Defiance County Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument
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. 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
this page online
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 monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 41° 16.313′ N, 84° 22.675′ W. Monument is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It can be reached from South Clinton Street (Ohio Route 111) north of Bassard Drive, on the right when traveling north. Located in Riverside Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 1417 S Clinton St, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Ohio’s Black Swamp 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: Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. (about 500 feet away, measured
Another marker is no longer nearby. Abatis and Camp (was approx. Ό mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 11, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
