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Lemay in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

In Memory of the Unknown Dead

1861—1865

 
 
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 3, 2022
1. In Memory of the Unknown Dead Marker
Inscription. "On Fame's eternal camping ground their silent tent's are spread; while glory guards with solemn round the Bivouac of the dead".
Dedicated by Annie Wittenmyer, Tent No. 3, Daughters of Veterans U.S.A. St. Louis, Mo.
 
Erected by Tent No. 3 Daughters of Veterans U.S.A. St. Louis, Mo.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 38° 29.87′ N, 90° 16.803′ W. Memorial is in Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is at the intersection of South Drive and Monument Drive, on the left when traveling west on South Drive. Located in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Saint Louis MO 63125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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
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once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Union Women Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Minnesota Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Burials in the National Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); To The Confederate Dead 1861 - 1865 (about 400 feet away); Unknown Soldiers at Fort Bellefontaine Memorial (about 600 feet away); U.S. Army Air Forces Air Crash Victims May 13, 1945 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lemay.
 
In Memory of the Unknown Dead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 3, 2022
2. In Memory of the Unknown Dead Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 9, 2026