Maple Grove Civil War Memorial honors the brave soldiers and sailors whose valor saved the Union during the Civil War, 1861-1865. Erected by the Ladies Memorial Association of Mechanicsburg, it invokes Gettysburg, Shiloh, Atlanta, and Vicksburg and presents their service as an example for coming generations, a sign that they are not forgotten, and a declaration that those who go to war from patriotic motives are worthy of honor and esteem.