McKeesport in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
1. Civil War Memorial
Soldiers and Sailors
of
Late Rebellion, 1861-1865.
Gettysburg
[Grant relief; representing soldiers]
Appomattox
[Farragut relief; representing sailors]
[Grand Army of the Republic emblem]
Erected by the Citizens of the City of McKeesport.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 21.016′ N, 79° 50.763′ W. Memorial is in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It can be reached from 5th Avenue. Monument is the centerpiece of the Soldiers Circle in McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1608 5th Avenue, McKeesport PA 15132, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John McKee and Family (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); John McKee (about 700 feet away); War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); McKeesport Boys Club Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Methodist Episcopal Church of McKeesport
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
2. Civil War Memorial Dedication
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
3. Civil War Memorial Detail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
4. Civil War Memorial Detail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
5. Civil War Memorial Sponsor
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
6. Civil War Memorial and Soldiers Circle
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
