Civil War Soldiers’ Monument (Brooklyn)
Union
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Victory column
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"Front: The City of New York enlisted one hundred and forty eight thousand soldiers in aid of the war for the preservation of the Union and the Constitution.
A.D. 1861-65.
Right: Ever remember how much of national prosperity is due to the brave exertions of the soldiers who died in the service of their country.
Back: Erected
Anno Domini
1869.
Left: The City of New York
dedicates this monument
to the memory of
its heroic dead."
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1869-01-01
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Indigenous Land
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