Aberdeen in Brown County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Aberdeen, South Dakota Civil War Memorial

Aberdeen, South Dakota GAR Civil War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 29, 2017

1. Aberdeen, South Dakota GAR Civil War Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory
of the
soldiers and sailors of
1861—1865.

Erected by
Robert Anderson
W.R.C. No 18.

Mustered Out
"Liberty has been bought with a great price"
"The unselfish workers of our country"
"They are beyond the reach of Honors"
Dedicated May 30, 1905

Erected 1905 by Robert Anderson Women's Relief Corps No 18.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 45° 26.598′ N, 98° 30.651′ W. Memorial is in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in Brown County. It can be reached from West Melgaard Road (County Highway 19) 0.2 miles east of U.S. 281. Located in Riverside Memorial Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1726 W Melgaard Rd, Aberdeen SD 57401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East River

and specifically in the James River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern

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Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andrew Melgaard (approx. 1½ miles away); Northern State University Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Northern State University World War I Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Memorial Tree (approx. 1½ miles away); F.W. Sallet and the Dakota Freie Presse (approx. 1½ miles away); South Dakota Boy's State (approx. 1½ miles away); Masonic Temple, Aberdeen (approx. 1.6 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdeen.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 29, 2017

2. Aberdeen, South Dakota GAR Civil War Memorial Marker

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 29, 2017

3. Aberdeen, South Dakota GAR Civil War Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 14, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.