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Maine Civil War Monuments

Brewer

Town/County:  Brewer/Penobscot  
Location: Oak Hill Cemetery, Route 15  
Type:  Shaft Materials: Italian marble, Frankfort granite
Date Erected: Fall, 1872 Date Dedicated: May 30, 1873
Maker/Sculptor: Designed by Hallowell Granite Company and S. P. Bradbury of Bangor, made by S. P. Bradbury Source of Funding:  $1,600 raised by the Town of Brewer, the Brewer Artillery, and public subscription
Principal inscriptions: In Memory Of The Citizen/Soldiers/Of Brewer Who Died/In Defence Of/Our Country/War Of/1861-65
References: Bangor Whig & Courier, May 31, 1873; Mildred N. Thayer and Mrs. Edward W. Ames, Brewer, Orrington, Holden, Eddington, History and Families, p. 231.
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Stereo view by Marston, c.1875