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Tecumseh in Johnson County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

 
 
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2011
1. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Looking northwest, with flags flying for Memorial Day
Inscription.

In memory of all
Soldiers and Sailors
of Johnson County

 
Erected 1903 by Heckathorn Post No. 47, G.A.R.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 40° 22.063′ N, 96° 11.721′ W. Memorial is in Tecumseh, Nebraska, in Johnson County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Broadway, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Street. Monument is near the northwest corner of the Johnson County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Tecumseh NE 68450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johnson County World
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War Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Tecumseh (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson County World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rural Free Delivery (about 700 feet away); Cook (approx. 9.9 miles away); Convent House Bed & Breakfast (approx. 11.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tecumseh.
 
Also see . . .  Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska. Discusses Johnson County during the Civil War (Submitted on October 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 
 
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2011
2. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2011
3. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Statue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 844 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Aug. 30, 2026