I purchased this 5" X 8" photo back in 2019, the seller having advertised it as "Ca. 1870s GAR Veterans Group Civil War Manchester NH". The photographer (on reverse) was J.C. Cutler of Manchester, NH.

This Camp had been organized on 18 May 1888 and, the following February, Col. Holt himself presented a silk flag to the Camp, with their name, number, and the Division inscribed upon it.

The location where this photograph was taken was clearly not in Lyndeborough. The neighboring towns were searched in old pictures and on Google Street View, to try and find the buildings in the background, if they even still existed (hint: they don't). The clue to solving this was the name on the building to the left: Willia-- --anders. The search was on for anyone in NH named Anders, Sanders, or Flanders who dealt in livery (also on the signage). The "Boa" on the store front, which I thought had stood for boat (and threw me way off for a year), was for boarding. 

I eventually came across a William O. Flanders of Nashua, NH, who ran a boarding and livery stable there. While he relocated several times within the city, for a time he was operating at Railroad Square. Using an 1885 Sanborn Insurance Map of Nashua, all was solved.

Railroad Square it was, with the Brothers standing on the green where a bandstand would be built soon after (blue star). Flanders (without Whitney) was here through 1891 (City Dir), and was on Thayer's Court by 1893. The date of this photo, therefore, would be placed between 1889 and 1891. Considering the fact that Nashua held its dedication for the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Tues., Oct. 15th, 1889, it seems possible this picture was taken on this day, as it was a huge event, and dozens of GAR Posts attended (SUV Camps weren't mentioned by name in the write-ups, except for the Nashua one). Other Sons of Veterans can be seen walking in the background, and many buildings adorn American flags, so there was some kind of celebration going on in town. 

None of the buildings exist today. There is a circa 1910 postcard of Railroad Square found in searches that shows most of the  buildings still standing, except for the smaller livery/stable, replaced by the Stearns Building ca 1902.

Memorial Park on Chester Road in Auburn, New Hampshire. Plaque on front gives a 1976 date for the memorial. Tablets on the north and west side honor the World War II and Korean/Vietnam War veterans (World War I is a separate memorial on a nearby boulder), while the south face holds a plaque for the Civil War Soldiers from Auburn.

Below are the 49 names listed on the above memorial plaque, with their regiments (when known) added below their names. 

Note: There are several men whose service records still need verifying. There were also several soldiers who were Auburn men that were somehow left off this tablet, including:
Sylvester E. Emery, 8th NH; Luther and Henry M. Preston, 1st NH HA

Burial places, as they are found, will be recorded in the following "virtual cemetery" on Find a Grave: Civil War Soldiers of Auburn, NH

GPS: 43.001647, -71.346300
Opposite the town hall at 47 Chester Rd, Auburn, NH
Photos taken 5 June 2021 by S. Dow

This monument stands in East Derry, New Hampshire, on the grounds beside the First Parish Congregational Church. It stands 27 feet, 8 inches high, the pedestal made of blue Quincy granite, supporting the bronze statue of an infantryman on top. Bronze plates were embedded onto the four sides, inscribed with the names of 152 men who had served from Derry. Of these, 4 were listed as killed in action, 20 died while in service, and 128 were honorably discharged (an additional man was later added).

On Tuesday, October 1st, 1889, the schools of Derry were closed for the afternoon, allowing the scholars and teachers to attend the dedication of this new Soldiers' Monument at 2 o'clock. The N.H. G.A.R. was in charge of the ceremony, with numerous local Posts attending the event. They included Derry's Upton Post, No. 45; Wesley B. Knight Post, No. 41, of Derry Depot and Londonderry; Gilman E. Sleeper Post, No. 60, of Salem; Bell, No. 74, of Chester; H. C. Little, No. 33, Hampstead. The Relief Corps No. 19, of Derry and No. 54 of Derry Depot and Londonderry also attended, as well as the Charles Francis Adams Camp, Sons of Veterans, of Derry.
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- The Derry News, 20 Sept (pg 1) and 4 Oct 1889 (pgs 1, 5)

GPS: ​42.89404, -71.29468
Photos taken June 2019 (see Gilman Sleeper page for event info)

The Milton, New Hampshire SOLDIERS' MONUMENT was dedicated on Saturday, the 7th of November, 1908. The granite memorial stands 22 feet high from its base, erected "on the small park on South Main Street" (now Dawson Street). 

On its front (eastern) side, facing the main road, is inscribed the "Eli Wentworth Post, No. 89, G.A.R.", while its associated W.R.C., Eli Wentworth, No. 47, is honored with their name on the north face. The John H. Varney Camp, No. 3, S. of V., the town's Sons of Union Veterans group, has their name on the south side. On the back of the memorial is written "twenty seven unknown graves", in memory of those townsmen who did not return from the war.

[NOTE: With better weather soon arriving, I will visit this monument and take photos to include here. The surrounding area is much different than it was when the postcard image was taken - S.Dow] 

The Farmington News, on Friday,13 Nov 1908, ran an article about the monument dedication on pg 2, which included the following:

It was designed by George I. Jordan, a local member of the G.A.R., who had raised the needed funds for its construction ($2000.) during the three years prior to the dedication day.

The dedication ceremony was attended by some 2000 people, with the Eli Wentworth Post, No. 89, being in charge of the service. The A.O.U.W. Hall was used for the headquarters during the day, and for a luncheon banquet provided by the Woman's Relief Corps. A parade marched through the town on Main Street, ending at the park, where a quick ceremony was held. On account of the cold weather, most of the exercises were held in the neighboring church.

At 4 o'clock, with the services ended, the procession of people made a return march to the Hall, for the remaining day's entertainment.  

OUR FALLEN HEROES 1861-'5

Located on the grounds of the Lempster Historical Society at 10 2nd NH Turnpike. GPS:  43.225872, -72.178232
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Visited today, 08 August 2020, following a parade held in town during the 121st Lempster Old Home Day Celebration. Soldier's data added from Ayling's Revised Register and NH Service Records - S.Dow