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Warsaw in Kosciusko County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial
 
Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., December 30, 2008
1. Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial
 
Inscription. These guns were donated by the government to Posts 114 & 442 G.A.R. and by them presented to Kosciusko County, to be dedicated as a monument to the Union soldiers of 1861-65.

Dedicated Oct. 1897

These guns during the War of the Rebellion, commanded the defenses at Port Royal N.C.
 
Erected 1897 by G.A.R. Posts 114 and 442.
 
Location. 41° 14.296′ N, 85° 51.412′ W. Marker is in Warsaw, Indiana, in Kosciusko County. Marker is at the intersection of Center Street and Buffalo Street, on the right when traveling west on Center Street. Click for map. Monument is on southeast grounds of county courthouse. Marker is in this post office area: Warsaw IN 46580, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Kosciusko County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); General Tadeusz "Thaddeus" Kosciuszko (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); M3A3 Stuart Tank (about 300 feet away); Indiana’s Glacier Lakes (about 400 feet away); Kosciusko County Jail (about 800 feet away); Site of Cowen Grove Seminary (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chinworth Bridge (approx. 2.9 miles away); Lawrence D. Bell (approx. 10.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Warsaw.
 
Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial Dedication Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., December 30, 2008
2. Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial Dedication
 
 
Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial G.A.R. Emblem Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., December 30, 2008
3. Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial G.A.R. Emblem
 
 
Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial Guns Marker Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., December 30, 2008
4. Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial Guns Marker
 
 
Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial Cannon Replica Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., December 30, 2008
5. Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial Cannon Replica
This is a replica of the original guns taken from this base for munitions metal in the Second World War
 
 
Reunion - Sept. 1 & 2, 1890 <br> 74th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers Photo, Click for full size
By Courtesy:: David & Kathy Workman, 1890
6. Reunion - Sept. 1 & 2, 1890
74th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers
 
 
Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., December 30, 2008
7. Kosciusko County Civil War Memorial
County courthouse in background.
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on February 19, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,119 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 19, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.   6. submitted on June 7, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.   7. submitted on February 19, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
 
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