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Humboldt in Allen County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Confederate Soldier

 
 
Confederate Soldier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
1. Confederate Soldier Marker
Inscription. Confederate Soldier was shot here Oct. 14, 1861, as he tried to remove Union flag.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 14, 1861.
 
Location. 37° 48.664′ N, 95° 26.153′ W. Memorial is in Humboldt, Kansas, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of Bridge Street and 9th Street, on the right when traveling east on Bridge Street. Marker is about 30 feet west of the water tower on City Square. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Humboldt KS 66748, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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 walking distance of this marker: 50th Anniversary of Humboldt (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); J. A. Coffey (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sophia Fussman (about 300 feet away); Kate Burnett (about 400 feet away); Abel Secrest (about 400 feet away); Colonel Orlin Thurston (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Humboldt.
 
Also see . . .  Humboldt, Kansas. Genuine Kansas entry (Submitted on November 18, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
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Confederate Soldier Drawing on Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
2. Confederate Soldier Drawing on Marker
Confederate Soldier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
3. Confederate Soldier Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,619 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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