Decatur in Macon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Col. Nathan W. Tupper and Lieut. Col. Ansel Tupper

A Country's Gratitude is the Hero's Best Reward

Col. Nathan W. Tupper Marker on Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

1. Col. Nathan W. Tupper Marker on Monument

Inscription.

Col. Nathan W. Tupper,
of the 116 Ill's. Inf'y.
One of our country's noble defenders
at
Chickasaw Bayow • Champion Hills
Siege of Vicksburg
Jackson & Mission Ridge.
Died in this city March 10, 1864 from
exposure on the March from Chattanooga
to Knoxville. Aged 34 years.

Lieut. Col. Ansel Tupper
of the 41 Ill's. Inf'y.,
participated in the Battles of
Forts Henry & Donelson;
fell fighting bravely at the head
of his regiment on the field of
Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Aged. 29 years.

Erected by the Citizens of Macon County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 10, 1864.

Location. 39° 50.048′ N, 88° 57.417′ W. Memorial is in Decatur, Illinois, in Macon County. It can be reached from South Church Street. Monument is in Greenwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 606 South Church Street, Decatur IL 62522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

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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: Greenwood Cemetery Pioneer Burials (within shouting distance of this marker); Hiram Buck, D.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Miss Myra Belle Ewing (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Mary Winegardner (approx. ¼ mile away); The Lynching of Samuel J. Bush (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dedicated to All Veterans (approx. half a mile away); Coming to Illinois (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Decatur.

Lieut. Col. Ansel Tupper Marker on Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

2. Lieut. Col. Ansel Tupper Marker on Monument

Tupper Brothers Monument Epitaph image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

3. Tupper Brothers Monument Epitaph

Tupper Monument Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

4. Tupper Monument Dedication

Col. Nathan W. Tupper Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

5. Col. Nathan W. Tupper Grave Marker

Lieut. Col. Ansel Tupper Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

6. Lieut. Col. Ansel Tupper Grave Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

7. Lieut. Col. Ansel Tupper Grave Marker

Tupper Brothers Monument and Plot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

8. Tupper Brothers Monument and Plot

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

9. Tupper Brothers Monument and Plot

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on March 12, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.