River Grove in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Washington G.A.R. Post No. 573 Memorial
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 30, 2024
1. Washington G.A.R. Post No. 573 Memorial Marker
Grand Army of the Republic
[East-facing side:]
Dept. of Illinois
G.A.R.
Erected 1909 by Washington G.A.R. Post 573.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 41° 55.899′ N, 87° 49.933′ W. Memorial is in River Grove, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from Thatcher Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The memorial is in section 41 of Elmwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2905 North Thatcher Avenue, River Grove IL 60171, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hellenic American Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Grant G.A.R. Post No. 28 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Chicago Typographical Union World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Memorial to the Union Soldiers' Widows (about 400 feet away); Assyrian American Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Great Assyrian and Babylonian Empires (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in River Grove.
Regarding Washington G.A.R. Post No. 573 Memorial. The Washington Post was based in Chicago. A number of its members are buried around the memorial.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 30, 2024
2. Washington G.A.R. Post No. 573 Memorial
A rear view, facing west.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 30, 2024
3. Washington G.A.R. Post No. 573 Memorial
The soldier statue atop the memorial
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 30, 2024
4. Washington G.A.R. Post member buried nearby
Alexander C. McMurtry's gravesite is a few steps away from the Washington Post's memorial. According to the gravestone, McMurtry was born in Belfast, Ireland, and served as a captain with the Company H of the 88th Illinois infantry during the Civil War. The 88th was organized in Chicago in 1862 and known as the "Second Board of Trade Regiment"; McMurtry was originally assigned to Company D when he joined that August, and would join Company H in 1864. McMurtry and the 88th would participate in a number of major engagements in the Western Theater from 1862 until 1865, including Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, Atlanta and Nashville. He lived on Chicago's north side after the war and was a salesman.
Courtesy of Chicago History Museum (ICHi-070949); Charles R. Clark, photographer, May 30, 1912
5. Washington G.A.R. Post No. 573
Members of the Washington Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, photographed at the 1912 Memorial Day parade in Chicago.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 30, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
