Jacksonville in Morgan County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

General Benjamin H. Grierson Mural

Leader of the Band • Leader of Soldiers

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025

1. General Benjamin H. Grierson Mural

Inscription.

[Mural left to right] Grierson Portrait • Grierson Home • Grierson's Maps • Buffalo Soldiers

Erected by Jacksonville Main Street.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 39° 44.068′ N, 90° 13.897′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Illinois, in Morgan County. It is on State Street west of Sandy Street, on the left when traveling west. Mural is on the JournalCourier building's east wall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 235 West State Street, 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: A Memorial to Soldiers of 1812

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(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 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1858 Senate Race Here (about 600 feet away); The Second Morgan County Courthouse (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Also see . . .
1. Colonel Benjamin Grierson (National Park Service). (Submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Grierson a towering figure in history of Jacksonville, Civil War (Emery, JournalCourier,2023). (Submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

General Benjamin H. Grierson Mural Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025

2. General Benjamin H. Grierson Mural Detail

Raid through Mississippi, Apr-May 1863

Buffalo Soldiers on Grierson Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025

3. Buffalo Soldiers on Grierson Mural

Commanded the 10th Cavalry Regiment from 1866 until retiring in 1890

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025

4. General Benjamin H. Grierson Mural

Looking west along State Street

General Benjamin H. Grierson Mural QR Code image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025

5. General Benjamin H. Grierson Mural QR Code

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.