Piqua in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Alexander Post No. 158 G.A.R. Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
1. Alexander Post No. 158 G.A.R. Civil War Memorial
Our Dead
Comrades.
They Stood Shoulder
to Shoulder
in Defence of
Our Country.
“With malice
toward none, with
charity for all,
with firmness
in the right.”
Erected by Alexander Post
No. 158 G.A.R.
Dep't of
Ohio 1884
Erected 1884 by Alexander Post No. 158 G.A.R. Department of Ohio.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 40° 9.891′ N, 84° 15.441′ W. Marker is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. It can be reached from Broadway Riverside Drive (State Highway 66). Monument is in Forest Hill Union Cemetery, about 500 feet west of the cemetery office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8660 Broadway Riverside Drive, Piqua OH 45356, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro, in the Miami Valley, and in the 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 walking distance of this marker: United Spanish War Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Forest Hill Union Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Operation Silent Witness (about 500 feet away); Piqua (about 500 feet away); William H. Pitsenbarger (about 500 feet away); Airman First Class Pitsenbarger (about 600 feet away); Honor Log (about 600 feet away); Piqua Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away).
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
2. In Memory of Our Dead Comrades.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
3. In Defence of Our Country.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
4. "With Malice Toward None"
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
5. Alexander Post No. 158 G.A.R. Department of Ohio
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
6. Alexander Post No. 158 G.A.R. Civil War Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
7. Alexander Post No. 158 G.A.R. Civil War Memorial
Spanish-American War Memorial in foreground.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,454 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
