Lubec Civil War Monument | Main Street, Lubec, Maine

Name/Title

Lubec Civil War Monument | Main Street, Lubec, Maine

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Lubec Town/County: Lubec/Washington Location: Main and Pleasant Streets Type: Soldier Materials: Quincy granite, Black Beaver Lake granite Date Erected: 1904 Date Dedicated: September 19, 1904 Maker/Sculptor: Source of Funding: Public subscription through the Lubec Monument Association Principal inscriptions: North side: 1904/Lubec/To Her Loyal Sons Who On Land And Water/1861-Imperiled Their Lives For The Union-1865 East side (base):William H. Brawn Post/No. 138 GAR East side (shaft): Gettysburg/Petersburg South side (shaft): Rappahannock Station/Fort Fisher West side (base): On Fames Eternal Camping Ground/Their Silent Tents Are Spread/And Glory Guards With Solemn Bond/The Bivouac Of The Dead West side (shaft): Maries Heights/New Orleans References: Bangor Daily News, September 20, 1904, September 21, 1904; Bangor Daily Commercial, September 21, 1904