G.A.R. POST NO. 595 CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL
A MEMORIAL TO VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR, THIS STATUE WAS GIVEN TO G.A.R. POST NO. 595 BY MISS ANNIE RICHARD IN MEMORY OF HER BROTHER MATHIAS EDGAR RICHARDS. MATHIAS SERVED AS AN ADJUTANT IN CAKE'S 96TH PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT FROM SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AND AS AN AIDE ON GENERAL BARTLETT'S STAFF FROM 1862-1864.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Statues War or Military Related
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
2002
Photograph By:
WILLIAM FISCHER JR.
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