Macomb in McDonough County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Civil War Soldier Monument at Chandler Park
of the men of
McDonough County,
who
voluntarily offered
and
freely gave their lives,
"That government
of the people,
by the people,
and for the people
shall not perish
from the Earth."
Fort Donelson,
Shiloh,
Corinth,
Stone River.
Vicksburg,
Chickamauga,
Kenesaw,
Atlanta,
Bentonville.
Erected 1899 by Comrade C.V. Chandler, of the 78th Ill. Vol's.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Peace • War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 27.63′ N, 90° 40.282′ W. Marker is in Macomb, Illinois, in McDonough County. Memorial is on North Lafayette Street south of East Calhoun Street (U.S. 67/136), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Macomb IL 61455, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Memory of Major General Alexander Macomb (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Commodore Thomas MacDonough, U.S.N. (within shouting distance of this marker); First McDonough County Courthouse (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Abraham Lincoln's Speeches (about 700 feet away); Abraham Lincoln in Macomb (about 700 feet away); Macomb's Stagecoach Stop (about 700 feet away); Lincoln Photograph / McDonough Courthouse (about 700 feet away); Randolph House Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macomb.
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