Springfield in Sangamon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Spanish American War Memorial

Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, June 16, 2011

1. Spanish American War Memorial

Inscription.
West Side
Illinois Volunteer Regiments
7th Infantry • Colonel Marcus Kavanaugh
8th Infantry • Colonel John R. Marshall
9th Infantry • Colonel James R. Campbell
1st Cavalry • Colonel Edward G. Young
Battery A Light Artillery • Captain Oscar F. Yaeger
Illinois Naval Militia • Commander John H. Porter

North Side
Spanish American War Memorial
Memorial Commission
Dwight H. Green - Governor

East Side
Illinois Volunteer Regiments
1st Infantry • Colonel Henry L. Turner
2nd Infantry • Colonel George M. Moulton
3rd Infantry • Colonel Fred Bennett
4th Infantry • Colonel Casimer Andel and Colonel Eben Swift
5th Infantry • Colonel James S. Culver
6th Infantry • Colonel D. Jack Foster

South Side
Spanish American War Veterans 1898 - 1902
Cuba
Puerto Rica
USA
Philippine Islands

Erected 1948 by State of Illinois.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 39° 47.979′ N, 89° 39.244′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Illinois, in Sangamon County. Marker is on E. Monroe Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Springfield IL 62701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Second and Monroe Streets (within shouting distance of this marker); The State Capitol (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Globe Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Globe Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert Stuart Fitzgerald Boyhood Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln's Final Journey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fourth and Monroe Streets (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

Spanish American War Memorial - West Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, June 16, 2011

2. Spanish American War Memorial - West Side

Spanish American War Memorial - North Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, June 16, 2011

3. Spanish American War Memorial - North Side

Spanish American War Memorial - East Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, June 16, 2011

4. Spanish American War Memorial - East Side

Spanish American War Memorial - South Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, June 16, 2011

5. Spanish American War Memorial - South Side

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 756 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on March 18, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 27, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.