Russell in Russell County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 12, 2016
1. Civil War Memorial Dedication
The Defenders
of the
Union
1861-1865
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 53.024′ N, 98° 50.221′ W. Memorial is in Russell, Kansas, in Russell County. It can be reached from East Wichita Avenue. Monument is in the center circle of the Russell City Cemetery, located south off Wichita Avenue (US 40 Business), east of Schlageck Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Russell KS 67665, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Kansas’ Smoky Hills. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alexander McKeefer and John Lynch (within shouting distance of this marker); The Arrival of the Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); Russell County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Freedom Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kansas Street (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dream Theater (approx. 1.3 miles away); Nicholas Gernon Blacksmith Shop (approx. 1.3 miles away); World War II Memorial Barn Quilt (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Russell.
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 12, 2016
2. Civil War Memorial G.A.R. Emblem
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 12, 2016
3. Civil War Memorial L.G.A.R. Emblem
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 12, 2016
4. Civil War Memorial Detail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 12, 2016
5. Civil War Memorial Detail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 12, 2016
6. Civil War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 527 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 30, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
