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Defiance County Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument

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Defiance County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. . (side 1) , Erected and dedicated , to the memory of the , Soldiers and Sailors of , Defiance Co, Ohio July 4, 1886 , Rededicated May 17, 1997

Fort Donelson, Tenn. , Feb. 14, 15 and 16, 1862

Shiloh, Tenn. , April 6 and 7, 1862

Corinth, Miss. , Oct. 3, 1862

Stone River, Tenn. , Dec. 31, 1862

(side 2) , Lincoln

Murfreesboro to Tullahoma, Tenn. , June 23 to 30, 1863

Jackson, Miss. , July 9 to 16, 1863

Vicksburg, Miss. , May 18 to July 4, 1863

Chickamauga, Ga. , Sept. 19 and 20, 1863

Wilderness, Va. May 5 and 6, 1864

Fredericksburg, Va. Dec 13, 1862 , Rappahannock, Va. Nov. 7, 1863 , Gettysburg, Pa. July 1 and 3, 1863

(side 3) , Chattanooga, Tenn. , Nov. 23 to 25, 1863

Resaca, Ga. , May 13 to 16, 1864

Dallas, Ga. , May 25 to June 4, 1864

Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 9 to 30, 1864

Defiance County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monumental Association , Officers , Charles A. Flickinger, President , John Crowe. Vice President , Frank C. Culley, Secretary , Geo. W. Deatrick, Asst. Secretary , Horace P. Miller, Treasurer

Directors , Charles A. Flickinger , Frank C. Culley, John Crowe , Geo. W. Deatrick, Edmund N. Lewis , Horace Miller , Orlando Dyarman

(side 4) , Farragut

Peachtree Creek, Ga. , July 20, 1864

Atlanta, Ga. , July 23 to 28, 1864

Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31, 1864

Nashville, Tenn. , Dec. 15 and 16, 1864

Spotsylvania C.H., Va. , May 8, 1864

Fair Oaks, Va. May 31, 1862 , Savannah, Ga. Dec. 10 to 21, 1864 , Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865

(Rededication plaque) , In grateful appreciation to those veterans, veterans organizations, civic groups, and distinguished citizens whose labors and financial support made possible the rededication of this memorial on May 17, 1997.

"To care for him who has born the battle.." , Abraham Lincoln . This monument was erected in 1886 by Defiance County Soldiers and Sailors' Monumental Association. It is in Defiance in Defiance County Ohio

(side 1)
Erected & dedicated
to the memory of the
Soldiers & Sailors of
Defiance Co, Ohio July 4, 1886
Rededicated May 17, 1997

Fort Donelson, Tenn.
Feb. 14, 15 & 16, 1862

Shiloh, Tenn.
April 6 & 7, 1862

Corinth, Miss.
Oct. 3, 1862

Stone River, Tenn.
Dec. 31, 1862

(side 2)
Lincoln

Murfreesboro to Tullahoma, Tenn.
June 23 to 30, 1863

Jackson, Miss.
July 9 to 16, 1863

Vicksburg, Miss.
May 18 to July 4, 1863

Chickamauga, Ga.
Sept. 19 & 20, 1863

Wilderness, Va. May 5 & 6, 1864

Fredericksburg, Va. Dec 13, 1862
Rappahannock, Va. Nov. 7, 1863
Gettysburg, Pa. July 1 & 3, 1863

(side 3)
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Nov. 23 to 25, 1863

Resaca, Ga.
May 13 to 16, 1864

Dallas, Ga.
May 25 to June 4, 1864

Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 9 to 30, 1864

Defiance County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monumental Association
Officers
Charles A. Flickinger, President
John Crowe. Vice President
Frank C. Culley, Secretary
Geo. W. Deatrick, Asst.

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Secretary
Horace P. Miller, Treasurer

Directors
Charles A. Flickinger
Frank C. Culley, John Crowe
Geo. W. Deatrick, Edmund N. Lewis
Horace Miller
Orlando Dyarman

(side 4)
Farragut

Peachtree Creek, Ga.
July 20, 1864

Atlanta, Ga.
July 23 to 28, 1864

Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31, 1864

Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 15 & 16, 1864

Spotsylvania C.H., Va.
May 8, 1864

Fair Oaks, Va. May 31, 1862
Savannah, Ga. Dec. 10 to 21, 1864
Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865

(Rededication plaque)
In grateful appreciation to those veterans, veterans organizations, civic groups, and distinguished citizens whose labors and financial support made possible the rededication of this memorial on May 17, 1997.

"To care for him who has born the battle.."
Abraham Lincoln

Erected 1886 by Defiance County Soldiers and Sailors' Monumental Association.

Topics. This memorial monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 16.313′ N, 84° 22.675′ W. Marker is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. Memorial can be reached from South Clinton Street (Ohio Route 111) north of Bassard Drive, on the

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right when traveling north. Located in Riverside Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1417 S Clinton St, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Riverside Chapel (about 600 feet away); Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Graves of Soldiers (approx. ¼ mile away); Route and Camp's (approx. ¼ mile away); William C. Holgate Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Alexander Sankey Latty House (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Henry Seither - Todd Taylor House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.

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