Contributed by Pittsfield Historical Society
Description
On Memorial Day, May 30th, 1913, members of the the Stephen Davis GAR Post #11 dedicated this bronze urn, and placed it on the Soldiers' Monument in the Village Cemetery in Pittsfield.
The monument on which the urn stands was dedicated to soldiers and sailors of 1861 to 1865 by the Davis GAR Post and the Woman's Relief Corps #6. Nearby are many graves of Pittsfield's Civil War veterans.
About This Item
- Title: Civil War urn, Pittsfield, 2014
- Creator: Jane Woodcock Woodruff
- Creation Date: 2014
- Subject Date: 1913-05-30
- Location: Pittsfield, ME
- Media: Digital image
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Grand Army of the Republic
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments--Maine--Pittsfield
- War memorials--Maine--Pittsfield
- Soldiers--Maine--Pittsfield
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army.
- Monuments & memorials--Maine--Pittsfield
- Cemeteries--Maine--Pittsfield
- Public sculpture--Maine--Pittsfield
- Soldiers' monuments--Maine--Pittsfield
- Veterans--Maine
Other Keywords
- Dedications
- Flags
- Memorial Day
- Pittsfield
- Stephen Davis GAR Post #11
- Village Cemetery
- Woman's Relief Corps #6
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Pittsfield Historical Society114 Central Street, Pittsfield, ME 04967
(207) 487-4926
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