Civil War commemorative monument · Dedicated July 4, 1908
Mother Allison Monument
- Location
- Port Carbon Presbyterian Cemetery, First Street, Port Carbon, PA
- Dedicated
- July 4, 1908
- Designer / maker
- Zinc ("white bronze") monument; erected by the Allison Post, G.A.R.
- Status
- Extant
- Coordinates
- 40.6976, -76.1671 · Open in Maps · Approximate location
Approximate — a Find a Grave coordinate for Agnes Allison's grave in Port Carbon's Presbyterian cemetery; it fixes the cemetery vicinity, not the exact monument, and no historical-marker-database GPS exists (the Port Carbon HMDB marker is the separate Veterans of Port Carbon memorial).
The Mother Allison Monument stands atop the grave of Agnes (Smart) Allison in Port Carbon’s Presbyterian Cemetery — a Scottish immigrant who lost all four of her soldier sons — George, James, Alexander, and John — in Union service during the Civil War.
Erected in the zinc “white bronze” style by the Allison Post of the Grand Army of the Republic and dedicated on July 4, 1908, each side of the monument names a son and the place where he died. Local histories record it as one of the county’s most poignant Civil War memorials.
Sources
- Civil War Memorials in Port Carbon — Wynning History
License: publisher - Agnes Allison's Sacrifice — The 48th Pennsylvania (blog)
License: publisher
Frequently asked
- Who was Mother Allison?
- Agnes (Smart) Allison, a Scottish immigrant to Port Carbon who lost all four of her soldier sons — George, James, Alexander, and John — in Union service during the Civil War.
- What does the monument record?
- Erected atop her grave and dedicated July 4, 1908, each of its sides names a son and where he died. It is documented as one of the county's most poignant Civil War memorials.