Ohio's First Civil War Monument

Ohio's First Civil War Monument (HM2A7Z)

Location: Bristolville, OH 44402 Trumbull County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 23.268', W 80° 52.137'

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Dedicated October 15, 1863

Side A
With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, many young men of Bristol Township enlisted in the army when President Abraham Lincoln issued his call to defend the Union cause. The death toll of some of these men at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee in April 1862 touched the local community as did the loss of Bristol Township lives at the Battle of Perryville in Kentucky, the Battle of Cedar Mountain in Virginia, and other theaters of war later in the year. The local citizenry responded to a plan for a lasting public memorial at the Town Park through a fund raising campaign. In 1863 the town square was transformed with a marble monument placed on an elevated mound at its center. The monument was designed by local artist Frank J. Hammond and manufactured by Myers, Uhl & Company of Cleveland at a cost of $500. [continued on other side]

Side b
[continued from other side] The names of Bristol Township's fallen heroes and their service records are inscribed on the monument's main block with symbols of the various military branches decorating the base of the pedestal holding a draped funeral urn. The foundation stone proclaims "Defenders of the Union from Bristol, Ohio." The monument memorializes the sacrifices of fourteen of its citizens. Battle of Shiloh 14 OVLA Battle of Cedar Mountain 7 OVI Battle



of Perryville 105 OVI Western Theater 2 OVC Jacob A. Kagy Charles A. Brooks James Sage, Jr. Charles Munson Truman E. Chaffee Calvert C. Miller Henry M. Collar George H. Crozier James B. Thorp Jacob Ryan Almanza H. Chaffee James D. Hottel Lester F. Sprague George F. Sprague
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HM NumberHM2A7Z
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByBristol Historical Society, Bristol Township Trustees, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, August 11th, 2018 at 10:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 510956 N 4581816
Decimal Degrees41.38780000, -80.86895000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 23.268', W 80° 52.137'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 23' 16.08" N, 80° 52' 8.22" W
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Area Code(s)330
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6228 OH-45, Bristolville OH 44402, US
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