Sycamore in DeKalb County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
DeKalb County Civil War Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 1, 2024
1. DeKalb County Civil War Memorial Marker
[East-facing side:] [Top panel:]
Slavery Abolished
[Bottom panel:]
Anteitam Fredericksburg Gettysburg
[North-facing side:]
[Top panel:]
1861 1865
[Bottom panel:]
Donelson Stone River Shiloh Atlanta Vicksburg Nashville
[East-facing side:]
[Top panel:]
Peace Restored
[Bottom panel:]
Malvern Hill Richmond Appomattox
Erected 1896.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list.
Location. 41° 59.325′ N, 88° 41.115′ W. Memorial is in Sycamore, Illinois, in DeKalb County. It is on State Street (Illinois Route 64) near Main Street ( Route 23). The statue sits in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 133 West State Street, Sycamore IL 60178, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northern 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: DeKalb County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); For God and Country (within shouting distance of this marker); Sycamore Historic District
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More about this memorial. The memorial has one spelling error: inverting the e and i in Antietam. It also refers to the Battle of Stones River as "Stone River."
The memorial was rededicated in 2015, the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, after undergoing repairs. The 50-foot obelisk is topped by a Union soldier holding a flag; flanking each side of the memorial are two more statues, one Union infantryman and one Union cavalryman. The quote at the front of the statue is from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
The memorial sits in front of the circa-1903 DeKalb County Courthouse, the third to sit on this site. A Vietnam memorial is placed behind the Civil War monument. Another veterans plaque was found on the side of the courthouse.
Also see . . . DeKalb County Civil War companies.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 1, 2024
2. DeKalb County Civil War Memorial
The south and east sides of the memorial. Antietam is misspelled, with its e and i inverted.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 1, 2024
3. DeKalb County Civil War Memorial
The north and west sides of the memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 1, 2024
4. DeKalb County Courthouse and Civil War Memorial
The courthouse is the third on the site; the current building dates to 1903, about 7 years after the Civil War Memorial was dedicated.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 1, 2024
5. DeKalb County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 342 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 2, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
