ROBERT PAUL Jr.
WAS A PRIVATE OF CO. A. 13TH PA. VOL.
INFANTRY 3 MONTHS SERVICE,
HELPED ORGANIZE AND ENLISTED
IN HAMPTON BATTERY F. PA.
LIGHT ARTILLERY OCT. 8TH 1861 AND
WAS ENGAGED IN EVERY BATTLE THE
BATTERY WAS IN DURING THE WAR.
HONORABLY DISCHARGED
JAN. 3RD 1865 AS
FIRST LIEUTENANT.
DIED SEPT. 11TH 1905.
The soaring light gray granite obelisk marks the grave of Robert Paul Jr.’s grave. The front of the monument is embellished with a bronze shield that details his service during the Civil War. The two sides of the monument are further indications of his military service.
On one side at two crossed rifles with a canteen and shoulder bag laid over a laurel wreath. The rifles likely memorialize Paul’s duty in the Pennsylvania Infantry. The laurel wreath in the motif is an ancient Roman symbol of victory in war.
On the other side of the monument are two crossed cannons—again laid over a laurel wreath. The cannons are a tribute to his time in the Hampton Battery, a light artillery unit. In between the cannons is a clover which is a nod to Paul’s Irish heritage and birth.
Gravely Speaking 
What a beautiful memorial to a man who served his country. As someone with Irish roots, you may want to know that because the clover has three leaves it is a shamrock in this instance. The three leaves symbolize the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Suaimhneas síoraí ort, Mr. Paul.