Inscriptions
The inscriptions on the Soldiers and Sailors monument are as follows:
Southwest face (Civil War battles)
- Gettysburg
- Port Hudson
- Fort Fisher
- 1861-1865
Southeast face (Revolutionary War battles)
- Bunker Hill
- Bennington
- Saratoga
- 1775-1783
Northeast face (War of 1812 battles)
- Lake Erie
- Lake Champlain
- New Orleans
- 1812-1815
Northwest face (Mexican–American War)
- Palo Alto
- Molino Del Rey
- Chapultepec
In addition, the northwest face bears a large plaque with the following inscription: "1861-1865 Soldiers and Sailors of New Haven who died in defense of the Union." This inscription is followed by a three-column casualty list of twelve regiments of infantrymen. The frame of the plaque depicts numbered badges and flags. Some legible names along this border include:
- Fort Donaldson
- Hampton Roads
- Newberne, N.E.
- Fort Pulaski
- James Island
- Island No. 10
- New Orleans
- Fair Oaks
- Secessionville
- Gettysburg
- Dallas
- Bull Run
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