Clarence D. McKenzie Monument (inscription)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Clarence D. McKenzie, the 12-year old drummer boy for Brooklyn's 13th Regiment, died on June 11, 1861. This monument in his honor stands above his grave in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery. The inscription reads: "ERECTED BY THE DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS OF THE 13TH REGT. N.G., S.N.Y., IN MEMORY OF CLARENCE D. MACKENZIE, BORN FEB. 8, 1849, DIED AT ANNAPOLIS, MD., JUNE 11, 1861, AGED 12 YRS, 4 MOS, 3 DYS."

For more about Clarence McKenzie, see Document 26. To see the full view of this monument, see Document 27.

 

 

 

 

Citation - Document 28
Photographs: Cemeteries - Greenwood - Monuments - Mackenzie Monument (Drummer Boy)
July 14, 1861
Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/civilwar