Pickerington in Fairfield County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Union Veteran Legion Sherman Monument
1861 - 1865
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2010
1. Union Veteran Legion Sherman Monument
G. H. Playford
David Davis
B. M. O'Boylan
Dedicated Sep. 12. 1918
Erected 1918 by Daniel Brice Baughman.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 12, 1918.
Location. 39° 54.822′ N, 82° 46.722′ W. Marker is in Pickerington, Ohio, in Fairfield County. It can be reached from Hill Road North. Monument is in a gap between commercial buildings in a strip mall on the east side of Hill Road North (Ohio Route 256), between Stonecreek Drive and Birchwood Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1252 Hill Road North, Pickerington OH 43147, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in the Hocking Hills and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Francis H. Game Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Carnegie Library (approx. 2½ miles away); Pickerington Park (approx. 2½ miles away); Former Home of Violet Grange (approx. 2½ miles away); Reynoldsburg - Birthplace of the Tomato (approx. 2½ miles away); Livingston House (approx. 2½ miles away); Pickerington Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9473 War Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pickerington.
Regarding Union Veteran Legion Sherman Monument.
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Also see . . .
1. Headless Sherman Statue Mystery Solved. Rantings of a Civil War Historian website entry:
Entry by historian Eric Wittenberg regarding the statue. Wittenberg is looking at options to restore the statue. (Submitted on June 1, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Statues on the Hill by Aaron J. Keirns. Little River Publishing Company website entry (Submitted on June 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2010
2. Union Veteran Legion Sherman Monument Dedication
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2010
3. Union Veteran Legion Sherman Monument Detail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2010
4. Medal on UVL Sherman Statue
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2010
5. Union Veteran Legion Sherman Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2010
6. Union Veteran Legion Sherman Monument
Base can be seen in distance through brick arch to left of coffee shop. Looking NE.
Photographed by Unknown
7. Billy, with his head
Headless Billy before he became headless.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,338 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 7. submitted on June 1, 2010, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
