The Riverdale monument, dedicated on June 17, 1886, is a symmetrically designed structure of finely hammered and polished granite. A representation of the various corps badges is inscribed on its tablet. It stands in the square near the mill. Riverdale Martyrs Civil War Veterans Memorial, corner of Washington and Hodgkins Streets. Dedicated June 16, 1886.

Inscribed: "Riverdale martyrs in the war of the Rebellion, 1861-1865."

In honor of: Lieut.Col. David Allen, Jr., Edwin Murphy, K, Twelfth Mass, John Day, K, Thirty-ninth Mass, James Murphy, Thirty-second Mass, Joseph S. Hodgkins, K, Thirtieth Mass, John Tucker, K, Thirtieth Mass, John Lane, D, Twenty-fourth Mass, Benjamin H. Griffin, C, Twenty-third Mass, Addison Griffin, I, Twenty-third Mass, Abraham Day, Jr., C, Twenty-third Mass, Charles Day, C. Twenty-third Mass, Levi Brackett, C, Twenty-third Mass, Alphonso M. Laroque, C. Twenty-third Mass, Benjamin Riggs, C, Eighth Mass