Raymond, New Hampshire's Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Erected in 1910 and dedicated on Tuesday, 21 June 1910, with more than three thousand people attending the event. The monument cost $2500. The south side of the monument's base was inscribed with:
"Erected in 1910 - by the Loyal Sons and Daughters of Raymond in Memory of Her Soldiers and Sailors Who Served in the War that Preserved the Union". The other three sides were inscribed with the names of the following Raymond men who served during the Civil War (note: the inscriptions were not in alphabetical order by surname, they are listed as such here to aid in finding a soldier's name).
"Erected in 1910 - by the Loyal Sons and Daughters of Raymond in Memory of Her Soldiers and Sailors Who Served in the War that Preserved the Union". The other three sides were inscribed with the names of the following Raymond men who served during the Civil War (note: the inscriptions were not in alphabetical order by surname, they are listed as such here to aid in finding a soldier's name).
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Abbott, Richard S.
Bartlett, Samuel G. Batchelder, Daniel Bean, Daniel R. Brant, John B. Brown, George W. Brown, Johathan F. Brown, John Card, James C. Cram, George B. Cram, John E. Cram, Orin B. Currier, Hazen Davis, Benjamin Davis, Charles A. Dearborn, John H. Dodge, Charles E. Dodge, Orin T. Dwight, Cyrus W Edgerly, Charles H. Emery, Nathaniel W. Ferren, H. Bell Fogg, Alvin Folsom, John D. Fullonton, George S. Fullonton, J. Francis Gile, Elisha T. Giles, John Gilman, George W. Gilman, Guilford F. Gilman, John S. Gleason, Edward T. Gleason, Hiram G. Gleason, Joshua L. Gleason, Timothy |
Gove, George S.
Greene, William B. Griffin, William Y. Healey, Abraham S. Healey, David S. Healey, George W. Healey, Samuel Healey, Samuel G. Heath, Samuel M. Hill, John H. Hill, Robert Hill, William E. Holman, Jonathan P. Johnson, George C. Jones, Charles W. Kennard, Robert P. Lane, Josiah W. Littlefield, J. Anson Lowell, Abner Magoon, David L. Magoon, Nathan W. Marsh, John Moore, Elbridge G Morrison, David Morrison, Franklin P Morrison, Horatio G.C. Morrison, James K. Nay, Samuel C. Norton, Alden N. Norton, David W. Norton, Nathan Nowell, Andrew C. Osgood, Daniel W. Osgood, David T. Pecker, James |
Perkins, Charles H.
Poor, Cyrus E. Poore, Charles Roberts, Andrew J. Roberts, Aroy Q. Robinson, George G. Robinson, S. Henry Robinson, Samuel H. Rowe, George D. Rundlett, Charles L. Sargent, George P. Scribner, James G. Smith, John M. Smith, Joshua Smith, William Spaulding, Samuel Stevens, Charles Stevens, James L. Thurston, William H. Tilton, Leonard G. Tilton, Rufus A. Tilton, Sewell D. Towle, David W. Towle, Elisha Tripp, George True, Agustus A. True, Elias Jr. True, Warren Tuttle, Thomas R Wallace, Chase O. Wallace, William A. Welch, James Worthen, John F. Worthen, Asa T. Young, Isaiah G. |
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Over the years, the monument had been damaged and was in need of repairs. With the assistance of the Charles Canney Camp #5, the town had raised the funds needed to restore their Civil War monument. On Memorial Day, 2005, the rededication ceremony took place. For more on this event, see the project page:
Civil War Soldier's Monument Restoration Project
Civil War facts about Raymond, NH:
The Town of Raymond Votes to Help Save the Union September 9,1861 Vote to pay families of Volunteers. August 22,1862 Vote to pay a $200 bounty to all that enlist. August 29,1863 Vote to pay $299 to the drafted men and substitutes. September 4,1863 Vote to raise the vote to $300 for drafted men and substitutes. May 31,1864 Vote to give $100 to those who enlist June 25,1864 Selectmen to pay $300 to hire substitutes for drafted men. December 29,1864 Vote to add $100 to the State bounty. Those who Served Raymond furnished 187 Soldiers 30 were killed or died in service. 3 died of disease contracted in service. |
