Kent Township near Pearl City in Stephenson County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Kelloggs Grove Battlefield Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2024
1. Kelloggs Grove Battlefield Memorial Marker (East Side)
[West face] Killed on the field of battle 23. Names as far as known
Benj. Scott, drummer boy [Space] Ames, Private S. Howard " [Space] Sublette " Wm Hale " J. Fowler " [Space] Crawford " A. Bond " [Space] Hallett " W. Allen " J. Black " A. Bradford " [Missing initial] Meek " [Space] Savery " [Space] Floid " W.B. Makenson " M. Lovel " B. McDade Cor'l Aaron Halley P. St. Vrain Ind. Agt
[North face] Blackhawk War
This monument is reared by Stephenson County A.D. 1886 in grateful remembrance of the heroic dead who died that we might live
Erected 1886 by Stephenson County, Illinois.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Black Hawk War, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists.
Location. 42° 17.818′ N, 89° 52.945′ W. Memorial is near Pearl City, Illinois, in Stephenson County. It is in Kent Township. It is at the intersection of West Blackhawk Road and North Monument Road, on the right when traveling east on West Blackhawk Road. Memorial is in Black Hawk Battlefield Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 14109 W Blackhawk Rd, Pearl City IL 61062, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kellogg's Grove (here, next to this marker); Lincoln and the Black Hawk War (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Kellogg's Grove (approx. 4 miles away); Townsend Home (approx. 10.1 miles away); The Town That Vanished (approx. 13½ miles away); Millville Frink & Walker Stage Route (approx. 13.6 miles away); Warren Civil War Cannon (approx. 14.8 miles away); Warren Veterans Memorial (approx. 14.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pearl City.
Also see . . . Kellogg's Grove (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the site, which includes the monument and was listed in 1978. (Prepared by Blackhawk Monument Committee, Evelyn Dameier, chair; via National Archives) (Submitted on August 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2024
2. Kelloggs Grove Battlefield Memorial Marker (West Side)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2024
3. Kelloggs Grove Battlefield Memorial Marker (North Side)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2024
4. Kelloggs Grove Battlefield Memorial (North Side)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2024
5. Kelloggs Grove Battlefield Memorial (West and South Sides)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2024
6. Grave at Kelloggs Grove Battlefield Memorial
At the foot of the monument are the graves of the following soldiers, who were killed during the Black Hawk War: Felix St. Vrain, Joseph H. Fowler, William Hale, and Aquilla Floyd, all killed in the murder of St. Vrain Party, on May 24, 1832; Benjamin Scott, William B. Mecomson, Benjamin McDaniel, all killed during the first battle of Kellogg's Grove on June 16, 1832; Stephen Howard, George (Charles) Eames, and Michael Lovell, all killed during the Battle of Waddams Grove on June 18, 1832; William Allen, James Black, James B. Bank, Abner Bradford, Marcus Randolph and Robert Meek, all killed during the second Battle of Kellogg's Grove, on June 25, 1932; Samuel Crawford and Moses Hallett, killed during the Black Hawk War. National Register of Historic Places nomination
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 553 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
