Columbus in Bartholomew County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bartholomew County Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
1. Full View - - Bartholomew County Veterans Memorial Marker
(( Walk - Way Stones ))
Bartholomew County
Veterans Memorial
Dedicated May 30, 1997
The Bartholomew County Memorial for
Veterans is a tribute to those living and
dead who answered the Nations Call in
the conflicts of the twentieth century.
(( Inscribed 1918 Letter ))
July. 1918.
Mother. dear.
Do not worry over me. I’m
alright and tell all my friends
that I died happy. I just was
shot and know that I will die so
goodbye all. Let God bless you.
I cannot write no more. I am
too weak.
Your son.
Louis
Louis Tabor wrote this letter
to his mother Susan Tabor of
Columbus from a hospital bed
in France hours before he died
of wounds suffered in a World
War I battle.
Erected 1997.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World I.
Location. 39° 12.039′ N, 85° 55.29′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Indiana, in Bartholomew County. Memorial is on Washington Street south of 3rd Street (State Road 46), on the right when traveling south. Located on the South/East lawn of the Bartholomew
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bartholomew County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Bartholomew County Revolutionary War Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Bartholomew County W.W. I - Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Honor Roll & Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bartholomew County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans of All Wars (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Our Pioneer Heritage / Bartholomew County Historical Society / McEwen-Samuels-Marr House (approx. 0.2 miles away); To The Memory Of (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
More about this memorial. The interior walls of the forty (40) foot tall stones are filled with many inscriptions. This Memorial is the most striking that I have seen and "experienced"!!
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
2. One of the "Walk Stones"
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
3. July. 1918 Letter - - (Louis Tabor)
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
4. Looking North - - Bartholomew County Veterans Memorial Marker
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
5. Looking East - - Bartholomew County Veterans Memorial Marker
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
6. Second Walk Stone
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
7. South/East Corner - - Bartholomew County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,901 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on October 18, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 13, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
