Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Union Soldiers Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 26, 2023

1. Union Soldiers Memorial Marker

Inscription. On These Grounds Rest Those Union Soldiers Who Gallantly Fought For Freedom
May Their Service To This Country Always Be Remembered.
Abbey, Peter • Acker, Peter • Aiken, Jerome • Albee, Freelund N. • Albert, Otto • Alkire. Harry • Allen, George C. • Amos, George W. • Anderson, Edward K. • Anthony, R.C. • Arch, H. Wm. • Arnold, Charles H. • Arnold, John • Ayers, W.M. • Ayers, W.M.C. • Baas, Geo • Bass, Michael • Bachelle, Gideon V. • Baender, Chas. W.R. • Baker, Francis M. • Baldwin, Seth W. • Barr, James D. • Barrett, Thomas • Battershall, F.H. • Bauer, Jacob F • Bedow, Ira • Beecher, Adolphus W. • Beman, Chas. S. • Bennett, John • Beragen, Moritz • Berry, John T. • Bibbins, Edward J. • Birge, Manning D. • Blacklock, James • Blanke, Wm. • Blessman, Frederick • Block, Jacob • Boothman, Frederick • Block, Jacob • Boothman, William • Bosshardt, Rudolph • Bottomly, Branly • Bowen, L.M. • Bowman, George • Boyart, Christopher • Boyd, Richard L. • Brafford, Harry J. • Brinkerhoff. H.R. • Brown, George F. • Brown, Joseph • Brubs, Anton • Brunow, Edward • Buble, William • Bush, William W. • Basbee, Andrew T. • Button, Albert M. • Butz, Albert M. • Cappock, Anson • Carhart, Clay H. • Carmean, George W. • Carr, Alonzo E. • Carroll, John J • Chadden, George • Chambers, Amos • Champlin, Staats A. • Chrisholm, George • Clark, Johnson G. • Clayton, Frank R. • Clement, Samuel • Clems, George W. • Connell, Patrick • Connelly, Arthur • Cook, Henry R. • Cooper,

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David T. • Corser, George R. • Crittendon, Emery O. • Crittendon, Newton J. • Crook, Benjamin A. • Crookshank, Nat. M. • Crowell, Frank G. • Crummer, Wilbur F. • Craver, Austin • Cunningham, Jas. T. • Dailey, Andrew S. • Daume, Frederick • Davis, John H. • Davis, Charles L. • Davis, Louis J. • Davis, Robert • Davis, S.W. • Dean, Jesse • DeMarcier, Paul • Denniston, George A. • Dewolf, William F. • Dexter, Allen S. • Dietz, John A. • Donahue, J.I. • Eastman, Kirk N. • Ehlers. Henry • Ehlert, Carl T • Elliott, Sheldon C. • Ellis, Hezekiah • English, James E. • Evans, Walter F • Farifax, James W • Ferguson, John E. • Ferrell, Homer M. • Flagg, Wilhelm • Foote, August • Foote, Charles H. • Fox, Ferdinand W. • Francis, Edward • Frechmann, Frank • French, William • Frizzelle, George H. • Frost, Dwight K. • Gearhart, Webster S. • Gerstenburg, John G. • Gilbson, James • Glock, Joseph • Goss, Hugh H. • Gottschalk, William • Grable, Jeremiah S. • Graham, Francis L. • Gramer, William G. • Green, Peter N. • Grimmer, Goltlieb A. • Haas, Charles L. • Hagerman, Charles • Hall, Olander F. • Haustein, Emil • Havelock, Emil • Hawkins, Hiram A. • Heddrick, Adam • Hedge, David • Hein, John • Heise, Charles B. • Helwig, Wm. • Henderson, Chas. C. • Hennis, Adam • Henrich, Louis • Herrman, C.F. • Herzog, Albert • Higgins, Edward T. • Hill, Everton, B.J. • Hill, George S. • Hilleske, Robt. • Hillier, George E.• Hilltwam, Charles M. • Hinman, David G. • Hoefling, John C. • Holbrook,

Civil War memorial and veterans memorial flagpole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 26, 2023

2. Civil War memorial and veterans memorial flagpole

Charles H. • Holcomb, Nelson W • Holtis, Silas • Hooper, Thompson J. • Hopper, John J. • Hottlinger, Albert H. • Houghton, Reuben B. • Howard, Charles • Howard, George Field • Howell, Myron H. • Hoyt, Johnathan E. • Hudson, Thomas J. • Hughes, John C. • Hunt, Edwin R. • Hunt, Jacob T. • Hunt, Robert J. • Hurd, Alanzo F. • Husekorn, Herman • Husksold, Fred • Ingersoll, Chas. E. • Jefferies, M. • Jennings, Henry M. • Johnson, James • Johnson, John A. • Johnson, R.P. Dr. • Johnson, Stephen J. • Jones, Frederick A. • Jordan, W. • Kelly, Edward • Kernler, George • Kennedy, Michael C. • Kenney, John • Kerberger, Frank • Kernan, Peter • Kesselring, Jacob • Klely, Patrick H. • Kilgore, Wade • Kill, Matthias • King, Edward • King, Marcus W. • Kingsley, W.E.E. • Kinsler, William H. • Kipp, William H. • Kirkland, Edward • Kirkland, Charles W. • Koos, Christ • Kneeland, John J. • Kaeft, Silas S. • Koehler, Frank S. • Koll, Frederick • Kughler, John • Kurth, Charles • Kurtz, Fred W. • Kurtz, George • Labor, Daniel T. • Laggett, Sylvester • Lane, Joseph S. Dr. • Langeman, John • Langfeldt, Chas. J.F. • Laning, Frederick • Lawler, Patrick H. • Lawson, James R.M. • Lee, Abraham A. • Lehmann, Ernest • Lembke, William • Linklater, Jerry H. • Lobenhofer, John • Locke, Edward G. • Loehr, William • Loud, Charles E. • Lovejoy, Wm. Wallce. • Lowrie, Robt. M. • Lyon, Addison P. • Lyster, Samuel D. • Malm, C.E. • Mann, George W. • Manning, Augustus K. • Martin, Ella • Marx, John • Mathews,

Veterans section at Forest Home Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn

3. Veterans section at Forest Home Cemetery

Francis • Mathews, W.M. • Mathison, Paul • Maxfield, Kinsley • McCutchson, David R. • McGough, Bernard • McKay, Samuel P. • McNulty, James Sr. • Meagher, Michael • Mendler, John • Meyers, William • Milligan, Joseph S. • Milner, Robert A. • Miner, John N. • Minier, William C. • Moneypenny, L.R. • Morgan, John • Morris, Andrew J. • Moulton, Newell H. Jr. • Mueller, Fred • Neugen, Edward • Nicholson, Alexander • Nourse, L. • Nowling, Harding W. • O'Neill, Thomas • Ostermann, Henry • Palmer, M. Fred • Pearson, Roger • Peasnell, James • Peebles, Robt. S. • Peeler, James • Peters, Chas. • Peterson, Henry • Peterson, Wm. E. • Philip, Charles R. • Phillips, Walter A. • Pleasant, James F. • Pletch, Wm. J. • Polk, John W. • Polston, Charles B. • Powers, Seymour E. • Pratt, John T. • Pride, Samuel • Ramstein, Jacob • Rappold, Wm. • Reilg, Fred L. • Richter, R.C. • Ritag, Lewis F. • Robb, Hanley • Roberts, George C. • Rogers, Thomas P. • Ronshausen, John R. • Ross, Alexander G.S. • Ross, John J. • Russell, S.S. • Russell, William H. • Saxton, Albert • Schalkenbach, Joseph • Schmeltzer, Oscar • Schmidt, Carl • Schmitt, Louis • Scharitmann, G.G. • Schultze, Louis • Scofield, Isaac B. • Serviss, Charles T. • Shadwick, William • Sherman, John • Shirpley, Joseph E. • Shoemaker, Charles • Sholes, Erastus R. • Smith, Henry • Smith, Alvin • Smith, Jerry M. • Smith, John W • Smith, R.N. • Solomon, Joseph T. • Soules, William • St. Clair, Charles • Stanley, William M. • Stark, S.J.

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• Steele, Alden P. • Stephani, Charles J. • Sterwitz, George • Stewart, Beverly • Stoll, Adam • Stoll, Jacob • Streeter, Fred D. • Strong, Edgar J. • Stumphaus, Peter • Sullivan, John • Sylvester, George W. • Symes, John H. • Tallman, John • Tapley, Mark S. • Taylor, Stephen • Teeters, George W. • Templesman, Robert • Thomas, James E. • Thompson, John R. • Thorn, Edward • Tice, William • Tiffany, Martin V.B. • Trappee, Louis • Tyrrell, James • Ulf, Louis • Uglow, Samuel H. • Utley, Hiram S. • Van Loan, George W. • Van Sautford, R.H. • Volgt, Henry • Von Daniels, Ernest • Voss, Amo • Wadsworth, John G. • Walker, Bertram T. • Wallenfields, Wm. • Ward, Heary aka. Bateman • Ward, Roland • Warmouth, Henry C. • Washington, Bushard • Waters, William W. • Weimerslage, George • Wells, David W. • Wernick, Wm. • Wesley, W.H. /aka Culver John W. • Whitten, John C. • Wilcox, Chas. • Wilcox, Miles S. • Wilhelm, George • Wilkinson, John • Will, Joseph • Williams, Robt. B. • Wilson, David • Wilson, Isham W. • Wilson, Robert • Wine, Robert • Winkleman, Peter • Winters, Lewis • Wolcott, John J. • Wolf, George W. • Wood, Elisha C. • Woodruff, James • Woods, Hugh • Woodward, Willis C. • Young. Charles E.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 51.986′ N, 87° 49.625′ W. Memorial is in Forest Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Forest Home Cemetery. It can be reached from Des Plaines Avenue north of Roosevelt Road (Illinois Route 38). The marker is in Section 20 of Forest Home Cemetery. It can be accessed by following the signs to the bridge over the Des Plaines River and then staying straight after you reach the bridge. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 863 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park IL 60130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Forest Home Cemetery Veterans Flagpole (here, next to this marker); Phil Sheridan G.A.R. Post No. 615 Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Columbia Post No. 706 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pottawatomie Village and Burial Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ancient Indian Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joseph Carter Corbin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Haymarket Martyrs' Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forest Park.

More about this memorial. While many of the veterans listed on this plaque seem to be buried nearby in this veterans section of Forest Home Cemetery, others are known to be buried in different sections of the cemetery. There are also at least a handful more Civil War veterans who are known to be buried at Forest Home but are not included on this list.

In addition to this memorial, Forest Home is home to memorials for two different posts of the Grand Army of the Republic. Phil Sheridan Post 615's memorial is about 500 feet north of here in section 17. Its memorial also doubles as the gravesite for one of its members, Wilbur Crummer, whose name is included on this plaque. The other post with a memorial at Forest Home is Columbia Post 706, in section 43. While it's only about ¼-mile northwest of this location as the crow flies, the bridge over the Des Plaines is closed as of January 2025, and the only way to access it from here is to leave the cemetery and re-enter it on 1st Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 29, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2. submitted on August 28, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3. submitted on January 30, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.