Galesburg in Knox County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Mary A. Bickerdyke
1817 - 1901
Photographed By Mark Parker, July 19, 2023
1. Mary A. Bickerdyke 1817 1901 Marker
In recognition of her patriotic and heroic devotion to the Boys in Blue in camp, in hospital and on the field. The state of Illinois has under the auspices of the Mother Bickerdyke Memorial Association erected this statue 1904
Erected 1904 by State of Illinois and the Mother Bickerdyke Memorial Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • War, US Civil • Women.
Location. 40° 56.692′ N, 90° 22.215′ W. Marker is in Galesburg, Illinois, in Knox County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of East Tompkins Street and South Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east. Located north of the Knox County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 S Cherry St, Galesburg IL 61401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Original Site of Galesburg Sr. High School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tompkins Street (about 300 feet away); Beecher Chapel (about 400 feet away); Lincoln-Douglas Debate (about 500 feet away); The Fifth Debate (about 600 feet away); This Memorial Tablet (about 600 feet away); Abraham Lincoln Knox College
this page online
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . Mary Ann Bickerdyke. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 24, 2023.)
Photographed By Mark Parker, July 19, 2023
2. Mary A. Bickerdyke Marker
Photographed By S.M. Fassett, September 1863
3. Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, Civil War nurse
Portrait of Mary Ann Bickerdyke, also known as "Mother to the Boys in Blue," who cared for wounded soldiers on nineteen battlefields, including Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and Atlanta and improved or established approximately 300 hospitals as an agent of the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-57151
Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 23, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2. submitted on July 24, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3. submitted on July 24, 2023. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Wide shot of marker and its surroundings. Photo of the statue. • Can you help?
