Civil War Monument - Portland, ME - Maine Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

County of monument: Cumberland County
Location of monument: Preble St. & Congress St., Monument Square, Portland
Artist: Franklin Simmons, 1839-1913
Architect: Richard Morris Hunt, 1827-1895
Founder: Fonderia Nelli
Date dedicated: October 28, 1891

Marker Text:

1861 [wreath] 1865 More than four thousand men were enrolled from Portland in the army and navy for the War of the Rebellion. More than three hundred were killed in battle or died in service. Honor and grateful remembrance to the dead, equal honor to those who, daring to die, survived.

Address and /or location: 2 Monument Square Preble St. & Congress St., Portland, ME USA 04101 Who put it there (Sponsor): The Army Navy Society & Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association Date (Erected or Dediated): October 28, 1891

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