Perryville in Perry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

"We Shall Have Peace And Reconciliation"

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 1, 2021

1. "We Shall Have Peace And Reconciliation" Marker

Inscription. General Robert E. Lee. surrenders his Confederate Army of 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. grant ending the American Civil War. Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9 1865. Donated By Timothy and Jeanne Drone Saint Louis, Missouri 2020

Erected 2020 by Timothy and Jeanne Drone.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 45.38′ N, 89° 52.593′ W. Memorial is in Perryville, Missouri, in Perry County. It can be reached from Veterans Memory Parkway 0.7 miles east of North Kingshighway Street (U.S. 61), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1172 Veterans Memory Pkwy, Perryville MO 63775, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American 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: Perry County Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); "Hope Comes at Dawn" (within shouting distance of this marker); Battlefield Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Guard (within

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shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Also see . . . Missouri’s National Veterans Memoria. (Submitted on May 3, 2021.)

Missouri's National Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 1, 2021

2. Missouri's National Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on June 19, 2025, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.