MODESTO, CALIFORNIA

1879  -  1938

GAR 

This plot was dedicated to the GAR members of Grant Post #9 who fought for the Union during the Civil War of 1861 – 1865.  The Post was chartered in 1879 with ten members and grew to several hundred.  The remains of 36 of those veterans are buried here.  In 1907 Col. James Thompson and James Neeham obtained two cannons from the U. S. government armory at Benicia.  The twenty-four pounder coastal guns were cast in 1844 at the West Point Foundry of New York and shipped to California during the Civil War.  The cannons were placed here and dedicated on Memorial Day May 30, 1907.  In 1924 American Legion Post 74 replaced the original wooden cenotaph with the present day obelisk.  The cannons, obelisk and grounds have been restored by the Stanislaus Civil War Association and with great pride are rededicated to honor and remember all veterans. 

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