Monuments

Survey of Civil War monuments, memorials and historical markers in the State of New York as found in the Historical Marker Database (HMdb.org).

Includes:

Civil War monuments and memorials
Historical markers with Civil War topics, events and veterans
Broadly encompassing monuments and memorials of wars and veterans that specify the Civil War in any way.
Cemetery markers specifying that Civil War veterans are therein.

Excludes:

Graves
Unpatriotic honors

Notes:

Hyperlink text here is edited for our interest; it will not perfectly match the memorial or
marker title on the web page.
If the G.A.R., S.U.V.C.V. and affiliated organizations erected the memorial or marker,
this is indicated in the hyperlink text.
This is not a definitive list of all Civil War related memorials and markers in New York
State; it is all I was able to find in the Historical Marker Database.

Albany

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial city of Albany
General Philip Henry Sheridan Monument city of Albany
Civil War Parrott Rifle city of Watervliet

Allegany

Civil War Monument town of Belfast
Civil War Monument village of Belmont, town of Amity
Civil War Veterans hamlet of Houghton, town of Caneadea

Bronx

Chautauqua

Dedicated to Corporal Cyrus W. James city of Dunkirk
Sarah Sinfield city of Dunkirk; Civil War nurse, veteran husband
Commander William B. Cushing village of Fredonia
Civil War Memorial village of Sherman

Chemung

107th New York Volunteers city of Elmira
Civil War Monument city of Elmira
Elmira Prison Camp city of Elmira
Medal of Honor Monument city of Elmira; Thomas P. Gere
Woodlawn National Cemetery city of Elmira
Camp Rathburn and Camp Chemung city of Elmira
Shahola Railroad Accident Memorial city of Elmira

Chenango

Civil War Memorial village of Bainbridge
Columbus Memorial town of Columbus
Civil War Memorial village of Greene
Civil War Monument village of Sherburne

Clinton

Herbert Estes town of Ausable
Saranac Iron Works town of Saranac

Columbia

Civil War Veterans town of Ancram
Soldiers and Sailors Monument town of Hillsdale
128th New York State Volunteer Infantry city of Hudson

Cortland

Civil War Memorial city of Cortland
Civil War Cortland County Killed in Action city of Cortland
Dr. James Henry Salisbury town of Homer
Civil War Memorial village of Homer
G.A.R. Civil War Memorial town of Marathon
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Flagpole

Marathon

Phelps-Field Cemetery town of Taylor

Delaware

Civil War Memorial town of Delhi
144th Regiment town of Delhi

Dutchess

Civil War Memorial village of Pawling
Civil War Memorial city of Poughkeepsie
Freedom Square Park hamlet of Stanfordville, town of Stanford

Erie

G.A.R. In Honor of Those Who Fought village of Akron
African American Soldiers of the American Civil War Forest Lawn Cemetery, city of Buffalo
G.A.R. Soldiers and Sailors Monument Forest Lawn Cemetery, city of Buffalo
Soldiers & Sailors Monument Downtown, city of Buffalo
William McKinley Downtown, city of Buffalo
100th New York Volunteer Infantry Front Park, city of Buffalo
155th New York State Volunteers Waterfront, city of Buffalo
Brigadier General Albert James Myer Forest Lawn Cemetery, city of Buffalo
General Daniel Davidson Bidwell Forest, city of Buffalo
Clarence Veterans Memorial town of Clarence; 15 Union names
G.A.R. To Commemorate town of Clarence; 1917 G.A.R. canon and 1961 plaque
Ladies of the G.A.R. To Commemorate the Bravery village of Lancaster
150th Anniversary of the Start of the Civil War town of Marilla
Our Honored Dead village of Springville
CivilWar Memorial city of Tonawanda
Killed in Action – All Wars town of Wales; 9 Union names

Essex

Civil War Memorial town of Crown Point

Franklin

Fallen Heroes. 1861-1865 town of Bangor
Non Sibi Sed Patriae Civil War Memorial village of Malone
Medal of Honor village of Malone; 2 Union names

Fulton

G.A.R. Civil War Memorial village of Broadalbin
G.A.R. Hall village of Broadalbin
Civil War Memorial city of Johnston
Anthonyville, Officer George T. Anthony town of Mayfield
Early Cemetery village of Northville

Genesee

Birthplace of General Emory Upton town of Batavia
Capt. Charles F. Randcity of Batavia
In Memory of the Soldiers Sailors and Marines city of Batavia
Civil War Memorial village of LeRoy (aka: Le Roy)
General Ely Samuel Parker hamlet of Indian Falls, town of Pembroke
Old Buffalo Road Cemetery town of Pembroke
Civil War Fallen Memorial town of Stafford

Greene

Hamilton

Herkimer

34th Regiment New York State Volunteer Infantry village of Herkimer
Civil War Memorial village of Ilion
Brave Defenders city of Little Falls

Jefferson

Civil War Memorial village of Antwerp
Madison Barracks village of Sackets Harbor
G.A.R. Cannon village of Theresa
Civil War Memorial village of Theresa
Civil War Memorial city of Watertown
12-Pounder “Napoleons” Fort Hamilton
13-inch Seacoast Mortar Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton Fort Hamilton
M1857 12 Pounder Napoleon Fort Hamilton
Projectile for U.S. 20-inch Rodman Gun Fort Hamilton
The Builders of the Bridge Brooklyn Bridge, Col. W.A. Roebling
Civil War Monument Greenwood Heights
G.A.R. Major General Gouverneur Kemble Warren Park Slope
Defenders of the Union Prospect Heights

Lewis

Civil War Memorial village of Copenhagen
County Civil War Memorial village of Lowville

Livingston

Civil War Monument village of Avon
Town of Caledonia Civil War Memorial village of Caledonia
G.A.R. Civil War Monument village of Dansville
Brevet Major General James S. Wadsworth village of Geneseo
Site of Camp Union village of Geneseo
Civil War Memorial village of Leicester
Major John W. Powell village of Mt. Morris
Camp Portage Letchworth State Park, town of Portage
Civil War Parade Ground Letchworth State Park, town of Portage
1st New York Dragoons / 136th New York Infantry Letchworth State Park, town of Portage

Madison

Monroe

Civil War Soldiers’ Memorial Tower village of Brockport
1st Sgt. Charles A. Goheen village of Honeoye Falls
Civil War Memorial Mt. Hope Cemetery, city of Rochester
Camp Fitz-John Porter Plymouth-Exchange, city of Rochester
Camp Hillhouse a Strong, city of Rochester
Rapids Cemetery 19th Ward, city of Rochester
Civil War Monument town of Rush
Captain Milo L. Starks town of Sweden

Montgomery

Pvt. Chester B. Hoke village of Canajoharie
Camp Mohawk town of Fonda
115th and 153rd Regiments village of Fonda
G.A.R. Parrott Rifle village of St. Johnsville

Nassau

Civil War Memorial village of Farmingdale
Col. James Dean village of Freeport
War Memorial village of Freeport; 13 Union names
Parrott Rifle village of Freeport
Civil War Memorial city of Glen Cove
Pvt. John E. Miller city of Glen Cove
Liberty Pole city of Glen Cove
Civil War Trophy Gun town of Oyster Bay
30 Pounder Parrott Gun village of Rockville Centre

New York

Grant’s Tomb Battery Park
William Tecumseh Sherman Monument Central Park South
Fort Gibson: Ammunition to Immigration Ellis Island
Fort Gibson: The Other Ellis Island Story Ellis Island
Governors Island History in Brief Governors Island
Governors Island Medical Buildings Governors Island
TheNew York Arsenal Governors Island
Col. Robert Green Ingersoll Gramercy Park missing
9th Regiment N.Y.S.M. 83rd N.Y. Volunteers Greenwich Village
Winfield Scott House Greenwich Village
Ulysses S. Grant Lenox Hill
Major General Carl Schurz Morningside Heights
General Daniel Butterfield Morningside Heights
General Grant Memorial Morningside Heights
Tomb of General U.S. Grant Morningside Heights
Admiral Farragut Monument Madison Square North
David Glasgow Farragut Madison Square North
69th Regiment Armory Rose Hill
Medal of Honor Recipients New York State Theater District; 54 Union names
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Upper West Side
Tecumseh Playground Upper West Side
Colonel Ephraim Ellsworth West Village
General Philip Henry Sheridan West Village

Niagara

Soldier’s Memorial hamlet of Pekin, town of Cambria
City of Lockport Medal of Honor Recipients city of Lockport; Michael A. Huskey, USN Fireman
Donnelly Point [Col. Dudley Donnelly] Outwater Park, city of Lockport
Shaeffer Cemetery town of Lockport
Lakeview [Cemetery] hamlet of Olcott Beach, town of Newfane
G.A.R. One Country and One Flag hamlet of Olcott Beach, town of Newfane
Escape Prevented city of Niagara Falls
Town of Niagara Civil War Memorial Niagara Falls State Park, city of Niagara Falls
Veterans Memorial city of Niagara Falls; 3 Union MOH and more
Col. Lewis S. Payne City of North Tonawanda
Billy Sherman [Confederate captured horse] town of Wilson
Billy Sherman [Confederate war horse] town of Wilson
Private Ira S. Pettit town of Wilson

Oneida

Civil War Memorial city of Utica
Civil War Memorial village of Waterville
Major General Henry W. Halleck hamlet of Westernville, town of Westernville

Onondaga

Pine Plains [cemetery] town of Clay
Civil War Memorial village of Fayetteville
Early Cemetery, 1st Sgt Norman Potter MOH hamlet of Delphi Falls, town of Manlius
Gen. John J. Peck village of Manlius
Otisco Southern [Cemetery] town of Otisco
Capt. Benjamin C. Cook hamlet of Mottville, town of Skaneateles
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Lakeview Cemetery, village of Skaneateles
Sgt. William H.H. Crosier, MOH village of Skaneateles
Veterans Memorial town of Spafford; many Union names
G.A.R.Solders’ and Sailors’ Monument and Plot Oakwood Cemetery, Eaatside, city of Syracuse
W.R.C. The Unknown Dead Memorial Oakwood Cemetery, Eastside, city of Syracuse
G.A.R. Civil War Memorial Northside, city of Syracuse
W.R.C. Presentation to G.A.R. Northside, city of Syracuse
Rose Hill Cemetery African Americans Northside, city of Syracuse; veteran William Briscoe

Ontario

Civil War Memorial village of Bloomfield
Washington Street Cemetery city of Geneva; Col. Eliakim Sherrill
War Memorial hamlet of Honeoye, town of Richmond; 66 Union names
Wilder Cemetery own of South Bristol
James A. Hard town of Victor; last combat veteran

Orange

Orleans

Civil War Memorial Mt. Albion Cemetery, town of Albion
Pvt. Herbert Taylor Hillside Cemetery, town of Clarendon
Bent’s Opera House [G.A.R. Hall] village of Medina

Oswego

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, MOH town of Oswego=
Dr. Mary Walker, MOH SUNY Oswego, city of Oswego
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument village of Pulaski

Otsego

Civil War Monument village of Cherry Valley
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial village of Richfield Springs
Civil War Memorial hamlet of Schenevus, town of Maryland

Putnam

Monument to the G.A.R. village of Brewster
Veterans Buried in Farmers Mills Area hamlet of Carmel, town of Carmel; 36 Union names
The West Point Foundry village of Cold Spring
West Point Foundry village of Cold Spring
Major General Darius M. Couch town of Southeast

Queens

Fort Totten Park Bayside
Civil War Monument Flushing
Flushing Town Hall Flushing
Fort Totten Park Fort Totten
69th Regiment Monument

Maspeth

Civil War Monument Maspeth

Rensselaer

G.A.R. War Memorial hamlet of Berlin, town of Berlin
Col. Joseph Allen hamlet of Eagle Mills, town of Brunswick
Sgt. Harris S. Hawthorne, MOH (Old) Maple Grove Cemetery, village of Hoosick Falls
Civil War Memorial village of Hoosick Falls, town of Hoosick
Honor Roll hamlet of Petersburgh, town of Petersburgh; many Union names
Old Mount Ida Cemetery city of Troy
St. Peter’s Cemetery, Corporal Owen McGough MOH city of Troy
Pvt. William Henry Freeman, MOH Oakwood Cemetery, city of Troy

Richmond

Battery Weed Fort Wadsworth
Battery Weed Fort Wadsworth
South Cliff Fort Wadsworth
Major Clarence T. Barrett St. George
Civil War Memorial Tottenville
G.A.R. Veterans Plaque West Brighton

Rockland

Gravesite of General John Charles Fremont hamlet of Sparkill, town of Orange

Saratoga

Birthplace Major-Gen. Abner Doubleday village of Ballston Spa
Captain Abner Doubleday village of Ballston Spa
Civil War Memorial village of Corinth
Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth town of Malta
Col. Elmer Ellsworth town of Malta
Malta West Ridge Cemetery town of Malta
Col. Ellsworth city of Mechanicville
G.A.R. Civil War Memorial city of Saratoga Springs
Grant Cottage town of Wilton
Grant Cottage town of Wilton
Grant’s Last Trip to the Eastern Outlook town of Wilton
Grant’s Last View of the Valleytown of Wilton
The Hotel and Ulysses S. Grant at Mt. McGregor town of Wilton
Ulysses S. Grant town of Wilton
Died, Ulysses S. Grant town of Wilton

Schenectady

G.A.R. Civil War Memorial city of Schenectady

Schoharie

Corporal James Tanner hamlet of West Richmondville, town of Richmondville

Schuyler

Seneca

Baby Bear, G.A.R. Hall and S.U.V.C.W. Hall village of Ovid
Civil War Memorial village of Waterloo
G.A.R. Allied Orders Civil War Memorial village of Waterloo
Memorial Day village of Waterloo
The Scythe Tree town of Waterloo

St. Lawrence

Civil War Memorial hamlet of Brier Hill, town of Morristown
Civil War Memorial village of Canton
General Newton Martin Curtis town of DePeyster
Lest We Forget village of Gouverneur
G.A.R. Civil War Memorial hamlet of Morristown, town of Morristown
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial city of Ogdensburg
Brig. Gen. N.M. Curtis city of Ogdensburg
W.R.C. Home and County Bayside Cemetery, village of Potsdam
James McCormick village of Potsdam
War Memorial village of Rensselaer Falls

Steuben

A National Cemetery System town of Bath
Bath National Cemetery town of Bath
Civil War Memorial town of Bath
G.A.R. Civil War Memorial town of Bath
Civil War Memorial village of Bath
Major General Averell Hill town of Cameron
Civil War Memorial city of Corning
G.A.R. Civil War Memorial village of Hammondsport, town of Urbana
Veterans Memorial city of Hornell, town of Hornellsville
G.A.R. Civil War Memorial village of Painted Post, town of Erwin

Suffolk

Captain James Wright hamlet of Cold Spring Harbor, town of Huntington
Veterans Memorial hamlet of Greenlawn, town of Huntington
G.A.R. Citizen Soldier village of Patchogue
Honor Roll hamlet of Water Mill, town of Southampton; 14 Union names
Col. George Washington Brush hamlet of West Hills, town of Huntington

Sullivan

Camp Holley village of Monticello

Tioga

Dunham Cemetery town of Nichols
Civil War Memorial village of Owego
Civil War Memorial village of Waverly
War Memorial village of Waverly

Tompkins

S.U.V.C.W. Civil War Veterans Memorial city of Ithaca

Ulster

Civil War Memorial Fantinekill Cemetery, town of Warwarsing
156th Regiment N.Y. Infantry hamlet of Highland, town of Lloyd
20th NY Militia city of Kingston
120th NY Volunteers city of Kingston
Civil War Monument city of Kingston

Warren

Civil War Monument city of Glens Falls, town of Queensbury
Hague Heritage Cemetery town of Hague
Mathew Brady town of Johnsburg
Donated by Lt. Col. B.C. Butler town of Luzerne
Wayside Inn town of Luzerne

Washington

War Veterans Memorial town of Argyle
Honor Roll village of Cambridge; many Union names
W.R.C. Resident Veterans of the Civil War village of Greenwich
Civil War Enlistment Center hamlet of Hartford, town of Hartford
Civil War Mound and Urn hamlet of Hartford, town of Hartford
Civil War Memorial village of Hudson Falls
Civil War Monument village of Hudson Falls
W.R.C.Lest We Forget hamlet of Salem, town of Salem
Veterans Memorial Honor Roll village of Whitehall; many names, no images

Wayne

Our Fallen Civil War Soldiers hamlet of Macedon, town of Macedon
G.A.R. – W.R.C. Civil War Memorial Marion Cemetery, town of Marion
War Memorial village of Newark, town of Arcadia
Town of Ontario Timeline town of Ontario
Pultneyville Civil War Dead Memorial Lake View Cemetery, town of Williamson
Veterans Memorial village of Red Creek; many Union names
Black Community town of Sodus

Westchester

Rear Admiral John L. Worden Village of Briarcliff Manor
G.A.R. Civil War Memorial hamlet of Katonah, town of Bedford
Civil War Memorial village of Ossining
G.A.R. Affiliates Civil War Monument city of Peekskill, town of Cortlandt
Civil War Memorial village of Port Chester, town of Rye
1st Sgt. Thomas J. Murphy, MOH Pound Ridge Cemetery, town of Pound Ridge
African Cemetery Greenwood Union Cemetery, town of Rye
Brave Men Who Fell in the Great Rebellion Ivandell Cemetery, town of Somers
Our Union Soldiers village of Terrytown
Civil War Soldiers’ Memorial city of White Plains
G.A.R. U.S. Soldiers and Sailors White Plains Rural Cemetery, city of White Plains

Wyoming

1st NY Dragoons Letchworth State Park, town of Castile

Yates

Civil War Memorial, Fraternity Charity and Loyalty village of Penn Yan
Medal of Honor (5 names, all Union) village of Penn Yan