Cannelton in Perry County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Civil War Memorial Grave

1865

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 29, 2025

1. Civil War Memorial Grave Marker

Inscription. On August 21, 1865, the steamer, U.S.S. Argosy, (Number 3), was caught in a storm, blown aground and her boilers exploded. Ten fatalities occurred among Union soldiers returning home from war service. They were buried in a mass grave one half mile from Magnet (Rono), where memorial markers perpetuate this burial ground.

Erected 1965 by Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 21, 1865.

Location. 38° 5.541′ N, 86° 27.169′ W. Marker is in Cannelton, Indiana, in Perry County. It is on Parks Road east of Magnet Valley Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18481 Parks Rd, Cannelton IN 47520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Magnet (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hines Raid 1863 (approx. 9.2 miles away); Leavenworth (approx. 9½ miles away); Ohio River Lock and Dam No. 44 (approx.

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9½ miles away); Captain Winfield Scott Paris (approx. 9½ miles away); Where Did Buttons Come From (approx. 9.6 miles away); Leavenworth Skiffs (approx. 9.6 miles away); The Hoosier National Forest (approx. 9.6 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 29, 2025

2. Civil War Memorial Grave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.