Oak Ridge in Springfield in Sangamon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Grand Army of the Republic Mound

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2023

1. Grand Army of the Republic Mound Marker

Inscription.

Grand Army of the Republic Mound. . On May 28, 1891, this plot was set aside by the Oak Ridge Cemetery Board of Managers for the burial of Civil War Union Army veterans who did not have family plots elsewhere. The Grand Army of the Republic Stephenson Post #30 dedicated the memorial monument on May 30, 1895. Buried here are ninety-eight Union soldiers. Among them are the heroic men of the United States Colored Troops. The names are spelled per the burial record. The year of burial is listed after their names. , Matthew C Henry, 1891 . M. V. Munday, 1892 . George Hess, 1893 . Henry Hardesty, 1893 . John Franklin, 1893 . John Derrick, 1893 . Benjamin Grady, 1893 . John Dickerson, 1894 . John Pohlman, 1895 . John McFarland, 1895 . Anthony Ornellas, 1896 . Cpl. John A. Wooldridge, 1896 . Sanford Sharp, 1896 . Joseph Blankenship, 1897 . James Grant, 1897 . Frank Claywell, 1897 . Antonia D. Refine, 1897 . James Decker, 1897 . Michael E. Miller, 1897 . Gabriel Hudson, 1897 . Joseph Deeley, 1898 . Lawsen Clay, 1898 . Benamin Lee, 1898 . James W. Smith, 1899 . Riley Bowers, 1899 . Thomas Blakeman, 1899 . George Ludwick, 1899 . Daniel Jacobs, 1899 . John B. Horine, 1899 . William Henry Hampton, 1899 . Antonia Marks, 1900 . Franklin Jenkins, 1900 . James Conner, 1900 , John O. Kelly, 1900 . John O'Halleron, 1900 . William Hughes, 1901 . Enoch Gregory, 1901 . Eilend Meyer, 1901 . Dennis Johnson, 1901 . John R. Page, 1901 . John Curtis, 1901 . William Walker, 1902 . John Buerkle, 1902 . A. W. Mason, 1902 . Alexander Lewis, 1902 . Abraham M. Garver, 1902 . Wm. G. Gano, 1903 . Charles A. Lee, 1903 . John W. Allgood, 1903 . Hugh W. Chumley, 1994 . Richard Anderson, 1904 . John Eakeley, 1904 . John Sullivan, 1908 . John Grant, 1904 . Brainard Thomas, 1904 . John N. Davenport, 1904 . Joseph E. Shannon, 1905 . Frederick Douglas, 1906 . Cpl. Elisha Tomlinson, 1906 . Nathaniel Buchannon, 1906 . John A. Jackson, 1907 . Henry W. Bessey, 1907 . Ransom P. Stowe, 1908 . Robert Patterson, 1908 . Frank Hern, 1909 , E. P. Baxter, 1909 . Eli Drone, 1910 . John W. Meyers, 1910 . Theodore Enghausen, 1911 . Eli Townsend, 1911 . John F. Pogue, 1912 . Norman A. Van Nattan, 1917 . John Hollis, 1913 . George W. Lieuranze, 1913 . Louis Coe, 1913 . William H. Daniels, 1914 . James B. Chaflin, 1915 . Robert M. McConnell, 1915 . Charlie Sieman, 1915 . Clarence McBride, 1916 . Anthony Cincere, 1916 . Joseph Maxwell, 1922 . William W. Herbert, 1918 . Cpl. Alonzo Page, 1918 . Matison Matthews, 1918 . William Harrison, 1917 . Benjamin F. Sawyer, 1916 . Edward Parson Kelly, 1926 . Madison Batterton, 1923 . J. F. Westerberger, 1922 . Palmer Adkins, 1920 . Charles H. Ormsby, 1919 . Isaac M. Ball, 1921 . William A. Yeaman, 1926 . William Wallace Beeman, 1924 . Torrelton Cogdal, 1923 . John Harvey Arnold, 1928 . Cinly Diehl, 1930

On May 28, 1891, this plot was set aside by the Oak Ridge Cemetery Board of Managers for the burial of Civil War Union Army veterans who did not have family plots elsewhere. The Grand Army of the Republic Stephenson Post #30 dedicated the memorial monument on May 30, 1895. Buried here are ninety-eight Union soldiers. Among them are the heroic men of the United States Colored Troops. The names are spelled per the burial record. The year of burial is listed after their names.

Matthew C Henry, 1891 • M. V. Munday, 1892 • George Hess, 1893 • Henry Hardesty, 1893 • John Franklin, 1893 • John Derrick, 1893 • Benjamin Grady, 1893 • John Dickerson, 1894 • John Pohlman, 1895 • John McFarland, 1895 • Anthony Ornellas, 1896 • Cpl. John A. Wooldridge, 1896 • Sanford Sharp, 1896 • Joseph Blankenship, 1897 • James Grant, 1897 • Frank Claywell, 1897 • Antonia D. Refine, 1897 • James Decker, 1897 • Michael E. Miller, 1897 • Gabriel Hudson, 1897 • Joseph Deeley, 1898 • Lawsen Clay, 1898 • Benamin Lee, 1898 • James W. Smith, 1899 • Riley Bowers, 1899 • Thomas Blakeman, 1899 • George

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Ludwick, 1899 • Daniel Jacobs, 1899 • John B. Horine, 1899 • William Henry Hampton, 1899 • Antonia Marks, 1900 • Franklin Jenkins, 1900 • James Conner, 1900

John O. Kelly, 1900 • John O'Halleron, 1900 • William Hughes, 1901 • Enoch Gregory, 1901 • Eilend Meyer, 1901 • Dennis Johnson, 1901 • John R. Page, 1901 • John Curtis, 1901 • William Walker, 1902 • John Buerkle, 1902 • A. W. Mason, 1902 • Alexander Lewis, 1902 • Abraham M. Garver, 1902 • Wm. G. Gano, 1903 • Charles A. Lee, 1903 • John W. Allgood, 1903 • Hugh W. Chumley, 1994 • Richard Anderson, 1904 • John Eakeley, 1904 • John Sullivan, 1908 • John Grant, 1904 • Brainard Thomas, 1904 • John N. Davenport, 1904 • Joseph E. Shannon, 1905 • Frederick Douglas, 1906 • Cpl. Elisha Tomlinson, 1906 • Nathaniel Buchannon, 1906 • John A. Jackson, 1907 • Henry W. Bessey, 1907 • Ransom P. Stowe, 1908 • Robert Patterson, 1908 • Frank Hern, 1909

E. P. Baxter, 1909 • Eli Drone, 1910 • John W. Meyers, 1910 • Theodore Enghausen, 1911 • Eli Townsend, 1911 • John F. Pogue, 1912 • Norman A. Van Nattan, 1917

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2023

2. Grand Army of the Republic Mound Marker

• John Hollis, 1913 • George W. Lieuranze, 1913 • Louis Coe, 1913 • William H. Daniels, 1914 • James B. Chaflin, 1915 • Robert M. McConnell, 1915 • Charlie Sieman, 1915 • Clarence McBride, 1916 • Anthony Cincere, 1916 • Joseph Maxwell, 1922 • William W. Herbert, 1918 • Cpl. Alonzo Page, 1918 • Matison Matthews, 1918 • William Harrison, 1917 • Benjamin F. Sawyer, 1916 • Edward Parson Kelly, 1926 • Madison Batterton, 1923 • J. F. Westerberger, 1922 • Palmer Adkins, 1920 • Charles H. Ormsby, 1919 • Isaac M. Ball, 1921 • William A. Yeaman, 1926 • William Wallace Beeman, 1924 • Torrelton Cogdal, 1923 • John Harvey Arnold, 1928 • Cinly Diehl, 1930

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. A significant historical date for this entry is May 28, 1891.

Location. 39° 49.451′ N, 89° 39.457′ W. Memorial is in Springfield, Illinois, in Sangamon County. It is in Oak Ridge. It can be reached from Monument Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in

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Section 10 of Oak Ridge Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1441 Monument Ave, Springfield IL 62702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois.

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 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: Sangamo Electric Co. War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Ninian Edwards (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lincoln Tomb Custodian's Residence (about 500 feet away); First Resting Place of Abraham Lincoln (about 500 feet away); This Vault (about 500 feet away); The Temporary Vault (about 600 feet away); Oak Ridge Cemetery Arch (about 600 feet away); In Memory of Abraham Lincoln (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 428 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.