Uptown in 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 —
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. It is in Uptown. 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); Calaboose (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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
Also see . . .
1. 19th Illinois Infantry Regiment History. Illinois Genealogy website entry (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). Google Books website entry (Submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Stones River National Battlefield. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.