Connecticut Monument, (sculpture).

Connecticut Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Connecticut Monument, (sculpture).

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Approx. 8 x 5 x 5 ft.

(On front:) 15TH CONN VOL. (On back:) TO THE MEN WHO DIED OF/YELLOW FEVER IN 11864/AND THOSE WHO FELL IN/ACTION BEFORE KINGSTON/MARCH 8, 1865

A short granite obelisk adorned on the front with a relief carving depicting crossed rifles, a canteen, a pack and a bedroll, and a soldier's cap. Drapery covers the top of the obelisk. The back of the obelisk is adorned with a shield, oak leaves, and a ribbon inscribed with OUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- New Bern

Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420

Located New Bern National Cemetery, 1711 National Avenue, New Bern, North Carolina 28560

This monument was erected by the State of Connecticut in honor of the soldiers from Connecticut who died of yellow fever and who died in action during in the Civil War.

National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005.

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