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*The bronze tablet records the names of the thirteen engagements in which the regiment took part. The cannon within the enclosure formerly were in front of the old Cadet Armory. | *The bronze tablet records the names of the thirteen engagements in which the regiment took part. The cannon within the enclosure formerly were in front of the old Cadet Armory. | ||
*Approximately 155 men from Salem died in the Civil War, 113 were wounded, forty-seven were taken prisoners of war and confined in Rebel Prisons. The number of enlistments in the Army and the Navy, from Salem was over 3,000 men. | *Approximately 155 men from Salem died in the Civil War, 113 were wounded, forty-seven were taken prisoners of war and confined in Rebel Prisons. The number of enlistments in the Army and the Navy, from Salem was over 3,000 men. | ||
To see other Veterans Memorials | *To see other Veterans Memorials in Salem visit this page on ''Salem Links and Lore'', [[Salem Veterans]] | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Veterans''' | *Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Veterans''' | ||
*[https://www.salemma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6358/veterans_memorials_and_parks Veterans Memorials and Parks] p.7 | |||
*[ | *[http://salem.noblenet.org/Record/1569066 Patriots of Salem : Roll of Honor of the officers and Enlisted Men during the late Civil War, from Salem, Mass.] 1877 | ||
*[http://salem.noblenet.org/ | *[http://salem.noblenet.org/Record/1210825 Visitor's Guide to Salem] 1953 ed., p. 174. | ||
*[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=SAL.921 23rd Regiment Boulder] MACRIS site | *[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=SAL.921 23rd Regiment Boulder] MACRIS site | ||
*[http:// | *[http://salem.noblenet.org/Record/2654913 Salem: Statued and Monumental] a film by Erik K. Smith | ||
[[Category:Browse Index|Twenty-third Regiment Boulder]] | [[Category:Browse Index|Twenty-third Regiment Boulder]] | ||
[[Category:Statues and Monuments]] | [[Category:Statues and Monuments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:38, 28 October 2025
- This war memorial stands at the head of Winter Street, near the Salem Common at Merritt Triangle. (37 Washington Square North)
- This granite boulder commemorates the service of the 23rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. The 58 ton boulder was brought from Salem Neck in 1905.
- The bronze tablet records the names of the thirteen engagements in which the regiment took part. The cannon within the enclosure formerly were in front of the old Cadet Armory.
- Approximately 155 men from Salem died in the Civil War, 113 were wounded, forty-seven were taken prisoners of war and confined in Rebel Prisons. The number of enlistments in the Army and the Navy, from Salem was over 3,000 men.
- To see other Veterans Memorials in Salem visit this page on Salem Links and Lore, Salem Veterans
See Also
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Civil War Monuments
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Veterans
- Veterans Memorials and Parks p.7
- Visitor's Guide to Salem 1953 ed., p. 174.
- 23rd Regiment Boulder MACRIS site
- Salem: Statued and Monumental a film by Erik K. Smith
