Soldiers' Monument - North Branford, CT
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 41° 19.684 W 072° 46.037
18T E 686846 N 4577581
The North Branford Soldiers' Monument is located on the town green at 1680 Foxon Road, State Route 80, in North Branford, CT.
Waymark Code: WM16HE7
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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A 25' high by 4.75' square gray granite obelisk stands in a 5' square stone foundation. The obelisk was fabricated by Burdick & Company and Greene and Turner were the contractors. The obelisk was dedicated on April 12, 1866.

The front of the base, just below the shaft, of the obelisk is inscribed in raised letters: 1865.

Below, in a recess in the dado, is inscribed in raised letters:

OUR
SOLDIERS

The east side of the obelisk is inscribed:

JOHN S. ROBINSON
CO. F 27. C.V. DIED AT BALTIMORE M.D.
JUNE 18, 1863 Æ. 27.
DAYTON R. SCRANTON
CO. F. 12 C.V. DIED IN L.A. DEC. 18. 1863. Æ. 23

The north side of the obelisk is inscribed:

WALTER A. STONE
CO. F 1. CONN. ART. DIED AT HOME
OCT. 31, 1862, Æ. 20.
ALBERT F. WHEATON.
CO. A 10, C.V. KILLED AT BATTLE OF KINSTON
N.C. DEC. 15, 1862. Æ. 27.
JOSIAH JOHNSON
CO. B 27. C.V. DIED JAN. 5, 1863 OF WOUNDS
RECEIVED AT BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG
V.A. Æ. 23.

The west side of the obelisk is inscribed:

JAMES H. SCRANTON
CO. F 12. C.V. DIED IN SALISBURY PRISON N.C.
FEB. 1865 Æ. 22.
J. HENRY PALMER
CO. K 10 C.V. DIED APRIL 11, 1865 OF WOUNDS
RECEIVED BEFORE PETERSBURG V.A. Æ. 26.

Date Created/Placed: 4/12/1866

Address:
1680 Foxon Road
Branford, CT
06471


Height: 25 ft

Illuminated: no

Website: [Web Link]

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