Gettysburg in Potter County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 27, 2018

1. Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial

Inscription.
This statue of a Civil War veteran was erected to pay tribute to those veterans who settled Potter County. Potter County was initially named Ashmore, but later named Potter by the 1877 Dakota Territory Legislature. Gettysburg was first named Meade, in honor of General Meade, and later named Gettysburg to memorialize the Pennsylvania town where the Civil War battle, often considered the turning point of the Civil War, was fought on July 1st to 4th, 1863. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, followed by his 2nd inaugural address, gave the name Gettysburg great historical significance and a name known by all. It symbolizes a transition from the ashes by which Lincoln forged a union of the United States. We are honored to have the name.

Potter County Area Veterans' Memorial
The purpose for this memorial is to honor and support into perpetuity, all those who have served, are serving, or will serve in the Armed Forces of the United States of America, and all its branches, to memorialize the sacrifices of those veterans, to educate the public, to develop visitation at the memorial and to foster patriotism in our

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Veterans of Civil War
Potter Co.
Aldrich, F. · Ater, J. · Austin, W. · Babcock, J. · Bacon, D. · Ballow, O. · Bartlett, F. · Baum, C. · Beckhorn, D. B. · Benster, M. M. · Bingham, L. · Bingman, D. · Bishop, W. · Bolinger, H. C. · Bolton, W. · Bowdish, C. B. · Brehl, J. P. · Brooks, C. M. · Bryson, J. A. · Buckingham, N. · Bugbee, A. E.

Burdick, C. B. · Burk, A. M. · Canfield, H. O. · Carey, D. L. · Carr, R. B. · Carver, G. W. · Chandler, H. B. · Clapp, C. H. · Coffin, C. H. · Colburn, J. · Combellick, W. · Converse, A. C. · Cook, J. · Cooper, H. · Cosand, S. W. · Cressley, H. · Davidson, J. W. · Dean, C. W. · Dilkins, L. S. · Dodd, T. C. · Donovan, W. J.

Dorland, G. · Doud, P. · Doud, S. · Dreblow, E. · Durlin, J. W. · Dykman, G. · Early, W. · Eden, A. · Emmons, F. B. · Fairbairn, W. · Fairbanks, G. · Ferris, L. · Flannigan, W. F. · Fish, I. A. · Flyte, A. · Force, D. · Francis, J. W. · Frankhauser, N. · Frankhauser, S. · French, J. M. · French, W. C.

Gallager, C. · Gamage, A. B. · George,

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2. Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial

T. A. · Gilchrist, C. A. · Gintner, G. · Gleason, G. · Goodnow, D. B. · Goshorn, F. · Green, W. · Griffith, J. W. · Griffin, L. C. · Hammel, G. F. · Hart, B. B. · Hassler, J. P. · Hatch, J. · Hayward, G. W. · Hayward, J. E. · Hendrickson, T. · Herron, J. M. · Himes, A. M. · Holmes, W. H. · Houck, C. W. · Hough, S. H. · Hoven, P. · Howaard, S. M. · Hulshizer, J. N. · Hutchins, F. · Hyde, E. S. · Hyde, L. R. · Inks, A. A. · Jack, H. · Johnson, C. B. · Kalla, E. · Kane, P. · Kemmer, P. · Kennedy, J. W. · Kent, E. · Kindsman, J. · Klein, P. · Klingensmith, A. · Kraps, J. J. · Latimer, J. O. · Lawrence, A. C.

Lawsha, G. · Lepper, F. · Leroy, A. · Loveless, J. J. · Lutman, B. F. · McElroy T. J. · McGee, S. · McKay, G. · McLaughlin, A. C. · McManners, J. V. · Mann, O. L. · Maucher, E. Sr. · Mayer, H. · Medbery, J. W. · Medbery, M. H. · Miller, C. · Miller, J. · Miller, J. · Morrison, A. · Moulton, A. S. · Murdy, A. J. · Nowlin, L. · O'Dell, W. A. · Oleson, A. · Oliver, C. E. M. · Oliver, J. B. · Orsborne, B.

Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial, center stone image. Click for full size.

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3. Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial, center stone

· Page, R. · Parker, C. J. · Patterson, D. A. · Paull, H. C. · Pearce, K. W. · Peck, H. M. · Peden, J. · Pierce, G. G. · Pierce, W. W. · Poille, R. W. · Porter, W. · Reagan, J. · Reed, C. · Reisen, F. · Rhodes, G. · Rice, S. S.

Rodenhurst, J. · Sandren, J. · Savage, A. S. · Sayles, P. · Schonfeldt, O. W. · Scott, D. F. · Searl, L. L. · Shanbarker, J. G. · Shaw, J. W. · Slawson, M. · Smart, A. · Smith, T. · Smith, W. F. · Smith, W. · Smouse, I. · Sommerville, J. · Southand, H. · Spencer, H. C. · Springer, R. M. · Stowe, W. R. · Strong, C. W. · Thompson, A. J. · Thompson, J. C. · Toomey, W. · Topp, A. · Trumball, W. · Wager, F. M. · Wager, O. · Walker, J. Q. · Warner, D. A. · Warner, F. A. · Webb, J. G. · Weeks, J. B. · Welch, C. · West, A. F. · Whitcomb, J. · Whitford, W. · Williams, J. S. · Wilson, A. · Wilson, H. · Wright, W. · Young, F.

In honor of the Civil War veterans of this community and county to remember our heritage and their goal of patriotism and service.

Erected 1997 by the Mary Chilton Chapter National

Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial, center stone (back) image. Click for full size.

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4. Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial, center stone (back)

Society Daughters of the American Revolution through the Mary Chilton DAR Foundation, Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Gettysburg Civil War Association, Gettysburg, South Dakota.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil.

Location. 45° 0.617′ N, 99° 57.317′ W. Memorial is in Gettysburg, South Dakota, in Potter County. It is at the intersection of East Logan Avenue and South Exene Street, on the right when traveling east on East Logan Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Gettysburg SD 57442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East River.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern 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 4 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Potter County, South Dakota Veteran's Memorial

Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial, right stone image. Click for full size.

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5. Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial, right stone

(a few steps from this marker); Gettysburg, South Dakota (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Schlachter Building (about 500 feet away); Medicine Rock (approx. 0.2 miles away).

Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial, left stone image. Click for full size.

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6. Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial, left stone

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 27, 2018

7. Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial

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8. Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial

Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial, back view image. Click for full size.

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9. Potter County, South Dakota Civil War Memorial, back view

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 2, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 11, 2024. 7. submitted on November 2, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. 8, 9. submitted on May 11, 2024. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.