Soldiers Monument - Oneonta, NY
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N 42° 27.266 W 075° 03.541
18T E 495147 N 4700235
This Union monument is in the Riverside Cemetery behind the Presbyterian Church. It represents the men of Oneonta.
Waymark Code: WMX4HN
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2017
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"The Union monument is in the center of the Riverside Cemetery in Oneonta, New York. It represents the men of Oneonta, most of whom joined up with the 121st NYVI. The 121st was mustered out of both Otsego and Herkimer Counties. The monument has the names of the eight major battles that the men from Oneonta were engaged in. ... The cemetery holds the graves of roughly 25 Civil War veterans."
text: Soldiers of Oneonta who lost their lives in the defense of our country against the great rebellion of 1861.
There is a relief of a flag. There are also soldiers names and names of battles.
This monument is on the Smithsonian Art Inventory. (
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