"Lauding the last veteran"

#themonumentalproject team are super excited to announce the forthcoming unveiling of our "last veteran" plaque honoring Samuel Lander Hough (1848-1940), late of the 2nd New Jersey Cavalry.

Samuel was:

*The last American Civil War Veteran to die in Derby, England.

*The Last remaining survivor of The London Branch of American Civil War Veterans.

*The Last American Civil War veteran with (verifiable service ) to die in the United Kingdom.

Samuel's status as "the last" is surely deserved of remembrance , hence seeking a plaque to honor him. This project has been a collaboration with comrades in Department of New Jersey, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and also Friends of Nottingham Road Cemetery - Derby. We are thrilled to see it come to a conclusion.

Time/Date 11.30 a.m. Saturday July 4th 2026 at Nottingham Road Cemetery in Derby.

Attendance strictly by invite. Living historians wearing period uniforms are welcome, but no weapons whatsoever are permitted.