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| Image provided by Ed Norris | |
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| To the Memory of George Eaton Priest 1842-1897 1st Lieutenant 53rd Quartermaster 57th Massachusetts Infantry A Faithful Officer in the War Which Preserved the Union And Destroyed Slavery. His Companions in Arms Of the Commandery Of the State of Massachusetts of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion Of the United States Have Here Placed This Tablet Lex Regit Arma Tuentur* | |
| * "Arms are borne so the law may rule," a motto attributed to Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. | |
| Images provided by William Russo | |
| Mr. Russo says Priest was originally buried in the Common Street Cemetery (Watertown, MA) next to his Father, but moved to the Ridgelawn Cemetery on September 16, 1902, reason unknown. | |
