Sparta in Monroe County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Civil War Cannon

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

1. Civil War Cannon Marker

Inscription. This Civil War cannon was captured from Confederate forces by Wisconsin troops on Island Number 10 near Vicksburg. Brought to Sparta by Mr. W. H. Farnham in 1867.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 43° 57.012′ N, 90° 48.535′ W. Marker is in Sparta, Wisconsin, in Monroe County. It is on East Montgomery Street (State Highway 21) west of North Benton Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in Blyton Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sparta WI 54656, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sparta Free Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); Masonic Lodge (approx. 0.4 miles away); U.S. Post Office (approx. 0.4 miles away); Monroe County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wisconsin Child Center Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fort McCoy South Post Gates (approx. 4 miles away); Coulee Country (approx. 4½ miles away); The Driftless Area (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.

Additional commentary.
1. Reported Capture Location
The marker indicates the cannon was captured

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at Island Number 10, which was in the Mississippi River, upstream from New Madrid, Missouri, near the Kentucky / Tennessee border. Vicksburg is of course in the state of Mississippi. Since Wisconsin troops were involved with both the Battle of Island No. 10 and the Vicksburg Campaign, either location is plausible.

— Submitted June 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.

Civil War Cannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

2. Civil War Cannon

Monuments behind cannon: In Memory of Donald Paul Radde, Wisconsin Bridg Gen 32 Inf Div, World War II, March 15, 1914 — March 7, 1966; In Memory of our Nation's Defenders.

Nearby U.S.S. Maine Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

3. Nearby U.S.S. Maine Monument

U.S.S. Maine Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

4. U.S.S. Maine Plaque

In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,867 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.