Civil War Veteran Lot - Cedar Grove Cemetery - Boston, MA - Veteran Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

In Boston, within Cedar Grove Cemetery, is a lot dedicated to graves of veterans of the U.S. Civil War and includes a statue of a Civil War soldier.

Cedar Grove Cemetery is located near the southern boundary of Boston, next to an estuary of the Neponset River. The cemetery is bounded by Granite Avenue, Milton Street, Adams Street, and Butler Street, and by the pedestrian walkway Neponset Greenway.

The monument is located well within the cemetery. From the main entrance at Milton Street and Adams Street, go to the monument in a triangular island at an intersection, turn right, then follow that path to the next intersection. On the cemetery map, available to download from the cemetery's web site, the location is a corner of lot 10, and marked with the words, "Civil War Burials" and "Civil War Statue."

The lot is smallish, with about 30 visible markers about six inches high and made from a light sandy colored stone. Each marker has the name and unit served. There are two long rows and a short third row.

Some of the units featured:
57 Mass. Infantry
31 Mass. Infantry
1 Mass. H.A.
95 PA Inf.
5 VT Inf.

The statue is a roughly life size and shows a Civil War soldier on a short pedestal. The figure is standing, leaning on his long rifle. The inscription on the pedestal is as follows:

"Benjamin Stone Jr.
Post 68 GAR
Gift of Thom. F. Temple"

There is a parade on Memorial Day that ends up at this site. The first march was done in 1868.

Source:

DOT News (Parade Ceremony Set Memorial Day Cedar Grove Cemetery):
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Date cemetery was established: 1/1/1868 Visiting hours: Daylight hours of the cemetery Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]

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