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Pomeroy in Garfield County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
 

Garfield County GAR Monument

 
 
Garfield County GAR Monument image. Click for full size.
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1. Garfield County GAR Monument
Inscription. [Front]
Erected by
Garfield County

Roster of Deceased Comrades
Collins, Michael • Garrett, David - Co. E, 134 Ill. In. • Hand, Cyrenus - Co. C, 47 Ill. In. • Ryan, Thomas - Co. I.N.Y.H.A. • Spedden, Col. R.R. - 40 Mo. • Conwell, John W. - Co. D, 11 Kan. Cav.

This Memorial is dedicated
to honor the men and women
of Garfield County who served
their country
World War I
World War II
Korean
Vietnam
All other wars
Statue and plaque donated by
V.F.W. Post 2351
and Garfield County Pioneer Association
July 4, 2000

1861 — 1865

[Side]
Roster, McDowell Post No. 22,
Department Washington & Alaska
Ball, John W. - Co. K, 9 In. Cav. • Bingham, C.H. - Co. B, 16 Ill. In. • Black, G.W. - Co. G, 13 Ia. In. • Brooks, J.D. - Co. F, 195 Oh. In. • Burns, John C. - Co. B, 41 Wis. In. • Clary, Joseph - Co. D, 29 Ia. In. • Corey, M.M. - Co. I, 154 Oh. In. • Cosgrove, S.G. - Co. E, 14 Oh. In. • Fitzgerald, Patrick - 9th Mass. Bat. • Freeburn, J.P. - Co. I, 9 Ia. In. • Geiger, F.W. - Co. F, 7 Minn. In. • Gibson, G.D. - Co. B, 1 Or. Cav. • Gowen, Frank - Co. A, 7 Minn. In. • Halterman, E. - Co. A, 12 Ill. In. • Hardin, J.W. - Co. I, 3 Ill. In. • Hull, S.K. - Co. E, 118 Ill. In. • James, G.W. - Co. I, 10 Ia. Cav. • Johnson, Leroy - Co. G, 11 Oh. Cav. • Keith, A.H. - Co. B, 109 Ill. In. • Kimball, J.G. - Co. K, 25 Ia. In. • Kuhn, Peter - Co. L, 10 Ill. Cav. • Malcolm, J.T. - Co. E, 9 Mass. In. • Messenger, D.B. - Co. I, 4 Ia. In. • Messenger, R - Co. I, 4 Ia. In. • Miles, Joseph - Co. K, 8 Vt. In. • Mitchell, Lieut. John - Co. A, 79 Ill. In. • Morris, H.M. - Co. E, 3 Ia. Cav. • Morris, N. - Co. I, 14 Ill. In. • McNeal, Frank - Co. B, 137 Ill. In. • Neal, W.R. - Co. A, 46 Ill. In. • Pomeroy, G.R. - Co. A, 65 Ill. In. • Purcell, J.B. - Co. D, 16 Mich. In. • Roth, John R. - Co. I, 19 Ia. In. • Russell, Michael - Co. •
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Shreffler, I.H. - Co. E, 30 Ia. In. • Teetrick, D.H. - Co. C, 35 Ill. In. • Thompson, H.C. - Co. A, 7 Mo. Cav. • Thompson, John - Co. B, 78 Ill. In. • Walker, J.H. - Co. G, 50 Mass. In. • Zinn, Geo. - Co. A, 2 Oh. Cav

[Side]
Roster
Ex-soldiers living in Garfield Co.
non-members of Post
Bagley, Geo. - Co. M, 2 Ill. H.A. • Brady, Peter - Co. H, 9 Mass. In. • Burt, C.D. - Co. E, 195 Oh. In. • Courtney, L.B. - Co. K, 46 Ia. In. • Gammon, Wm. • Grayson, John W. Co. G, 1 Ind. H.A. • Hays, S. - Co. C, 3 Ia. In. • Hender, Henry - Co. K, 3 Mo. Cav. • Howard, R.S. - Co. K, 38 Oh. In. • Jeffreys, M.N. - Co. F, 1 Ark. Cav. • Kidwell, D.P. - Co. F, 1 Ark. Cav. • Malcolm, S.L. - Co. I, 31 Mass. In. • Miller, P.G. - Co. B , 23 Ia. In. • Mitchell, John - Co. B, 81 Pa. In. • Mulch, Henry - Co. I, 7 Mo. In. • McFall, W.T. - Co. G, 151 Ill. In. • Nevil, Joseph - Co. G, 189 Oh. In. • Rummens, W.J. - Co. I, 28 Wis. In. • Santo, R. - Co. F, 5 Ia. In. • Stentz, J.C. - Co. K, 2 Pa. H.A. • Tidwell, Robt. - Co. A, 2 Neb. Cav. • Wade, R.B. - Co. H, 7 Minn. In. • Walsh, Wm. - Co. K, 2 N.H. In. • White, Chas. - Co. G, 1 Minn. H.A.

[Side]
Roster
Ex-soldiers buried in Garfield Co.
non-members of post
Ashcraft,
Garfield County GAR Monument detail (front) image. Click for full size.
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2. Garfield County GAR Monument detail (front)
J. - Co. G, 7 Pa. Cav. • Ankrim, J. - Co. E, 16 Ill. In. • Bramley, J.C. - Co. H, 9 Mass. In. • Henderson, H. - Co. K, 5 Kan. In. • Howard, R.H. - Co. • Kassell, N. - Co. F, 7 Minn. In. • Kidwell, J.F. - Co. F,1 Ark. Cav. • Killen, J.W. - Co. B, 30 Ill. In. • King, F.R. - Co. C, 1 Colo. Cav. • Long, Ransom - Co. , Mo. Cav. • Mewhinney, T.J. - Co. C, 4 Ind. In. • McKey, W.P. - Co. B,11 Kan. In. • McPherson, A.G. - Co. H, 11 Minn. In. • Nye, S.L. - Co. C, 9 Ind. In. • Patterson, N.S. - Co. A, 7 Kan. In. • Potter, W.C. - Co. A, 10 N.Y. In. • Poyner, D.H. - Co. M, 1 Col. Cav. • Shearer, Joel - Co. B, 1 Mo. • Snodderly, Henry - Co. K, 13 Kan. In. • Thomalson, J. - Co. A, 7 Mo. Cav. • Thornton, Eli - Co. B,11 Ia. In. • Waugh, James - Co. C, 1 Neb. • Williams, N.C. - 2 Bat. Mo.
 
Erected 1904.
 
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
 
Location. 46° 28.483′ N, 117° 36.008′ W. Monument is in Pomeroy, Washington, in Garfield County. It is at the
Garfield County GAR Monument detail (side) image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 20, 2014
3. Garfield County GAR Monument detail (side)
intersection of Main Street (U.S. 12) and South 8th Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 789 Main St, Pomeroy WA 99347, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Washington’s Palouse. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ancient Crossroads (approx. 5.9 miles away); Kimooenim Creek Lunch Site (approx. 8½ miles away); "the Soil is extreamly fertile" (approx. 8.8 miles away); Lewis and Clark Expedition (approx. 8.8 miles away).
 
More about this monument. The monument, erected by the Grand Army of the Republic in 1904, originally was dedicated to Union soldiers. The original statue was removed in the 1950s because of deterioration and later replaced by a flagpole, which in turn was replaced by the current bronze statue in 2000. A new
Garfield County GAR Monument detail (side) image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 20, 2014
4. Garfield County GAR Monument detail (side)
plaque commemorating veterans of all wars also was added that year.
 
Garfield County GAR Monument detail (side) image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 20, 2014
5. Garfield County GAR Monument detail (side)
Garfield County GAR Monument image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 20, 2014
6. Garfield County GAR Monument
The monument is in front of the Garfield County Courthouse.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 3, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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