Albert Lea in Freeborn County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016

1. Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument

Inscription. Erected by citizens of
Freeborn County, Minn.
in memory of
Union Soldiers and Sailors
of the War of 1861-65

Dedicated to
Robson Post No. 5. G.A.R.
of Albert Lea, Minn.
Memorial Day May 30, 1914

Erected 1914 by Citizens of Freeborn County Minnesota.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 43° 38.784′ N, 93° 22.11′ W. Monument is in Albert Lea, Minnesota, in Freeborn County. It is on South Broadway Avenue (U.S. 65) south of College Street, on the right when traveling north. Monument is located beside the sidewalk, directly in front of the main west entrance to the Freeborn County Courthouse. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 411 South Broadway Avenue, Albert Lea MN 56007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Southeast Minnesota.

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

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Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 411 South Broadway Avenue (a few steps from this marker); Albert Lea's Architectural History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eddie Cochran (approx. ¼ mile away); Marion Ross (approx. 0.3 miles away); Frank Faville (approx. one mile away); Burglar Alarm (approx. one mile away); Freeborn County's First Log Home (1853) (approx. one mile away); Albert Lea High School Arch and Pieces (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albert Lea.

Also see . . . From the Albert Lea Evening Tribune, May 5, 1961:. The Albert Lea G.A.R. Post was organized Jan. 20, 1881. It was called Minn. No. 5. Fifteen years later the post had 125 members and it was estimated at the time that 219 men who had served in the Union Army were then living in the county. During the early existence of these posts the members often enjoyed a joint picnic. Members were active in seeing that the graves of veterans were honored and taken care of.

Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument (<i>southwest corner view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016

2. Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument (southwest corner view)

Veteran graves can be seen today in 32 well-kept cemeteries and in 10 abandoned cemeteries located in the county. In 1914, a monument was erected on the Freeborn County Courthouse lawn, made possible by contributions from the citizens of the city and county and aided by the city and county governments. The base of this structure is of white Vermont granite, 28 ft. high. On the sides are bronze medallions of Lincoln and Logan and on the top a Civil War soldier. (Submitted on December 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument (<i>wide view; Freeborn County Courthouse in background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016

3. Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument (wide view; Freeborn County Courthouse in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 639 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.