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Layton Park in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Forest Home Cemetery Civil War Veterans

 
 
Forest Home Cemetery Civil War Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2016
1. Forest Home Cemetery Civil War Veterans Marker
Inscription.

This is the final resting place for nearly one thousand men who fought for the Union in the Civil War, the most in any private cemetery in Wisconsin. Represented are dozens of Wisconsin volunteer units and those from at least 25 other states and territories, and include regular Army, U.S. Colored Troops, militia, the Navy and Marine Corps.
 
Erected 2016 by Woman's Relief Corps, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Auxiliary, & Milwaukee County Historical Society.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 43° 0.116′ N, 87° 56.769′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Layton Park. Marker is at the intersection of Forest Home Avenue and 26th Street, on the left when traveling west on Forest Home Avenue. Marker is at the northwest cemetery entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2405 West Forest Home Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Frank N. Fox (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Silas J. Sawyer and Jennie E. Sawyer

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(about 400 feet away); Jacob Best (about 700 feet away); Mathias Stein (about 700 feet away); Orville Cadwell (approx. ¼ mile away); In memory of Franklin Van Valkenburgh (approx. ¼ mile away); Byron Kilbourn (approx. 0.3 miles away); Edward George Ryan (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.
 
Also see . . .
1. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Website homepage (Submitted on October 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

2. Woman's Relief Corps. Website homepage (Submitted on October 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

3. Milwaukee County Historical Society. Website homepage (Submitted on October 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Forest Home Cemetery Civil War Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2016
2. Forest Home Cemetery Civil War Veterans Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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