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

Civil War Memorial

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

1. Civil War Memorial Dedication

Inscription.
In memory of the men whose stalwart patriotism
and willing sacrifice preserved the Union and
abolished slavery

This monument is erected in grateful remembrance
by the Citizens of Morgan County • Dedicated 1920

"The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every
battlefield to every patriot heart and hearthstone.
Over all this broad land will yet swell the chorus of
the Union, when touched as they surely will be by the
better angels of our nature." - A. Lincoln

[East Face] Patriotism Answers the Call to Arms

[West Face] To the Noble Women Whose Prayers and Faith and
Heroic Deeds Will Never Be Forgotten

[Honor Roll of Veterans - not transcribed]

Designated Local Landmark
City of Jacksonville Illinois
Historic Preservation Commission

Erected 1920 by the Citizens of Morgan County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 44.056′ N, 90° 13.75′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Illinois, in Morgan County. It can be reached from North Central Park. Monument is the centerpiece of Central Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Original Survey Point (here, next to this marker); Lincoln and Slavery (here, next to this marker); Potawatami Indians (within shouting distance of this marker); Sesquicentennial Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); Christian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Greene Vardiman Black (within shouting distance of this marker); Your Charters of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Regarding Civil War Memorial. The Civil War Memorial contributes to the Jacksonville [IL] Downtown Historic District.

Civil War Memorial Epitaph image. Click for full size.

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

2. Civil War Memorial Epitaph

Civil War Memorial East Face image. Click for full size.

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

3. Civil War Memorial East Face

Civil War Memorial West Face image. Click for full size.

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

4. Civil War Memorial West Face

Civil War Memorial Honor Roll image. Click for full size.

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

5. Civil War Memorial Honor Roll

Limited to one photo of the Infantry Honor Roll
beginning

Civil War Memorial NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

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

6. Civil War Memorial NRHP Marker

Civil War Memorial "Columbia" Statue image. Click for full size.

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

7. Civil War Memorial "Columbia" Statue

Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

8. Civil War Memorial

South Face

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 59 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.