Vienna in Johnson County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Thirteen Hundred and Sixty-four Volunteers

enlisted from Johnson County, Illinois

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021

1. Thirteen Hundred and Sixty-four Volunteers Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of
Thirteen Hundred and Sixty-four Volunteers
enlisted from Johnson County, Illinois,
during the rebellion, 1861-65.

Erected October 1, 1907, by
Vienna Post 221, G.A.R.
and
Vienna Camp, 9, S. of V.
Division of Illinois.

Erected 1907 by Vienna Post 221, G.A.R.; and Vienna Camp, 9, S. of V., Division of Illinois.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 37° 24.874′ N, 88° 53.807′ W. Memorial is in Vienna, Illinois, in Johnson County. It is on South 5th Street just south of Court Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker and monument are located near the northwest corner of the Johnson County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 401 Court Street, Vienna IL 62995, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt

and in Shawnee Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn

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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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johnson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Route of Gen. George Rogers Clark (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson County Honor Roll (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Route of Gen. George Rogers Clark (approx. 3.2 miles away); George Rogers Clark Campsite (approx. 5.9 miles away); Route of General George Rogers Clark (approx. 8.4 miles away); Old Ft. Massac and Kaskaskia Trail (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vienna.

More about this memorial. A Civil War era cannon barrel rests atop the memorial.

Thirteen Hundred and Sixty-four Volunteers Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021

2. Thirteen Hundred and Sixty-four Volunteers Memorial

(looking west • South 5th Street in background)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021

3. Thirteen Hundred and Sixty-four Volunteers Memorial

(looking southeast • Johnson County Courthouse in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.