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Location: ELM STREET AND ASPETUCK AVENUE

City: NEW MILFORD

State: Connecticut

Zip Code: 6776

Type of Memorial: War Memorial Bust

Year Dedicated: 1912

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Photograph By: MICHAEL HERRICK


LINCOLN HERM (SCULPTURE OF A HEAD) MEMORIAL
THE GIFT OF EDWARD WILLIAMS MARSH, CAPTAIN OF COMPANY M, SECOND CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS HEAVY ARTILLERY.
TO THE TOWN OF NEW MILFORD, IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF THE UNION ARMY AND NAVY.
1861-1865
AND OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
1861-1865
BESIDES BEING IN MANY SKIRMISHES THE NEW MILFORD TROOPS WERE ENGAGED IN THE BATTLES OF GETTYSBURG, COLD HARBOR, PETERSBURG, OPEQUAN, FISHER’S HILL, CEDAR CREEK AND SAILORS CREEK.


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