Stearns' Cannon
Union
The cannon stored in Amherst College is a movable memorial to one of its students Frazar Stearns. During the war, Frazar followed his chemistry professor to attend the Battle of New Bern on March 14, 1862 and was killed there. The cannon was brought back along with Frazar’s coffin and is treated as a substitute for the bright young man. Originally a Confederate cannon, it was seized by the 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the Battle. The regiment voted to give it to the College as a tribute to the fallen soldier.
Monument type:
Military materiel
Artist:
Dedication Date:
April 1862
Address:
Amherst
Hampshire County
Massachusetts
USA
Inscription:
The inscription describes its capture at New Bern and lists 20 men of the 21st Regiment who were killed in the battle. On Frazar Stearns: ‘He was an honest man, a true Christian, and a model soldier, faithful, active, intelligent, and brave among the bravest’
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Originally owned by The Company C, 10th N.C. State Troops (the Charlotte Artillery)
Cost / Value:
Erected by:
Amherst College
Funded by:
Run by:
Amherst College
Indigenous Land
Nonotuck land
Organization/Curator:
Read below for one of our contributor’s reflections on this monument