Redwood Falls in Redwood County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Civil War Monument

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013

1. Civil War Monument

west face

Inscription.

Civil War Monument. . The Grand Army of the Republic Badge , Erected 1913 by W. R. C. Sacred to the Memory of our Civil War Veterans 1861 - 1865. , Gideon Richardson · Co. D. 195 Ohio Inf. . A.L. Gale · Co. H. 14 N.H. Inf. . Andrew G. Welch · Co. B. 2 Wis Cav. . Willet Greene · Co. E. 1 Wis Cav. . Traucott Henze · Co. 17 Wis Reg. . John Sisler · 2 Ind Battery . Frank Dickensen · 1 Minn Inf. . James Stephens · Co F. 8 Minn Inf. . E.O. Chapman · Co 4 Minn. . D.J. Laird · Co F. 1 Minn Heavy Art. . H.D. Chollar · Paymasters Clerk. . J.F. Baker · Co. B. 4 Wis Cav. . W.D. Flinn · 23 Wis Inf. . Geo. Buxton · Co H. 32 Wis Inf. . E.B. Hale · Co B. 2 Minn Cav. . N. Bixby · Ast. Surgeon 3 Minn Vol. . O.A. Hinnes · Co D. 76 A C . Frank Burton . Henry Hill . Lafayette Truesdell . Colonel Chandler . Abica Northrup . John Scott . Carl A. Simondet , Hugh Coyle . Randolph Gleason . Eugene Thorp . Jasper Fischer . Jas. McDermott . Henry R. Draper . Harvey Warner . Wm. Simmons . John H. Thomas · Co I. 3 Minn Vol. . Frederich Holt . Henry Timms · Co I. 3 Minn Vol. . Elias A. Lyman · Co. I. 3 Minn Vol. . Alpheus A. Wilson · Co. D. 38 Ind. Inf. . Lumon A. Colson · Co. M. 3 Me. Heavy Art. . August F. Werner · Co. C. 38 Wis. Vol. Inf. . Henry Schmidt · Co. D. 5 Minn. Inf. . Orin J. Swan · Co. K. 5 Iowa Cav. . Jay W. Ferris · Co A. 35 Wis. Inf. . Charles Beer · Co. I. 8 Minn. Inf. . John Schaffer · Co. C. 2 Mo. Arty. . Andrew Stuart · Co. G. 5 Minn. Inf. . John Cummings · Co. D. 2 Minn. Inf. , James M. Dunnington · Co H 25 Ohio Inf. . S.N. Rowe · Co E 6 Wis Inf. . Sylvester Truesdell · Co F 8 Minn Inf. . T.D. Broughton · Co E 7 Minn Inf. . James B. Robinson · Co B 85 N.Y. Inf. . James Whittaker · Co I. 3 Wis Cav. . August Discher · Co C 45 Ill Inf. . John Strawzell · Co F Minn Cav. . Gottleib Dietzmann · Co. A 5 Mo. Inf. . Ener Birum · Co A. 6 Wis Inf. . Robert Davis · Co D. 4 W. Va. Inf. . Wm. Abbott · Co E 7 Wis Inf. . W.P. Tenney · Co G. Minn Heavy Arty. . Jonas Spallsbury · Co N. 6 Minn Inf. . George Smith · Co G. 10 Minn Inf. . H. (Henry) D. Everett · Co D. 1 Wis Cav. . Wm. Davis · Co D. 11 Minn Inf. . Thos. H. King · Co B. 7 Minn Inf. . Warren Brewster · Co H. 20 N.Y. Cav. . S.F. Southwick · Co C. 66 Ill Inf. . W.P. Dunnington · Co A. 2 Cal Cav. . R. (Rufus) G. Chadbourne · Co H. 20 Wis Inf. . J.W. Golden · Co K. 48 Ill Inf. . Edward M. Smith · Co I. 36 Ohio Inf.

The Grand Army of the Republic Badge

Erected 1913 by W. R. C.
Sacred to the Memory
of our Civil War
Veterans 1861 - 1865

Gideon Richardson · Co. D. 195 Ohio Inf. • A.L. Gale · Co. H. 14 N.H. Inf. • Andrew G. Welch · Co. B. 2 Wis Cav. • Willet Greene · Co. E. 1 Wis Cav. • Traucott Henze · Co. 17 Wis Reg. • John Sisler · 2 Ind Battery • Frank Dickensen · 1 Minn Inf. • James Stephens · Co F. 8 Minn Inf. • E.O. Chapman · Co 4 Minn. • D.J. Laird · Co F. 1 Minn Heavy Art. • H.D. Chollar · Paymasters Clerk. • J.F. Baker · Co. B. 4 Wis Cav. • W.D. Flinn · 23 Wis Inf. • Geo. Buxton · Co H. 32 Wis Inf. • E.B. Hale · Co B. 2 Minn Cav. • N. Bixby · Ast. Surgeon 3 Minn Vol. • O.A. Hinnes · Co D. 76 A C • Frank Burton • Henry Hill • Lafayette Truesdell • Colonel Chandler • Abica Northrup • John Scott • Carl A. Simondet

Hugh Coyle • Randolph Gleason • Eugene Thorp • Jasper Fischer • Jas. McDermott • Henry R. Draper • Harvey Warner • Wm. Simmons • John H. Thomas · Co I. 3 Minn Vol. • Frederich Holt • Henry Timms · Co I. 3 Minn Vol. • Elias A.

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Lyman · Co. I. 3 Minn Vol. • Alpheus A. Wilson · Co. D. 38 Ind. Inf. • Lumon A. Colson · Co. M. 3 Me. Heavy Art. • August F. Werner · Co. C. 38 Wis. Vol. Inf. • Henry Schmidt · Co. D. 5 Minn. Inf. • Orin J. Swan · Co. K. 5 Iowa Cav. • Jay W. Ferris · Co A. 35 Wis. Inf. • Charles Beer · Co. I. 8 Minn. Inf. • John Schaffer · Co. C. 2 Mo. Arty. • Andrew Stuart · Co. G. 5 Minn. Inf. • John Cummings · Co. D. 2 Minn. Inf.

James M. Dunnington · Co H 25 Ohio Inf. • S.N. Rowe · Co E 6 Wis Inf. • Sylvester Truesdell · Co F 8 Minn Inf. • T.D. Broughton · Co E 7 Minn Inf. • James B. Robinson · Co B 85 N.Y. Inf. • James Whittaker · Co I. 3 Wis Cav. • August Discher · Co C 45 Ill Inf. • John Strawzell · Co F Minn Cav. • Gottleib Dietzmann · Co. A 5 Mo. Inf. • Ener Birum · Co A. 6 Wis Inf. • Robert Davis · Co D. 4 W. Va. Inf. • Wm. Abbott · Co E 7 Wis Inf. • W.P. Tenney · Co G. Minn Heavy Arty. • Jonas Spallsbury · Co N. 6 Minn Inf. • George Smith · Co G. 10 Minn Inf. • H. (Henry) D. Everett · Co D. 1 Wis Cav. • Wm. Davis · Co D. 11 Minn Inf. • Thos. H. King · Co B. 7 Minn Inf. • Warren Brewster

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013

2. Civil War Monument

south side

· Co H. 20 N.Y. Cav. • S.F. Southwick · Co C. 66 Ill Inf. • W.P. Dunnington · Co A. 2 Cal Cav. • R. (Rufus) G. Chadbourne · Co H. 20 Wis Inf. • J.W. Golden · Co K. 48 Ill Inf. • Edward M. Smith · Co I. 36 Ohio Inf.

Erected 1913 by the Women’s Relief Corps.

Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 44° 33.058′ N, 95° 5.951′ W. Monument is in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, in Redwood County. It can be reached from North Swain Street 0.8 miles north of East Bridge Street (U.S. 71), on the right when traveling north. Monument is in Redwood Falls Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Redwood Falls MN 56283, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Southwest Minnesota and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Great Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013

3. Civil War Monument

east side

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wowinape or Thomas Wakeman (within shouting distance of this marker); Richard Sears Memorial Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Geology of the Redwood Falls Region (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Military Road (approx. 1.4 miles away); Clayton H. Pickett / The General Sherman (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lower Sioux Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Mdewakanton Ehdakupi Wanagi Makoce (approx. 5.2 miles away); St. Cornelia's Church (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Redwood Falls.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013

4. Civil War Monument

north side

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013

5. Civil War Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,356 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 3, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.