Dowagiac in Cass County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

19th Michigan Infantry Memorial

Photographed by Lou Donkle, July 2, 2022

1. 19th Michigan Infantry Memorial

Inscription.
1861 – 1865
   The 19th Mich. Inf. Was organized at Dowagiac, ‘62. Henry C. Gilbert, Colonel, left camp Sept. 14, ‘62 with 995 men. Mustered out of service Jun. 10, ‘65

   Total Enrollment      1206
   Killed in Action      54
   Died of Wounds      31
   Died in Confederate Prisons      7
   Died of Disease      138
   Discharged for Disability      182

In Memory of
The 19th Michigan Infantry
By the Womans Relief Corps
Of Cass County, 1922.
(Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic)

Erected 1922 by Womans Relief Corps of Cass County.

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

Location. 41° 58.994′ N, 86° 6.805′ W. Memorial is in Dowagiac, Michigan, in Cass County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Indiana Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Marker is located at the southeast corner of Farr Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dowagiac MI 49047, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater South Bend

and in Southwest Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dowagiac World War II - Korean Conflict - Vietnam War Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Willis M. Farr (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Paul's Church / Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dowagiac World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Criffield-Whiteley House / Harry and Sara Ethel Whiteley (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dowagiac National Bank (approx. ¼ mile away); Dowagiac Civil War Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Beckwith Park (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dowagiac.

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 9, 2014

2. 19th Michigan Infantry Memorial

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 9, 2014

3. 19th Michigan Infantry Memorial

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 9, 2014

4. 19th Michigan Infantry Memorial

View to southeast
Intersection of Main St and Indiana Ave behind memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 982 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 26, 2022, by Lou Donkle of Valparaiso, Indiana. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 15, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.