Decatur in Macon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026
1. Civil War Memorial Marker
G.A.R.
Memorial
to the Unknown Dead of the
Civil War
1861 - 1865
Erected 1908 by Dunham Woman's Relief Corps No. 4.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 39° 49.903′ N, 88° 57.62′ W. Memorial is in Decatur, Illinois, in Macon County. It can be reached from South Church Street. Monument is the centerpiece of the Civil War Soldiers Plot 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mary Winegardner (here, next to this marker); Miss Myra Belle Ewing (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hiram Buck, D.D. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Col. Nathan W. Tupper and Lieut. Col. Ansel Tupper (approx. Ό mile away); Greenwood Cemetery Pioneer Burials (approx. Ό mile away); The Lynching of Samuel J. Bush (approx. 0.7 miles away); Let Us All Be United (approx. 0.7 miles away); Coming to Illinois (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Decatur.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026
2. Civil War Memorial Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026
3. Civil War Memorial and Soldiers Plot
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026
4. Civil War Memorial and Soldiers Plot
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026
5. Some of Those Honored Unknown Dead of the Civil War
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 19 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 12, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
