Van Wert in Van Wert County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2008
1. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Erected 1901 by Scott Relief Corps No. 18.
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 40° 52.282′ N, 84° 36.448′ W. Marker is in Van Wert, Ohio, in Van Wert County. It can be reached from Woodland Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Monument is in Woodland Cemetery, about one quarter mile from entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Van Wert OH 45891, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ohio Department of Natural Resources 75th Anniversary (approx. Ό mile away); Company D, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Woodlawn Union Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); This Flag (approx. 0.9 miles away); Operation Desert Storm Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ohio National Guard (approx. 0.9 miles away); Van Wert County Wourld War II Veterans Memorial
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More about this marker. Erected 4 July 1901.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2008
2. Soaring Eagle (front of monument)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2008
3. In Memory of Our Fallen Heroes (back of monument)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2008
4. Scott Relief Corps No. 18 (south side of monument)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2008
5. Soldier Statue Atop Monument
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022
6. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022
7. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Detail (north side of monument)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,568 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 13, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on January 24, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
