The Allamakee County Freedom Rock The Allamakee County Freedom Rock project was started in 2016 with an application submitted to the Freedom Rock artist, Ray "Bubba" Sorensen to have Allamakee County placed on his waiting list. . . . — — Map (db m232607) HM WM
Erected in tribute to the men of Bremer County who gave their lives to preserve the Union 1861 Civil War 1865James A Adams • James H Akin • David W Baskins • Francis M Baskins • George W Baskins • William Baskins • Yeager Baum • . . . — — Map (db m239690) WM
Hitchcock House
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In sparsely settled Cass County
an entire company was enlisted
in Lewis, 1862.
Company I 23rd Infantry . . . — — Map (db m93805) WM
Charles E. Smith, a Civil War veteran and carpenter, moved in the 1880s to West Branch with his wife, Deborah. In 1903 he finished this dream house on top of Cook’s Hill, down the road to your left, where each spring he tapped his maple trees to . . . — — Map (db m162619) HM
The 32nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Mustered in on October 6, 1862, the 32nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry would see service in the western theater of the Civil War. Organized in Dubuque, Iowa, the infantry unit originally consisted of 930 men who . . . — — Map (db m89526) HM
G.A.R. Post No. 101 - Clear Lake, Iowa
The Tom Howard Post, No. 101, of the Grand Army of the Republic, was organized Oct. 15, 1872 with the name in honor of Lieut. Thomas Howard of the 32nd Iowa. He was a gallant soldier from Clear Lake, . . . — — Map (db m89528) HM
The Battle of Pleasant Hill
The Battle of Pleasant Hill can be considered as day two of the Battle of Mansfield, or Sabine Cross Roads. Due to the single, narrow road available for advance the Union Army, consisting of infantry, cavalry and . . . — — Map (db m89504) HM
Pleasant Hill, La.
O. A. Wilson, Co. B. 32d Iowa,
Died of wounds received at
Pleasant Hill, La. 1864.
Samuel Robins, Co. B. 32d Iowa,
Killed by a falling building
at Eastpoint, Miss. Jan. 22, 1865.
Lieut. W. C. . . . — — Map (db m89718) WM
History of Westside Iowa became part of the United States in 1805 as part of the Louisiana Purchase, and was admitted to the Union as the 29th state on December 28, 1846. The Railroad Telegraph road was built from Boone to Council . . . — — Map (db m186199) HM
Site of
The Confederate Invasion of Iowa
12th Day of October 1864.
This monument marks the northern most point of incursion into Iowa by Confederate Forces. On October 12, 1864, Lieutenant James “Bill” Jackson led twelve heavily . . . — — Map (db m36092) HM WM
At this site, on the 26th day of September 1864, the Donahue and McCosh Marble Shop put on display the first Civil War Monument west of the Mississippi River. It is now located at the Kossuth Cemetery east of Mediapolis Iowa. — — Map (db m238379) HM
[east side]To the memory of our brave soldiers from Yellow Spring Township who died in the service of their country, and their comrades. Dedicated July 4, 1866 [north side]Co. C 30th Iowa Inf. Wm. F. Long • Mort E. . . . — — Map (db m181888) WM
☆ Jimmie Howard, a Marine Corps SSG, served in Viet Cong and Korea. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on Hill 488, along with many additional honors. ☆ The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant has been an important asset . . . — — Map (db m181877) HM WM
Abraham Lincoln Dedicated to the Grand Army of the Republic and The Women Who Served by Dubuque Memorial and Historical Assn
Lincoln’s Address Delivered at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, November 19, 1863.
Fourscore . . . — — Map (db m128961) WM
The Shot Tower was constructed in 1856 to manufacture lead shot ammunition. Molten lead was poured from the top of the tower and passed through a series of sieves to form the shot into its proper size. The shot then landed in a tank of cold water . . . — — Map (db m43645) HM
Discovered by Jean Nicollet 1838
Camp site of General Fremont
and later of Major T. W. Sherman
on Government Road surveyed in 1860
Okamanpadu Park
Donated by E.L. and J.C. Williams
Tablet placed by Okomanpado Chapter . . . — — Map (db m232789) HM
Erected in 1902 in memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War 1861-1865 Abraham LincolnThe statue of Abraham Lincoln along with the four bronze plaques, which are unique, were sculptured by George Edwin Bissell and commissioned by . . . — — Map (db m162102) HM WM
[Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy was born in Hampton, Iowa and was an American naval officer who served during World War II.]
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[Folded flag a solemn piece in honor of those who've served and made the ultimate . . . — — Map (db m135909) WM
James B. Reeve
Adaline Reeve
Fernando, Henry, Orrilla, Orson, Beulah, Rumsey, Susan, Albert, Ellen, Herman, Emily.
August 5, 1855
County organized and first election held in a log house 40 ft. west. County business was transacted . . . — — Map (db m172624) HM
Albert "Cap" Head, early-day Jefferson land developer and banker, at one time owned 4,300 acres across six Greene County townships. Like his brother Mahlon, he served as mayor of Jefferson as well as four terms in the House of Representatives, where . . . — — Map (db m168844) HM
Judge Robert Montgomery Rippey, early-day Greene County settler and namesake of the town of Rippey, surveyed the entire county in 1854, the year Greene County was formally organized. He and two partners drove mule and oxen teams to Burlington in the . . . — — Map (db m168833) HM
With the assistance of Senator James Harlan, the War Department authorized a military training camp at Mount Pleasant in October of 1861. The first recruits began arriving that September at Camp Harlan, which was designated as a cavalry training . . . — — Map (db m92519) HM
This marks the site of
Camp Harlan
used as a training camp by
the 4th Iowa Cavalry and
the 25th Iowa Infantry
during the Civil War
Dedicated by
Belle Coddington Tent No. 34
Daughters of Union Veterans
of the
Civil War . . . — — Map (db m92520) HM
In honor of those who served In tribute to those who perished In gratitude to those now serving Avenue of Flags of Henry County Iowa Veterans Memorial[south side]Medal of Honor Recipients from Henry County Charles A. Swan USA . . . — — Map (db m240483) HM WM
Harlan moved to Iowa in 1845, and was elected state superintendent of public instruction two years later. He became President of Iowa Wesleyan University in 1853, and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1855. After winning a second term, President . . . — — Map (db m33116) HM
In memory of James C. Taylor Post No. 165 and all Union soldiers of the Civil War 1861-1865 Presented by Womans Relief Corps No. 208 Algona, Iowa Dedicated 1930 — — Map (db m238892) WM
These brass "James" Cannon, named for their designer, were manufactured only in 1858 and 1859.
They were the first U.S. Army cannon provided with rifling along the bore, a feature added to improve the accuracy of their projectile trajectory. . . . — — Map (db m229272) WM
General Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union
Army said of Wittenmyer, “No soldier on the firing line
gave more heroic service than she did.”
Sarah Ann Turner (Annie) was born in Sandy Springs,
Ohio to a family that greatly valued . . . — — Map (db m229472) HM
Site of Army Hospital Apt. 17, 1862-Oct. 1, 1865. Erected in memory of the soldiers who died in the Old General Hospital at Keokuk and buried in the National Cemetery. — — Map (db m178523) HM WM
[north side] In honor of the heroes of the Civil War 1861-65 and dedicated Oct. 15, under the auspices of Robt. Mitchell Post, No. 206 G.A.R. and the Womans Relief Corps, No. 126. [south . . . — — Map (db m239252) WM
In April of 1862 Reddick, a corporal in the 33rd Ohio Infantry, participated in a raid 200 miles behind Confederate lines that came to be known as The Great Locomotive Chase. Reddick was captured and spent nearly a year in Confederate prisons, . . . — — Map (db m176038) HM
The grateful public
dedicate
this marble column
to the Patriotic
Dead
who fell during the
Great Rebellion
this monument
is
gratefully
erected
to the soldiers of
Madison County
who gave their lives
for their . . . — — Map (db m23107) WM
Understanding the Freedom Rock: East Side of the Rock is dedicated to the creator of the Iowa Flag, Dixie Cornell Gebhardt. The West side of the Rock is dedicated to the 6th Governor of Iowa, William Milo Stone of Marion County. Stone, a good . . . — — Map (db m177168) HM WM
On the morning of April 12, 1861, South Carolina began firing on the Federal fortress in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Within 24 hours, Iowa and Pella became involved. When the first call came for volunteers on April 15, 1861, the citizens of . . . — — Map (db m236386) HM
Erected by Monona County
in memory of the defenders of our flag.
May 30, 1916.
Fraternity Charity and Loyalty.
Hanscom Post No. 97 G. A. R. — — Map (db m236233) WM
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, . . . — — Map (db m238504) HM
Lest We Forget
In Memory of
Our Heroes
1861—1865
(The names of 72 Civil War veterans are inscribed on three sides of the monument) — — Map (db m135713) HM
Our Defenders of the Union
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
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To all those who served
with pride and courage.
So that we never forget our
veterans' sacrifices.
[Newer . . . — — Map (db m87713) WM
Dedicated to the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic, by the Burnside Post No. 250 of the Womens Relief Corps and the efforts of the late Mrs. Jennie Lindsey of Shenandoah Iowa — — Map (db m87826) WM
(Front side):
Iowa's tribute to the courage, patriotism, and distinguished service of all her soldiers and sailors who fought in the war of the rebellion 1861- 1865
(Back side):
Designed By Harriet A. Ketcham MT. Pleasant, . . . — — Map (db m42147) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the defenders of our flag. “Greater love hath no man.”
(reverse) Erected 1926 by Abe Lincoln’s Woman’s Relief Corps, No. 180, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1861-1865. — — Map (db m45066) HM
Teacher in the public schools
of Council Bluffs,
Lieutenant and Captain Co. B.
4th Iowa Infantry,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel
23rd Iowa Infantry.
[Dedicated] May 17, 1902 . . . — — Map (db m93985) HM WM
Through the efforts of General Dodge, as Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, and the foresight of Abraham Lincoln, Council Bluffs became the hub of the first Transcontinental Railroad. — — Map (db m82165) HM
later Camp Kinsman
Became the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home
in 1865
Renamed Iowa Annie Wittenmyer Home
in 1951
Dedicated by
Hannah Caldwell Chapter DAR 1996 — — Map (db m202223) HM
[South face] Erected by grateful citizens of Scott County in memory of their fellow citizens who died in defense of the Union 1861 — 1865
[West face] “Proved themselves the bravest of the brave.” — Gen. H.W. Halleck
[North . . . — — Map (db m202186) WM
Here was located a military camp during the Civil War, at which were trained more than half of the recruits from Iowa
In 1862 several hundred Sioux Indians were imprisoned here following the Minnesota Massacre.
Erected by Hannah Caldwell . . . — — Map (db m202229) HM
South side:
Living
George E. Smith, Co. I, 22nd Iowa Inf. ·
Daniel B. Barnes, Co. K, 24th Ohio Inf. ·
Henry I. Trump, Co. B, 16th Kan. Cav. ·
W. E. West, Co. A, 29th Iowa Inf. ·
Henry Hilton, Co. H, 45th Ill. Inf. ·
Irvin . . . — — Map (db m237116) WM
General Lawrence Sullivan ‘Sul’ Ross, CSA, was born in Bentonsport, Iowa, Van Buren County on September 27, 1838. His family moved to Texas in 1839, where he grew to manhood.
In 1859, Sul Ross was commissioned a Captain in the Texas Rangers, . . . — — Map (db m2565) HM
Dedicated
to
Wayne County Soldiers
of Three Wars
The Defenders
of Our Union
1861 - 1865
G.A.R. Emblem
Spanish-American War
1898 - 1901
The World War
1917 - 1918 — — Map (db m90410) HM
The Union soldier was purchased by the Women's [sic - Woman's] Relief Corps (WRC) in 1899, unveiled June 29, 1900 and dedicated July 5, 1900. The local WRC Chapter was founded in 1891 with the object of caring for Union soldiers of the Civil War . . . — — Map (db m133487) WM
Billed in the Decorah Public Opinion headline of the time as the “biggest day in the history of this county,” thousands of residents of Decorah and Winneshiek County gathered on September 18, 1917 to send off the first contingent of World War I . . . — — Map (db m235988) HM
Broadway Beginnings
Many of the first homes in Decorah were built near the river where the business district now stands and along the roads leading into town. As Decorah grew, those who could afford to do so built farther away from the river . . . — — Map (db m242200) HM
Several hundred women disguised themselves as men and took the bold step of leaving their homes to serve their country during the Civil War. Many women enlisted because they had no means of supporting themselves after their loved one enlisted. . . . — — Map (db m238273) HM
