Lemont in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lemont Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 18, 2026

1. Lemont Civil War Memorial Marker

The depot referenced on the memorial is across the street, behind the memorial.

Inscription.
[Plaque at bottom left of south-facing side:]
Nearly 300 men from Lemont Township served in the American Civil War including John Warden who recieved the Medal of Honor for valor at Vicksburg. The Old Lemont Methodist Church was a recruiting post and Lincoln's Funeral Train stopped at the Chicago & Alton Depot

[Left plaque with names:]
Allanson, Allen • Allen, Francis • Atkins, Charles • Axhelm, Charles • Barnes, James • Barrett, Patrick • Barrons, James • Bartlett, Andrew • Belicker, Gustav • Bergeron, Issac • Biekes, Anton • Bittles, James • Bohn, Frank • Blesch, Peter • Borgus, Arthur • Borland, Matthew • Borsin, Gustavus • Botefuhr, Theodore • Boyd, George • Brackin, Patrick • Bracken, Peter • Bradrick, Michael • Bradley, Jacob • Brandon, John • Brewer, John • Brucher, Fredrick • Buckley, John • Buckley, Tim Buhrely, Erad • Burgerson, Isaac • Bush, Nelson • Carroll, Francis • Case, Edward • Case, William Cass, Jerome • Cobb, Joseph • Cogger, Patrick • Chapin, Kimball • Clark, Joseph • Clinkmallie, Pater • Coalman, Thomas • Cobb, Joseph • Colton, Richard • Cox, Edward • Crean, Thomas • Crowly, John • Cullen, George

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• Cunningham, William • Davey, James • Davison, George • Davison, Stephen • Dayton, Felem • Deitzler, W • Dealy, Michael • Derby, Levi • Donahue, James • Dowd, Patrick • Doyle, John • Driscoll, Timothy • Driscoll, Thomas • Dupue, Lyman • Ehr, John • Finland, Michael • Fitzpatrick, Dennis • Fitzpatrick, James • Fleming, Richard • Flood, Michael • Flynn, John • Flynn, John • Freehauf, Charles • Gaffney, Daniel • Gay, Augustus • George, Edward • George James • George, William • Gerharz, Joseph • Germande, Peter • Gleason, James • Gooding, William • Goodman, Patrick • Gore, John • Harkins, James • Hartromft, Ezra • Hawkins, Johm • Heartt, George • Heinz, Michael • Neinz, Peter • Hellinghausen, Gerhart • Hennebry, Thomas • Hennebry, James • Herbbert, Wm • Hermers, Peter • Hertzog, Fred • Hesserich, Anthony • Hickey, John • Hittinger, Christ • Hobday, James • Hodges, William • Horan, Kerra • Howell, Andrew • Hughes, Michael • Hurley, Dennis • Huston, Thomas • Huston, Robert • Inlow, Henry

[Center plaque with names:]
Ipe, Simon • Jarvis, Robert • Jarvis, William • Kautz, George • Kelly, James • Kennedy, Wm • Kenny, Andrew • Kenney, William

Lemont Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 18, 2026

2. Lemont Civil War Memorial

• Kent, Francis • Kerns, Owen • Kettering, Andrew • Kettering, Jackson • Kipp, Wm • Kittering, John • Lau, Ludwig • Lee, Wm • Legg, Aaron • Lorekin, George • Lorekin, Henry • Lorekin, John • Lovekin, George • Lovekin, Henry • Ludding, Patrick • Lull, Franklin • Luther, John • Luther, Seth • Lynn, William • Madden, Clark • Mallen, John • Mathers, Edward • Mathers, John • Max, John • McCanna, Barney • McCanna, Patrick • McCarthy, Walter • McCray, James • McDonald, Patrick • McHaffey, William • McKenna, Bernard • McKnew, John • McKoen, John • McMahon, Daniel • McMahon, Frank • McMullen, William • Megus, John • Meyer, Jacob • Meyer, Michael • Miller, Charles • Millward, Wm • Millwood, Alexander • Mitchell, George • Moroney, John • McQuire, Peter • Morphy, Henry • Morrison, Daniel • Mullen, Francis • Mulligan • Naylor, William • Nelson, John • Newberry, Edson • Nicholas, John • Noonan, Dennis • Noonan, James • O'Leary, Jeremiah • O'Neil, James • Paine, Thomas • Palmer, Henry • Panborn, John • Parsons, John • Peiffer, Peter • Poomey, Michael • Poomey, Richard • Putnam. James • Randall, Stephan • Ready, James • Redfarm, John • Redmond, Edward

Lemont Civil War Memorial (rear side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 18, 2026

3. Lemont Civil War Memorial (rear side)

The rear of the memorial includes images of some of the things mentioned on one of the plaques on the other side, including President Lincoln, the Methodist church, and the train depot across the street.

• Redmond John • Reedy, Albert • Rood, Joseph • Ruf, Jacob • Rullo. John • Schermer, John • Schmidt, Peter • Scott, James • Scott, Michael • Shepherd, William • Simins, Frederich • Simon, Frederick • Skelly, Daniel • Smith, John • Smith, Martin • Smith, William • Sortor, George • Sprague, Edward • Sprague, J • Stamm, Johan • Steven, John • Stevans, George • Strachn, Walter • Stummer, Batis • Sullivan, Michael • Sutphen, Anson • Talty, Cornelius • Talty, Hugh • Talyea, John • Taut, Thomas • Thierien, Peter

[Right plaque with names:]
Thierien, John • Toomey, Richard • Tripp, James • Valentine, Lorenz • Valleam, John • Walters, Thomas • Warden, Aaron • Warden, John • Warden, Moses • Warner, Jacob • Waterhouse, John • Weaver, James • Welch, L • Well, John • Wells, August • Wess, William • Wetzler, Frederick • Woodman, James
Additions By Lemont Area Historical Society in 2015
Allen, Sylvester V • Bell, John E • Bittles, Samuel • Brown, William H • Burgerson, James • Davis, John B • Donahue, Timothy E • Dusenberry, James M • Fish, Daniel L • Frey, Urias • Gleasner, Andrew • Gleisner, Adam • Heartt, Abraham • Heinz, Peter • Humphrey,

Lemont Civil War Memorial (first plaque with names) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 18, 2026

4. Lemont Civil War Memorial (first plaque with names)

Thomas • Jarvis, Edwin • Lavis, Samuel • Madden, John • Martz, Max • McClaughry, Richard • McClaugnry, John E • McClaughry, Matthew • McCord, Andrew • Meacham, George • Meeker, Moses • Millard, Welhan • Mulcahy, Jeremiah • Parett, Patrick • Parker, Richard • Peiffer, W • Perry, A.T. • Powell, John M • Reed, Reuel C • Shephard, Mark • Thiedman, John B • Townsend, Edward • Ward, James • Wells, Marcellus

Erected 2008.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Medal of Honor Recipients series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 41° 40.405′ N, 88° 0.148′ W. Memorial is in Lemont, Illinois, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of New Avenue and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on New Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lemont IL 60439, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Lemont Civil War Memorial (second plaque with names) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 18, 2026

5. Lemont Civil War Memorial (second plaque with names)

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lemont Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Legion Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War Two Honor Roll (about 600 feet away); Lemont Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Civil War Recruiting Depot (about 700 feet away); Old Stone Church (about 700 feet away); Lemont Tornado of 1976 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lemont.

More about this memorial. The side of the memorial facing Main Street (south) includes the plaques with the text about the memorial, the names of the area's Civil War veterans and the people who helped erect the memorial. The New Avenue (north) facing side includes five plaques with imagery, including

Lemont Civil War Memorial (third plaque with names) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 18, 2026

6. Lemont Civil War Memorial (third plaque with names)

the Lemont Depot, Abraham Lincoln, the old Methodist church and two plaques with images of Civil War soldiers.

Regarding Lemont Civil War Memorial. Corporal John Warden was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1893, in honor of his performance during the Siege of Vicksburg in 1863. According to his citation, Corp. Warden was awarded the medal for gallantry during a "volunteer storming party" of Confederate ammunition barges on May 22, 1863, while a member of Company E, 55th Illinois Infantry. Warden moved to Washington State after the war and died in 1906. He is buried in Orting Cemetery in Orting, Washington.

Plaque for memorial committee and sponsors image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 18, 2026

7. Plaque for memorial committee and sponsors

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 59 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 19, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.