The Soldier's Monument at the intersection of Berlin Street and Main Street in East Berlin, near the entrance to the Wilcox Cemetery was dedicated on May 28, 1871 by the Washburn Post of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic). The Washburn Post was named in honor of the only son of Rev. Washburn who died during the war. In Connecticut, the GAR only erected two monumnets: this one and one is the Mansfield Post monument in Indian Hill Cemetery inMiddletown, CT. This monument was considered to be a standard low-budget memorial. There are 7 battlefields and 1 prison of war camp listed: Antietam, Gettysburg, Petersburg, Port Hudson, Wilderness, Fredericksburg, Florence, and Andersonville. There were 53 names on the monument. The first name on the monument is August Brandt who died of dysentery on September 20, 1861. The last name is Walter Penfield who died on March 5, 1927. Many soldiers lived in nearby towns. There were several brothers: Andrew & Elijah Bacon; Hiram & Orlando Belden; Henry & John Hubbard; Charles & Walter Penfield. A father and son team were Henry and William Tibbals.
(Additional Information in green)
On the front (south side)
At top on shaft in raised letters: Antietam
Gettysburg
Raised seal of Connecticut
Base of shaft in raised letters: Washburn
Post GAR (Grand Army of the Republic)
1871
Dado of pedestal, incised caps: (14 names)
Moses McCrum Co C IGR Oct 2, 1864 Andersonville 16th, Co G Wilcox Cemetery
Wm A North William - Sept 17, 1862 Killed Antietam 16th, Co H Wilcox Cemetery
Hiram Belden 1864 Andersonville – 16th, Co G Maple Cemetery
Wm Barnum William - Jan 15, 1865 Florence SC 16th, Co G Wilcox Cemetery
Charles N. Penfield Nov. 26, 1862 - wounded Antietam, MD 16th, Co A Wilcox Cemetery
Henry Tibbals July 31, 1864 Andersonville 16th, Co G Wilcox Cemetery
Wm H Tibbals Aug. 12, 1864 Andersonville 16th, Co G Wilcox Cemetery
John T Kenard USN Feb. 9, 1873 or Oct. 6, 1868 navy Wilcox Cemetery
Charles H Dutton B10 Aug. 25, 1865 from Cromwell 10th, Co B
Solomon H. Woods C27 Mar 26, 1894 27th, Co G Wilcox Cemetery
George W. Cook C16 Aug 15, 1893 16th, Co G Wilcox Cemetery
Henry Hubbard USN Sept 15, 1903 navy Wilcox Cemetery
John Hubbard G I HA Mar 26, 1920 1st HA, Co G Wilcox Cemetery
Walter E. Penfield I 22 1927 22nd, Co I Wilcox Cemetery
At base of monument: Soldiers
Side Two (counterclockwise) east side
On shaft : Peterburg
Port Hudson
9 names
Marvin Cook from Middletown 14th, Co B
David B. Lincoln from Middletown – Dec. 17, 1862 wounded at Fredericksburg - 14th, Co B
Eugene W. Kenyon from Middletown - Dec 31, 1862 wounded at Fredericksburg - 14th, Co B
John K Doolittle from Meriden – Oct. 9, 1862 wounded at Antietam, MD. 8th, Co K
Charles McWinnie from Meriden – Feb. 28, 1865 prisoner of war at Florence, SC 7th, Co C
Max Hamann ??? No information
Luman Paddock from Cromwell - July 29, 1863 - 24th, Co A
Tho E DeMars Theodore – from Cromwell - Sept 17, 1862 Antietam 16th, Co A
CW Fowler USN Caleb – Navy
Side Three - 14 names --West side
WILDERNESS
FREDERICKSBURG
WA Washburn GAR G16 R Wadsworth - Sept. 17, 1862 at Antietam - 16th, Co G Bridge Cemetery
(15 names)
Saml E. Woodruff Samuel – Sept. 17, 1863 16th, Co G Maple Cemetery
RG Bartow Reuben - Dec 15, 1864 Andersonville 16th, Co G
Orlando Belden Feb 27, 1865 at Annaplos MD 16th, Co G Maple Cemetery
NS Gladwin Nathan - Oct. 12, 1864 Florence SC 16th, Co G Bridge Cemetery
CS Richardson Charles - Sept 8, 1864 Andersonville 16th, Co G
Jas H Arnold K James - Feb 27, 1865 Wilmington NC 16th, Co K Maple Cemetery
Hiram A Clark Aug 18, 1864 at Andersonville 16th, Co K Maple Cemetery
Wm W Skelly CI HA William - Dec 24, 1861 1st HA, Co? Ledge Cemetery
Sid Griswold C Jan. 12, 1862 1st HA Co A
HC Miller H Henry - Dec 7 1864 1st HA Co H Maple Cemetery
JL Tuttle John - Apr 11, 1871 1st HA Co H Bridge Cemetery
Henry Richards Sept 12, 1865 1st HA Co H Bridge Cemetery
Calvin Pollard
Alfred Griswold K8 Jan 3, 1865 - Salisbury, NC 8th, Co K
third riser of base:
(one name)
Charles B. Whittlesey Feb 21, 1864 -Ohio Regiment Maple Cemetery
Side Four – 13 names -- North:Shaft: 14 names
FLORENCE
ANDERSONVILLE
Henry M. Wilson Hi Co A Jan 15, 1862 1st Squad Co A - Maple Cemetery
William E. Moore Aug. 20, 1863 Beauford, SC 1st Light Battery
Andrew J Bacon F 14 Jan 25, 1865 – Florence, SC - 14th, Co F - Maple Cemetery
Elijah W Bacon May 6, 1864 Battle Wilderness- 14th, Co F -Maple Cemetery
John Cogan Dec 13, 1862 Fredericksburg 14th, Co F
Henry Deming from East Hartford Mar 30, 1865 13th, Co Maple Cemetery
Philip Deming Nov. 6, 1862 25th, Co A Beckley Cemetery
Frank E Kilby from Wethersfield Jan 1, 1869 25th, Co A Beckley Cemetery
L A Porter C 16 Linus A. - Sept. 6, 1862 16th, Co G Beckley Cemetery
C E Steele H 12 Charles - from New Haven- Apr. 13, 1863 in Bisland, LA 12th, Co H Beckley
G W Colvin B 7 George – from Wethersfield - Dec 19, 1862 Hilton Head, SC 7th, Co B
August Brandt 1 HA Cemetery
John E Root B 22 from Wethersfield - Jan 14, 1917 22nd, Co B Maple Cemetery
Dedication was May 28, 1871
Washburn Post of the G.A.R.
Named in honor of only son of Rev Washburn of Berlin
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