Aledo in Mercer County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mercer County Soldiers' Monument

Mercer Co To Her Fallen Sons Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 13, 2021

1. Mercer Co To Her Fallen Sons Monument

Inscription. Mercer Co
To her fallen sons
1861-1865

Donaldson • Mobile • Vicksburg • Savannah • Chattanooga • Shiloh

(names of 352 soldiers)

Erected 1878.

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

Location. 41° 12.193′ N, 90° 45.13′ W. Monument is in Aledo, Illinois, in Mercer County. It is at the intersection of NW 4th Avenue and NW 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on NW 4th Avenue. Located in Monument Park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Aledo IL 61231, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Northern Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Women's Veterans Memorial (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Roosevelt Military Academy World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Last Roll Call (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aledo, Illinois (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Roosevelt Oak (approx. ¼ mile away); William and Vashti College (approx. ¼ mile away); Illinois Millitary School (approx. ¼ mile away); Niles Hall / Transition (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aledo.

Also see . . . The Soldiers' Monument Dedication (pdf file). Mercer County Historical Newsletter (Jul/Aug/Sep 2016) (Submitted on April 23, 2021.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 19 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 20, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.