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Carthage in Jasper County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Park Cemetery GAR Memorial

 
 
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
1. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Inscription.
Side 1

Meade
Soldiers Rest! Thy warfare o'er
Sleep the sleep that knows no waking
Dream of battlefields no more

Side 2

Grant
On Fames eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread
And glory guards with solumn round
The Bivovac of the Dead

Side 3

Sherman
To care for him who shall have bourne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan - Lincoln

Side 4

Sheridan
Erected to the memory of the Union Soldiers and Sailors of 1861 - 1865 by their Comrades and Friends
 
Erected 1906 by Stanton Post No. 16 Carthage Mo.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
 
Location. 37° 10.307′ N, 94° 19.786′ W. Marker is in Carthage, Missouri, in Jasper County. It can be reached from Baker Boulevard 0.2 miles north of Chestnut Street. This monument is in the middle of the Park Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 S Baker Boulevard, Carthage MO 64836, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southwest Missouri. It is
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also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Carthage Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Eliel Lanyon (E.L.) Dale (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vietnam Memorial For Casualties From Missouri (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jefferson Highway in Carthage (approx. 0.9 miles away); Boots Court, Carthage, Missouri (approx. one mile away); Osage War (approx. 1.1 miles away); Charles Pollard Wood (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carthage.
 
Also see . . .
1. Lady of the Lake. Military Salute project:
An excerpt of this poem is listed under Meade. (Submitted on February 21, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.) 

2. Theodore O'Hara's "Bivouac of the Dead". National Cemetery
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
2. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Closeup of Meade
Administration website entry:
An excerpt of the poem is listed under Grant (Submitted on February 21, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.) 

3. The Origin of the VA Motto: Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address. Veteran's Administration website entry (Submitted on February 21, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.) 

4. Carthage, Missouri. City website homepage (Submitted on February 21, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.) 
 
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
3. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Meade Inscription
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
4. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Closeup of Sherman
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
5. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Closeup of Sherman Inscription
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
6. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Closeup of Grant
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
7. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Closeup of Grant Inscription
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
8. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Closeup of Sheridan
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
9. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Closeup of Sheridan Inscription
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
10. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Photo of Civil War Veteran Graves around Monument
Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, November 7, 2009
11. Park Cemetery GAR Monument Marker
Closeup of Headstone of Milton Chenoweth of Company M, 11th Missouri Cavalry. He is buried near the GAR Monument.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 2,831 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on February 21, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.
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