Near Lemay in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Unknown Soldiers at Fort Bellefontaine Memorial

Fort Bellefontaine Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 30, 2024

1. Fort Bellefontaine Memorial Marker

Inscription. Memorial to the Unknown Soldiers who died while in camp between 1806 and 1826 at Fort Bellefontaine, which was on the Missouri River bluffs near St. Louis. In 1826 this cantonment was closed and the troops removed to Jefferson Barracks. The remains of the officers and soldiers were reinterred in this national cemetery by the U.S. Government April 15, 1904.

Erected 1904 by Daughters of the American Revolution (St. Louis Chapter).

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the National Cemeteries series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 15, 1904.

Location. 38° 29.917′ N, 90° 16.697′ W. Memorial is near Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It can be reached from Old Post East Drive. Memorial is located in the "Old Post" section at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Old Post E Dr, Saint Louis MO 63125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St.

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Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Minnesota Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Civil War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Civil War Union Women Memorial (about 500 feet away); In Memory of the Unknown Dead (about 600 feet away); U.S. Army Air Forces Air Crash Victims May 13, 1945 (about 600 feet away); Khe Sanh Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away); Army Air Forces (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lemay.

Unknown Soldiers at Fort Bellefontaine Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 30, 2024

2. Unknown Soldiers at Fort Bellefontaine Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 30, 2024

3. Unknown Soldiers at Fort Bellefontaine Memorial

Located in the "Old Post" section at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Mississippi River is in the background

Additional marking image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 30, 2024

4. Additional marking

This was re-dedicated in June 2005 by the St. Louis-Jefferson Chapter of D.A.R.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 8, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 9, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.