Bloomington in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Civil War Monument

Photographed By Keith L, May 11, 2012

1. Civil War Monument Marker

[south side]

Inscription.

Civil War Monument. . , [south side] , Erected by the Citizens of Bloomington, Memorial Day, 1890, , In honor and memory of our country's defenders , 1861, - 1865. , Monument Committee. , Sever Ellingson, Chairman. . Wm. Oxborough, Jr. . H.H. Pond, Treas. . J.N. Kelly. . E.B. Miller, Sec't'y. , Antietam , , [east side] , Died In The Service. , John McClay, Co. B, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . Orville Ames, Co. B, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . Martin S. Whalen, Co. B, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . John Livercomb, Co. B, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . Robert Chadwick, Co. A, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . Mariner W. Gates, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . Charles A. Gates, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . William B. Bush, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . William Logan, Co. K, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . George W. Palmer, Berdan's Sharpshooters. . James Hyland, 3rd Minn. Vol. Inf. , Died Since Discharge. , James Crammond, 2nd Minn. Vol. Inf. . Thomas Matten. . George Ames, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . Jasper Brown. . John Starrett, Co. C, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . James Kelley, 116th N.Y. Vol. Inf. . George S. Robinson, 6th Mo. Cav. , Gettysburg , , [west side] , Soldiers Now Living. , Col. Francis Peteler, 1st Minn. Sharpshooters . 1st Lieut. Sam'l McClay, Co. C, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . 1st Lieut. Chas. H.D. Friend, Co. F, 2nd Minn. Vol. Inf. . William Matten, Co. F, 2nd Minn. Vol. Inf. . John Brown, Co. D, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . George Maddock, Co. D, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . John S. Clark, - 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . John Cooper, Co. I, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . Henry Coleman, Co. I, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . Wm. Ray, Co. B, 1st M.R. Minn. Vol. Inf. . Charles Rye, Co. H, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . Edwin B. Miller, Co. H, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. . John N. Kelly, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . John Logan, Co. C, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . Allen L. Goodrich, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . Frank Maddock, Co. K, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. , , Soldiers Now Living. , Joseph Chadwick, Co. A, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . Eli E. Bush, Co. E, 5th Minn. Vol. Inf. . Aaron Jay, Co. A, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . Sylvester Bush, Co. I, 2nd Minn. Vol. Inf. . Lott M. Palmer, Co. G, 4th Minn. Vol. Inf. . Andrew Shaw, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. . Walter Keough, Brackett's Batt. Cav. . Asa Kenter, . Sever Ellingson, Co. D, 3rd Iowa Inf. . George Godfrey. , Fort Blakeley , , [north side] , [GAR emblem] , , Birch Coolie , , . This monument was erected in 1890 by the Citizens of Bloomington. It is in Bloomington in Hennepin County Minnesota

[south side]
Erected by the Citizens of Bloomington, Memorial Day, 1890,
In honor and memory of our country's defenders
1861, - 1865.

Monument Committee.
Sever Ellingson, Chairman. • Wm. Oxborough, Jr. • H.H. Pond, Treas. • J.N. Kelly. • E.B. Miller, Sec't'y.

Antietam

[east side]
Died In The Service.
John McClay, Co. B, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • Orville Ames, Co. B, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • Martin S. Whalen, Co. B, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • John Livercomb, Co. B, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • Robert Chadwick, Co. A, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • Mariner W. Gates, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • Charles A. Gates, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • William B. Bush, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • William Logan, Co. K, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • George W. Palmer, Berdan's Sharpshooters. • James Hyland, 3rd Minn. Vol. Inf.

Died Since Discharge.
James Crammond, 2nd Minn. Vol. Inf. • Thomas Matten. • George Ames, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • Jasper Brown. • John Starrett, Co. C, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • James Kelley, 116th N.Y. Vol. Inf. • George

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2. Civil War Monument Marker

[east side]

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S. Robinson, 6th Mo. Cav.

Gettysburg

[west side]
Soldiers Now Living.
Col. Francis Peteler, 1st Minn. Sharpshooters • 1st Lieut. Sam'l McClay, Co. C, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • 1st Lieut. Chas. H.D. Friend, Co. F, 2nd Minn. Vol. Inf. • William Matten, Co. F, 2nd Minn. Vol. Inf. • John Brown, Co. D, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • George Maddock, Co. D, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • John S. Clark, - 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • John Cooper, Co. I, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • Henry Coleman, Co. I, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • Wm. Ray, Co. B, 1st M.R. Minn. Vol. Inf. • Charles Rye, Co. H, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • Edwin B. Miller, Co. H, 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. • John N. Kelly, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • John Logan, Co. C, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • Allen L. Goodrich, Co. D, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • Frank Maddock, Co. K, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf.

Soldiers Now Living.
Joseph Chadwick, Co. A, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • Eli E. Bush, Co. E, 5th Minn. Vol. Inf. • Aaron Jay, Co. A, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • Sylvester Bush, Co. I, 2nd Minn. Vol. Inf. • Lott M. Palmer, Co. G, 4th Minn. Vol. Inf. • Andrew Shaw, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf. • Walter Keough, Brackett's Batt. Cav. • Asa Kenter, • Sever Ellingson, Co. D, 3rd Iowa Inf. • George Godfrey.

Fort Blakeley

[north side]
[GAR emblem]

Birch
Photographed By Keith L, May 11, 2012

3. Civil War Monument Marker
[west side]
Coolie

Erected 1890 by the Citizens of Bloomington.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 44° 48.904′ N, 93° 17.364′ W. Marker is in Bloomington, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. Memorial can be reached from Lyndale Avenue South near West 104th Street. Monument is at Lot 121 in the southern area of Bloomington Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10340 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis MN 55420, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pond Dakota Mission Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dakota Missions on the Frontier (approx. 0.9 miles away); Missionaries to the Dakota (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pond Family Heritage Timeline (approx. 0.9 miles away); Changing Landscapes (approx. 0.9 miles away); Samuel W. and Gideon H. Pond (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gideon and Agnes Pond House (approx. 0.9 miles away); 1856 Federal Style Gideon H. Pond House (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomington.

Additional commentary.
1. Birch Coulee and Fort Blakeley
Visitors may appreciate more information about these two more obscure Civil War-era battles. At Birch Coulee on September 2-3, 1862, Dakota warriors surprised a

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4. Civil War Monument

[north side]

party of U.S. soldiers sent from nearby Fort Ridgely to find and bury victims of earlier assaults. Reinforcements eventually drove off the attackers but not before they wounded more than 50 soldiers, killing 13 as well as 90 horses. The Dakota War ended with the largest mass hanging in U.S. history, of 38 Dakota and mixed race warriors condemned by an irregular court-martial, at Mankato, Minn. on December 26, 1862. Fort Blakeley, near Mobile, Alabama, was taken April 9, 1865, the same day Lee surrendered at Appomattox. Five thousand Black Union soldiers joined others from Minnesota and elsewhere to defeat the secessionists.

— Submitted February 22, 2022.

Photographed By Keith L, May 11, 2012

5. Civil War Monument

[south side]

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6. Civil War Monument

[east side]

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7. Civil War Monument

Bloomington Cemetery image. Click for full size.

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8. Bloomington Cemetery

Established 1856

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2012, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,385 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 30, 2012, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.