Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Joseph R. Scott

Col. 19th Regt. Ill. Volunteer Infantry

— February 2 1838 - July 8 1863 —

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By William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2016

1. Joseph R. Scott Monument

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

From wounds received at
Battle of Stone[s] River

"Who will save the Left"
"The Nineteenth Illinois"

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 57.327′ N, 87° 39.642′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. Memorial is on Main Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Monument is in Graceland Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4001 North Clark Street, Chicago IL 60613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Graves Family Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Allan Pinkerton (approx. 0.2 miles away); John A. "Jack" Johnson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Earl Seymour Wharton Reebie (approx. 0.3 miles away); Claude Seymour Reebie (approx. 0.3 miles away); Louis Henri Sullivan (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Peter Altgeld (approx. 0.4 miles away); Getty Tomb (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . .
1. 19th Illinois Infantry Regiment History

By William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2016

2. Joseph R. Scott Monument

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. (Submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Joseph R. Scott in History of Chicago: From 1857 until the fire of 1871, by Andreas (1885). (Submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Stones River National Battlefield. (Submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.