Fort Wayne in Allen County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

In Gratitude

Photographed by Tom Bosse, March 7, 2025

1. In Gratitude Marker

Inscription.
The Great Union Armies of the American Civil War (1861-1865) reached an aggregate of 2,759,049 enlistments. Not less than 4,103 men went from this county. After the war the veterans formed The Grand Army of the Republic and seven units of that organization played important parts in the civil affairs of this city. Here lies the last Allen County survivor…

Lieut. John Townsend Young
152nd Indiana Vol. Info.
Born June 28, 1846 - Died Jan. 9, 1941
Aga: 94 yr, 6 mo. 11 Da.

Erected 1941 by Fort Wayne Post 47 - American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1846.

Location. 41° 4.715′ N, 85° 10.559′ W. Memorial is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County. It can be reached from the intersection of West Main Street and Illinois Road, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located in Lindenwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2324 West Main Street, Fort Wayne IN 46808, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern

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Indiana.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lindenwood Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Maumee - Wabash Portage (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wildwood Park (approx. half a mile away); Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking (approx. 0.6 miles away); WOWO Time Capsule (approx. ¾ mile away); Camp Allen 1861-64 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kekionga Ball Grounds (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of the Fort Wayne College (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Wayne.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, March 7, 2025

2. In Gratitude Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.