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Soldiers of the American Revolution

 
 
Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, October 4, 2008
1. Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker
Inscription.
In Memory
of the
Soldiers of the
American Revolution
Buried in Sangamon County

Isaac Baker • Ezekiel Harrison • Moses Broadwell • John Lockridge • George Bryan • Thomas Massie • John Burton • Joel Maxcy • Enos Campbell • Peter Millington • Christian Carver • Zachariah Nance • Michael Clifford • John Overstreet • Philip Crowder • William Penny • James Dingman • John Purvines • Robert Fisk • William Ralston • James Haggard • Thomas Royal • John White • John Turley

Bazel Clark • Aquilla Davis • John Stringfield
 
Erected 1911 by Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution of Springfield Illinois.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
 
Location. 39° 48.034′ N, 89° 38.916′ W. Memorial is in Springfield, Illinois, in Sangamon County. It is in Downtown. It is on East Adams Street west of Sixth Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 514 E Adams St, Springfield IL 62701, 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 Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stephen A. Douglas (here, next to this marker); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (here, next to this marker); Departure Point of The Donner Party (here, next to this marker); President-Elect Abraham Lincoln
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(here, next to this marker); Soldiers of the War of 1812 (here, next to this marker); Adams between Fifth and Sixth Streets (here, next to this marker); 1859-1911 (here, next to this marker); Potawatomi Trail of Death (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.
 
Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker - - "Wall of Plaques" image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, October 4, 2008
2. Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker - - "Wall of Plaques"
At the Old State Capitol in Springfield the term is used "Wall of Plaques" on Lincoln Square. The marker is on the extreem Right. The plaques can be viewed at any time since they are in an open area on the public sidewalk.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,301 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on October 3, 2026, by Matthew Stevens of Washington, Illinois. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Oct. 11, 2026