Melvern in Osage County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Melvern Civil War Tribute
Photographed by Thomas Onions, August 2, 2009
1. Melvern Civil War Tribute Marker
A tribute to those patriots who sleep in Southern graves uncoffined, unshrouded and unknown.
Erected 1888 by Woman's Relief Corps.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 38° 30.25′ N, 95° 42.43′ W. Memorial is in Melvern, Kansas, in Osage County. It is on NW Emporia Street 0.2 miles east of South California Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Melvern KS 66510, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and in Greater Topeka. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Melvern Community Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); J. W. Dick-Peddie (approx. 3.7 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 7½ miles away); Olive Ann Mellor Beech (approx. 9.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.9 miles away); City of Lebo (approx. 10.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 10.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 10.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melvern.
More about this memorial. This marker is in the middle of the Melvern Cemetery which is
this page online
Also see . . . National Woman's Relief Corps. This link is to the National Woman's Relief Corps which continues from the original organization. (Submitted on August 8, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)
Photographed by Thomas Onions, August 2, 2009
2. Melvern Civil War Tribute Marker
This photo is of the inscription on the south side of the tribute.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, August 2, 2009
3. Melvern Civil War Tribute Marker
Tribute and flagpole.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,565 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
