Cleveland in Bradley County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Union Monument

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 26, 2020

1. Union Monument

Inscription. This monument is to perpetuate the memory of the Boys in Blue in the war of 1861-65 who have lived in Bradley County was dedicated by Oviatt Post No. 20 G. A. R. May 30 1914

Erected 1914 by Oviatt Post No. 20, Grand Army of the Republic.

Topics and series. This monument and 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. 35° 9.365′ N, 84° 52.827′ W. Monument is in Cleveland, Tennessee, in Bradley County. It is at the intersection of Worth Street Southwest and 6th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south on Worth Street Southwest. Marker is at Worth Street entrance to Fort Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Cleveland TN 37311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Hill Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fillauer Brothers Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bradley County World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bradley County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cleveland During the Civil War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Bohemia Theatre (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bradley County Courthouse Meleeny Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bradley County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

More about this monument. A plaque at the base notes the memorial was refurbished by the Fort Hill Cemetery Association and rededicated in July 1990.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 26, 2020

2. Union Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.