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Wayne Township in Richmond in Wayne County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Civil War Memorial

 
 
Civil War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023
1. Civil War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
U.S. Civil War
1861 - 1865

3,217,000 served
620,000 died
320 died from Wayne Co.

Erected 2008
by
Wm. P. Benton Camp 28
Sons of Union Veterans
of the Civil War

 
Erected 2008 by William P. Benton Camp 28, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 39° 49.897′ N, 84° 54.009′ W. Memorial is in Richmond, Indiana, in Wayne County. It is in Wayne Township. It can be reached from Remembering Veterans Drive north of Johnson Street. Memorial is in Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Richmond IN 47374, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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: Revolutionary War Memorial Bench (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); Wayne County World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 1st Marine Div — Guadalcanal (a few steps from this marker); M60 Tank CBTF/T (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Wayne County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne County Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on May 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
 
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