Alternate Designations: Webster Regiment
Commander: Col. James L. Bates (1820-1875), wounded; Lt. Col. David Allen, Jr. (1829-May 5, 1864).
Numbers: 301; 5 killed, 52 wounded, 62 missing.
Raised: Suffolk, Plymouth, Norfolk, and Essex
Dedicated: Oct. 8, 1885.
Location: Doubleday Avenue, west side, south of Oak Hill Observation Tower. It designates the place where seven companies of the regiment were placed behind the stone wall on July 1, 1863, pouring a deadly crossfire into Iverson’s brigade.
Description: It is 10.9 foot high with an 8.8 foot circumference. The base is five foot square. Cylindric sculpture with a conical cap stands on a low, square base. Relief elements include a draped flag and tondo of Daniel Webster in profile on the sculpture and a cartridge box, bayonet and scabbard on the base. The monument had a cost of $500.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN8.
Sculptor: Smith Granite Company, fabricator.
Other Monuments: July 3 Position | July 2 Position | Main Monument
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