Batavia in Kane County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
1. Civil War Memorial Marker
"On fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead"
[Honor Roll of Soldiers]
The gift of the late
Captain and Mrs. Don Carlos Newton
who in their bequest appointed
Charles Husted More - Albro Bishop Prindle
Elbert Henry Wolcott
and charged them with the
erection of this memorial
Erected 1918 by Captain and Mrs. Don Carlos Newton.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.
Location. 41° 50.482′ N, 88° 18.775′ W. Memorial is in Batavia, Illinois, in Kane County. It is at the intersection of Batavia Avenue (Illinois Route 31) and Morton Street, on the right when traveling north on Batavia Avenue. Monument is in West Batavia Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 900 South Batavia Avenue,
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bellevue Place (approx. Ό mile away); Kane County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Spanish-American / Philippines War (approx. 2.6 miles away); World War I (approx. 2.6 miles away); World War II (approx. 2.6 miles away); Korean War (approx. 2.6 miles away); Vietnam (approx. 2.6 miles away); Kane County Government Center (approx. 2.7 miles away).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
2. Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
3. Civil War Memorial Honor Roll
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
4. Civil War Memorial Honor Roll
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
5. Civil War Memorial Honor Roll
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
6. Civil War Memorial Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 893 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
