Sherwood in Defiance County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

G.A.R. Soldier Monument

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 9, 2019

1. G.A.R. Soldier Monument

Inscription. Memorial to the Heroes of 1861 to 1865
Who Gave Their Lives That Our Nation Might Live
Erected by Hancock WRC No. 282
Hancock Post No. 579 G.A.R. The Monument was originally dedicated on July 3, 1909 through the efforts of the Hancock Women's Relief Corps No. 282, an Auxiliary of the Hancock Post No. 579 Grand Army of the Republic, a nationwide organization of former Union Civil War Veterans that was founded in 1866. Former Civil War General and Congressman Isaac Sherwood, along with numerous Civil War Veterans, school children and ordinary citizens were in attendance. The original concrete pedestal had been mixed and poured by the local Civil War Veterans at a cost of $400. At the time of its dedication there were four G.A.R. Posts and two other G.A.R. Monuments within Defiance County. There were a total of 740 G.A.R. Posts in the State of Ohio.

Topics and series. This monument and 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. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1909.

Location. 41° 17.369′ N, 84° 33.178′ W. Monument is in Sherwood, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is at the intersection of North Harrison Street (

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U.S. 127) and Ash Street, on the right when traveling north on North Harrison Street. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 405 N Harrison St, Sherwood OH 43556, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the Till Plains.

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sherwood Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Sherwood Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Sherwood Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Tale of Ensign James Liggett / Major Adam Charles Muir, 41st Regiment of Foot (approx. 2.1 miles away); Original Site of St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Cemetery and Log Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); About New Rochester Park (approx. 4½ miles away); Look to the Skies - Bald Eagles at New Rochester Park (approx. 4½ miles away); New Rochester (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherwood.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 9, 2019

2. G.A.R. Soldier Monument

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 9, 2019

3. G.A.R. Soldier Monument

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 9, 2019

4. G.A.R. Soldier Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 4 times this year. Last updated on May 17, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 12, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.