gen.
Charles Devens, first Colonel of the Fifteenth Eegiment. The artist in
both instances, tablets and busts, was Andrew O'Connor of Worcester.
Eural Cemetery has the red sandstone monument to the memory of Gen.
George B. Boomer, killed at Vicksburg. Surmounted by the figure of an
eagle just ready for fiight, the monument is one of the most symmetrical
to be found anywhere. At its base take place the memorial exercises,
May 30, preparatory to decorating the graves in this cemetery. The
estimated cost of the monument is $2,000. Here, also, is the heroic
bronze bust of Gen. George H. Ward, second Colonel of the Fifteenth
Eegiment, killed at Gettysburg. At a cost of $1,400, it was dedicated
Memorial Day, 1896, with address by Alfred S. Eoe, then Commander of
Post 10. It was designed by Sculptor Doyle of New York, the expense
being met by popular subscription. One of the few equestrian figures in
the Commonwealth, that of Gen. Charles Devens, stands in front of the
County Court House. The product of the talent and skill of Daniel C.
French, and costing $42,000, it was dedicated July 4, 1906, with principal
address by ex-Lieut. -Gov. Stewart L. Woodford of New York, though
a brief address was made by the then Secretary of War William H. Taft
of Ohio, now President of the United States. The necessary funds were
secured by city and town appropriations in Worcester County. One of the
notable features of the day was the assembling of the remnants of the
brigade which the General had so long and successfully led, consisting
of the Seventh, Tenth and Thirty-seventh Massachusetts Eegiments, the
Second Ehode Island and the Thirty-sixth New York. Hope Cemetery
also has a monument in the soldiers' lot, consisting of three great cannon
inverted and united at their bases. Here take place the initiatory exer
cises of Memorial Day. Mechanics Hall is full of war memorials in the
form of life-size paintings. First, one of President Abraham Lincoln, by
E. T. Billings of Boston, formerly of Worcester, costing $500, and given
by the lady friends of the Bay State Shoe and Leather Company, on
Oct. 4, 1866. The life-size oil painting of Vice-President Henry Wilson,
by Edgar Parker, costing $1,000, was presented by B. A. Goodnow, Oct.
27, 1886. A companion to the above, of President James A. Garfield, by
the same artist, was presented by the same donor, Oct. 28, 1882, at a cost

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of $1,000. A life-size oil painting of War Governor John A. Andrew
and of the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, both by Billings, costing
$500 each, were presented by the employees of the Bay State Shoe and
Leather Company, — the first on Jan. 9, 1869, and the other, Dec. 17,
1867. An oil painting of Gen. George H. Ward was presented by the
Fifteenth Eegiment Association on Oct. 23, 1873, at a cost of $450. A
life-size oil painting of Sergt. Thomas Plunkett, by J. Madison Stone of
Worcester, was presented by Francis Plunkett, Esq., Nov. 22, 1895, at a
cost of $500. A two-thirds life-size oil painting of Gen. Josiah Pickett,
by Artist Stone, was presented Oct. 30, 1903, by the Twenty-fifth Eegi
ment Association, at a cost of $500. A similar oil painting, by the same
artist, of Gen. A. B. E. Sprague, was presented Dec. 22, 1903, by the
Fifty-first Eegiment Association, at a cost of $500. Grand Army Hall on
Pearl Street is simply filled vrith the most priceless memorials of the war,
donated by citizens and by members of the Post. While the Post has the
marble medallion of General Ward, v/hich for several years was attached
to the granite monument on the field of Gettysburg, and the plaster cast
of Lieutenant Grout's bust, the rarest relic of all is accounted the bell of
the rebel ram " Albemarle," which was sunk by the torpedo affixed by
Lieut. W. B. Cushing, though the vessel had already been rendered useless
by the ramming of the United States steamer " Sassacus," under the com
mand of Lieut. Francis A. Eoe, later Eear Admiral. As Lieutenant Grout
was the young soldier in whose memory Henry S. Washburn wrote " The
Vacant Chair," Worcester people feel that somehow his story belongs
peculiarly to them. George H. Ward Post 10 leases very commodious
quarters, and has always done so. Vide Plates II. and XL.
Worthington (Hampshire County). — Nothing here in a memo
rial way, and nothing expected. (P. H. Burr, Town Clerk.)
Wrentham (Norfolk County). — Until Plainville became a town
by itself, Wrentham could count itself among the towns with a monument,
but the setting up of the younger town left the parent without a token,
and, apparently, without prospects. (D. T. Stone, Town Clerk.)
Yarmouth (Barnstable County). — Alphabetically the very last
town in the Commonwealth, Yarmouth reports " Nothing done in a mon
umental way, nor is there anything expected." (Benjamin T. Gorham
Town Clerk.)

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