Jacksonville in Morgan County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
A Memorial to Soldiers of 1812
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025
1. Soldiers of 1812 Marker
The 51 known and all others buried in Morgan County Illinois
George Angel William Armstrong Ebenezer Barr Phillip Boulware
Benjamin Butch Dennis Coker Ancil Cox Peyton Cunningham Bernard Dawson
Col. Rising Dewey Joseph C. Denny Ensign Joseph Duncan (Coy. of Ill.)
Alex Dunlap George Fanning, Sr. Nimrod Funk Alden Haney David Hart
Solomon Hart Benedict Jetton Richard Johnson John Jordan Abraham Leonard
David Manchester Captain Silas Massey Isaac Mathews Jacob Miller William Moss
John McConnell Agrippa Nichols Lieut. Major Thomas O'Neal George Petefish
Aaron Peters Martin J. Pond James Rankin George Rearic Joel Robinson
E. S. Runyan James Slatten 1st. Lieut. Ashford Smith Johathan Sturges
Willis Tandy Bernard Thompson Levi True John Turley John Turner
Edward Williams James Wilson William Wood Abner Wright Reuben Wright
Aaron Merrill
Erected 1931 by Francis Scott Key Chapter, United States Daughters of 1812.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812. In addition,
this page online
Location. 39° 44.068′ N, 90° 13.897′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Illinois, in Morgan County. It is on State Street near West Street. Marker is on the Morgan County Courthouse, near the southeast corner. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 W State St, Jacksonville IL 62650, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General Benjamin H. Grierson Mural (here, next to this marker); Morgan County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Gettysburg Address (a few steps from this marker); Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Morgan County (a few steps from this marker); William Jennings Bryan
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025
2. Soldiers of 1812 Marker
On near courthouse corner wall
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
