A low stone retaining wall lines the parking area on Crown Street.

A square entrance arch with crenellated top provides access to one of the paths leading to the main monument.

The main structure is a three-level tower built of ashlar granite from a local quarry, and is square in footprint.

At one corner a circular tourelle projects from the third level, topped by a bronze figure of a soldier holding colors.

Funds for the memorial's construction were raised by the local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic.