Veterans Affairs in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wood National Cemetery Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 5, 2010
1. Wood National Cemetery Civil War Memorial
Looking west
comrades buried
in this home cemetery
1861 - 1865
The Union Forever
N.W.B.N.H. for D.V.S.
Jan. 1903
Erected 1903 by Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1903.
Location. 43° 1.768′ N, 87° 58.913′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Veterans Affairs. It can be reached from West Blue Mound Road. Marker is in Wood National Cemetery, about 400 feet southwest of the intersection of I-94 and Mitchell Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53295, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, 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: Wood National Cemetery Memorial Section (within shouting distance of this marker); National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Honor of the 1901 Milwaukee Brewers of the American League (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Mr. Baseball" (approx. half a mile away); The Volunteer-'98 (approx. half a mile away); Robin Yount (approx. half a mile away); Henry Aaron (approx.
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Regarding Wood National Cemetery Civil War Memorial. Wood National Cemetery was established in 1871 on the grounds of the Northwestern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, now the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.
Also see . . . Wood National Cemetery. (Submitted on November 27, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 5, 2010
2. Wood National Cemetery Civil War Memorial
West Face
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 5, 2010
3. Wood National Cemetery Civil War Memorial
North face
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 5, 2010
4. Wood National Cemetery Civil War Memorial
South face
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 5, 2010
5. Wood National Cemetery Civil War Memorial
East face
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 5, 2010
6. Wood National Cemetery Civil War Memorial
East face
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 5, 2010
7. Wood National Cemetery Civil War Memorial
Cannon is one of four that are mounted at the cardinal compass points surrounding the monument. This one says "Boston" and "1845" or "1846"
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 5, 2010
8. Wood National Cemetery View
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,163 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 27, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
