Category: Monuments
Manchester, New Hampshire Civil War Monument
I was happy to be in New Hampshire for the 2024 New Hampshire Primary, less so for the politicians and more so to photograph the…
Civil War Memorial in Jersey City, New Jersey
In January, 2024, I went to Jersey City to take photos of the “Mystic Lincoln” statue in Lincoln Park. Not far away from Lincoln, I…
William Seward Monument at Madison Square Park Lincoln’s Helpmeet
Madison Square Park in Mid-Town Manhattan has a well-known bronze statue of Governor, Senator, and Lincoln’s Secretary of State William Seward (1801–1872). The sculpture was…
Hillsdale NY Soldiers Monument in the Taconic Mountains
Hillsdale, New York is a scenic locale about two hours north of New York City. I arrived there during Christmas on a rainy morning. There…
Bethlehem Pennsylvania Civil War Soldiers’ Monument
The day after Christmas I went to Bethlehem, in the spirit of the Season. The town was celebrating the birth of Christ, but it was…
Copperhead Mayor Fernando Wood and Union Gen. John Dix Graves in Manhattan
When I mention the Trinity Church cemetery in Manhattan, most New Yorkers will tell me about visiting there as a child, typically to see the…
Amistad Monument New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is mostly known as the place where Yale University occupies the center of the city. In the 1800s, it had significantly more importance….
Roscoe Conkling A Civil War Politician in Madison Square Park in NYC
I approached Madison Square Park in New York City from the South East side, where Madison Avenue hits East 23rd Street in Manhattan. There are…
21st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument in New London
The 21st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized in Norwich, Ct. in September 5, 1862. The regiment was organized after the Union defeat at the…
Fort Trumbull in New London Conn. Is Civil War Era Fortification
New London is a small city right in between Boston and New York. Just two hours from those two big cities, it often gets driven…
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