Leavenworth in Leavenworth County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2025

1. Soldiers and Sailors Monument Inscription

Inscription.
In memory of the men who offered their lives in defense of their country

Erected 1919 by Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military.

Location. 39° 16.549′ N, 94° 53.101′ W. Monument is in Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County. It can be reached from East Obelisk Road. Monument is near Section 43A in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 150 Muncie Road, Leavenworth KS 66048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Address by President Lincoln (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A National Cemetery System (about 300 feet away); Carillon Memorial (about 300 feet away); Thomas Brennan (about 500 feet away); Memorial Rostrum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fourth Marine Division (approx. 0.3 miles away); Leavenworth National Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leavenworth.

Regarding Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Excerpt from the Leavenworth National Cemetery website:

Situated atop the crest of a hill, the monument overlooks the Missouri River valley from the highest ridge of the cemetery. The monument was transported by the Santa Fe Railroad and moved to its present location in 1919 by prisoners and a team of oxen from the state prison in Lansing. Among the graves in this section are early governors (managers) of the soldier's home and their families.

Also see . . . Leavenworth National Cemetery. (Submitted on October 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Soldiers and Sailors Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2025

2. Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.