Near Oglesby in LaSalle County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Commemorating the Deeds of the Union Veterans of the Civil War
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2012
1. Commemorating the Deeds of the Union Veterans of the Civil War Marker
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Illinois.
1861-5 1914
Ida E. Wright
President
Commemorating the Deeds
of the Union Veterans of
the Civil War
With malice toward none
with charity for all
Lincoln
Circles of the L of G.A.R. contributing
Lady Washington № 15 Wm. Sherman № 40 Wm. McDowell № 83 George Reed № 74 Ida E. Wright Staff Presidents Association Malvina Maltby № 79 Col. J. Galligan № 29 D.O. Hunter № 26 Austin Circl № 46 Henry H. Saint № 21 Wm. J. Wylie № 71 Lincoln Memorial № 90 Abraham Lincoln № 2 James A. Sexton № 43 Henry W. Lawton № 27 John Brown Taylor № 57 Gettysburg Circle № 25 Old Glory № 96 Illinois № 93 Gov. John R. Tanner № 54 George A. Wilson № 49 Wellington Wood № 94 Elizah Welderhold № 85 May Goodrich Ft. Blakely № 92 Wm. Turnbull № 100 Eugene Matteson № 72 John D. McClure № 97 Dixon Circle № 73 Albert D. Shaw № 10 Col. Brackett № 58 Ida Seibert
Individuals who contributed
Ida E. Wright Ada Drake Rose Boggiano
Erected by
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 41° 19.232′ N, 88° 59.546′ W. Memorial is near Oglesby, Illinois, in LaSalle County. It can be reached from East 875th Road 1.4 miles north of Hiawatha Pioneer Trail (Illinois Route 71). Marker is located along the park trail on the east side of the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2668 East 873 Road, Oglesby IL 61348, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Illinois and specifically in the Illinois River Valley. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Starved Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort St. Louis (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Renι Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle (about 300 feet away); Building Starved Rock Lodge (about 600 feet away); This Plaque is Placed in Memory of the Patriots (about 600 feet away); Fort Saint Louis (about 700 feet away); The Illinois (about 700 feet away); The Legend of Starved Rock (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oglesby.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2012
2. Commemorating the Deeds of the Union Veterans of the Civil War Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
