Granby Civil War Monument

Granby Civil War Monument (HM11YE)

Location: Granby, CT 06035 Hartford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 57.217', W 72° 47.333'

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Inscription
(South side)
(Upper)

Col. Richard E. Holcomb June 14, 1863
Surg. W. Horatio Goddard Aug. 18, 1963
8, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf.
Henry Saunders May 17, 1862
Lafayette Tillotson Sept. 17, 1862
10, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf.
Cyrus R. Bunnell Dec. 30, 1862
Edwin W. Jones Aug. 29, 1864
Geo. W. Terrill July 29, 1864
Lugene Wilcox Dec. 28, 1862
13, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf.
Lyman U. Church Aug. 14, 1862
25, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf.
Linus E. Webster April 25, 1863

(Middle)

ANDERSONVILLE

(Lower):

This monument is erected by voluntary contributions, in commemoration of the brave men from the Town of Granby, who laid down their lives for the Union in the War of the Great Rebellion.
Erected July 4, 1868.
"They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more."

(East side)

(Upper)

16, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf.
Roswell M. Allen Dec. 28, 1862
Leland O Barlow Oct 9 1864
Franklin Clark May 29 1865
Ebenezer S Emerson Feb 14 1865
Asher A Holcomb Aug 30, 1864
Lewis M Holcomb May 26, 1865
Alden Messenger July 30, 1864
Robert P. Morgan Sept 24, 1862
29, Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf. Col'd.
Austin Goodman May 24, 1864
Geo. F. Sands Mar. 24, 1865
Edwn W. Thompson April 28, 1865
Ira Way

(Middle)

PETERSBURG

(Lower)

Faithful Unto Death

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(Upper)
27, Regt. Mass. Vols. Inf.
Joseph W. Roberts May 16, 1864
34, Regt. Mass. Vols. Inf.
Diedric Day Aug 5, 1865
46, Regt. Mass. Vols. Infs.
11, Regt. U.S. Art. Col'd.
Henry Elkey
Geo. Elkey

Invalid Corps
Milo J. Holcomb Jan. 8, 1865
16, Regt. N.Y. Vols. Inf.
William Weed Jan. 15, 1865

(Middle)

COLD HARBOR

(Lower)

"Death is swallowed up in Victory"

*West side)

(Upper)

30. Regt. Conn. Vols. Inf. Col'd.
Leonard Percy Sept. 7, 1861
1. Regt. Conn. Vols. Art.
Albertus Case Jan. 22, 1865
James H. Dibble Aug. 16, 1864
Francis L. Smith May 3, 1865
2. Regt. Conn. Vols. Art.
Lorenzo K. LeMoin June 1, 1864
1. Battery Conn. Vols. Light Art.
James Hayes July 18, 1862
Frederick A. Pettibone May 4, 1862

Algernon S. Griswold Jan. 12, 1862

(Middle)

SHARPSBURG

(Lower)

"They that sow in tears shall reap in joy."

Restoration and Rededication

Restored through the generosity
of
The Townspeople and friends of Granby
Rededicated November 10, 2002
Civil War Monument Restoration Committee
Shannon-Shattuck Post 182 American Legion
Salmon Brook Historical Society
These Granby, Ct. soldiers also died in the Civil War
Connecticut Adjutants-General Publication 1889
Thomas B. Holcomb 1st Cav Reg Army
Dennis Hoy 1st Regt Conn Vols Hvy Art
William Hunter 7th Regt Conn Vols Inf
Duwaine Brown 8th Regt Conn Vols Inf
John Rapp 11th Regt Conn Vols Inf
Woodruff Hoskins 14th Regt Conn Vols Inf
Stephen D. Kittle 14th Regt Conn Vols Inf
Edward Freeman 29th Regt Conn Vols Inf Col'd
Details
HM NumberHM11YE
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Year Placed1868
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 8:41pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 683257 N 4646990
Decimal Degrees41.95361667, -72.78888333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 57.217', W 72° 47.333'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 57' 13.02" N, 72° 47' 19.98" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)203, 860
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 192 State Hwy 189, Granby CT 06035, US
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