15th Connecticut Volunteers Monument, New Bern National Cemetery

This monument was erected by the State of Connecticut Regimental Association to honor its Union soldiers fallen near New Bern, North Carolina in the Civil War. Carved from a single piece of granite in the form of a pylon, or possibly a truncated obelisk, the top of the 6-foot tall column is draped with the flag. The front face of the column features the bas-relief carving of the battle gear of the common soldier volunteer -- cap, canteen, blanket, and rucksack -- mounted over crossed rifles, with the graceful, somber drape of the flag covering the end of the rifle barrel on the right.