GAR Memorial Stone, Mount Hope Cemetery
Location: Section 2, Mount Hope Cemetery, West Acton
Transcription:
ISAAC DAVIS, POST
G. A. R.
No. 138
ERECTED BY WILLIAM CHAPLIN
William Chaplin, veteran of Massachusetts' 6th Regiment, gave money to erect a monument in memory of the many Civil War soldiers laid to rest at Mount Hope Cemetery. He also provided money for perpetual care for their graves. A Boston Globe article "Saves from Pension to Provide Fund to Care for Graves of Comrades, " June 3, 1923 recounts the story of his gift and discusses his life. More information about him is available through the Acton Memorial Library's online Civil War Archives.
ISAAC DAVIS, POST
G. A. R.
No. 138
ERECTED BY WILLIAM CHAPLIN
William Chaplin, veteran of Massachusetts' 6th Regiment, gave money to erect a monument in memory of the many Civil War soldiers laid to rest at Mount Hope Cemetery. He also provided money for perpetual care for their graves. A Boston Globe article "Saves from Pension to Provide Fund to Care for Graves of Comrades, " June 3, 1923 recounts the story of his gift and discusses his life. More information about him is available through the Acton Memorial Library's online Civil War Archives.