Gorham Civil War monument

 On March, 30 I walked to the Civil War monument on a warm spring day from my fraternity house down the road. The monument is located on the front lawn of the the Art Gallery at the University of Southern Maine, Gorham campus. As look at the monuments faded names of all the people from Gorham that fought in the Civil War. I realize that this is a peace of American history that many people will never see or know of the contribution that Gorham had in the Civil War. Besides historians studying of Maine's involvement in the Civil War, history majors of the University of Southern Maine, and/or people living in Gorham.

Historical Importance:
 The Civil War monument in Gorham is historically important to Maine's involvement in the Civil War. The civil war monument was erected in Gorham in 1866. The monument was created by William Johnson in Malden, Massachusetts. The civil war monument was funded and erected by Toppan Robie would paid $3,060. This monument was dedicated for to the soldiers who lost their lives in the civil war. The fence enclosing the monument was donated by Col. F. Robie in 1872. The monument shows the significant of Gorham in the Civil War and how far the Civil War effected the country in a bad way with showing how many names are on the monuments. Finally, I believe that Gorham as a community should restore the names of the soldiers because people should know who fought for our country in our country's bloodiest war.


Sources: http://www.maine.gov/civilwar/monuments/gorham.html