Jacksonville in Morgan County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Grant's March Mural
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025
1. Grant's March Mural
Colonel Ulysses S. Grant
Jacksonville, Illinois
1861
Erected by Jacksonville Main Street.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 39° 44.049′ N, 90° 13.645′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Illinois, in Morgan County. It is on State Street east of Mauvaisterre Street, on the right when traveling east. Mural is on the west wall of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 East State Street, Jacksonville IL 62650, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: Sesquicentennial Time Capsule (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Your Charters of Freedom (about 400 feet away); Greene Vardiman Black (about 400 feet away); Potawatami Indians (about 400 feet away); Original Survey Point (about 500 feet away); Civil War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Lincoln and Slavery (about 500 feet away); Lincoln and Jaquess (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
Also see . . .
1. Bayonet discovered by Jacksonville gardener may be connected to Grant's March in 1861 (2021). (Submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. This bayonet was found by an Illinois man tilling his garden. (The Civil War Picket, 2021)
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025
2. Grant's March Mural
Looking east
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025
3. Grant's March 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 57 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
