Marseilles in LaSalle County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Marseilles Civil War Memorial

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 30, 2023

1. Marseilles Civil War Memorial Marker

Inscription.
In memory of those who gave the supreme sacrifice
for their country from the Marseilles, IL area
Civil War 1861-1865
First Illinois Light Artillery Asbury Smith
11th Illinois Infantry Regiment James Anderson • George Oldfield
26th Illinois Infantry Regiment David Phillips • Charles Sellich • Lewis Sellich
39th Illinois Infantry Regiment Alden Barber • Cicero Barber • Peter Parley Bedford • James Bess • John Caddigan • George Collins • George Drake • John Kipp • Francis Kockinkiniper • John Lewis • Parker Mick • Carlos Morgan • Joseph Nichols • James Sanborn • Allen Seaman • Ely Sparks • Joseph Woodruff
53rd Illinois Infantry Regiment James Bunker • William Cole • James Knickerbrocker • Franklin Reed
72nd Illinois Infantry Regiment Benjamin Atkins
88th Illinois Infantry Regiment William Owens • Lee Marshall • Samuel Mick • Edwin Rolph • Clark Wickwire
104th Illinois Infantry Regiment William Fight • Otho Hobart • John Powers

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 19.748′ N, 88° 42.494′ W. Marker is in Marseilles, Illinois, in LaSalle

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County. Memorial is on Washington Street east of Main Street (County Route 15), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 451 Main St, Marseilles IL 61341, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marseilles Veterans Monument (here, next to this marker); Sgt. James Sanborn (here, next to this marker); Marseilles Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); First Marine Division FMF Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Mistaken Shoot-out at Marseilles Dam (approx. ¼ mile away); The Death of “Big Steve” Sutton and the Birth of Laborers' Local Union 393 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Waterways that Built Chicago (approx. 5.2 miles away); Landing Ship Tank Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marseilles.

Marseilles Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 30, 2023

2. Marseilles Civil War Memorial

Featured memorial is in the center of the photograph.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 41 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.