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

Battlefield Cross

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 11, 2024

1. Battlefield Cross Marker

Inscription. In honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and the families they left behind. Never forget

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 37° 45.372′ N, 89° 52.613′ W. Memorial is in Perryville, Missouri, in Perry County. It is on Veterans Memorial Parkway 0.3 miles east of County Highway V, on the left when traveling east. The memorial stands at Missouri's National Veterans Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1172 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Perryville MO, 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

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of this marker: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Old Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); "We Shall Have Peace And Reconciliation" (within shouting distance of this marker); Perry County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); "Hope Comes at Dawn" (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Vietnam Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 11, 2024

2. Battlefield Cross Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on June 19, 2025, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.