Honor Roll
That the memory of the boys of this community who gave their lives and their services in defense of their country and to perpetuate its ideals, shall live as an inspiration to courage and patriotism
Harry E Arnold ·
Robert W . . . — — Map (db m225225) WM
James H. Wilson, American Army officer, engineer, and author, was born in 1837 on his family's farm about a mile south of here. He attended Shawneetown schools, McKendree College, and the United States Military Academy. In the spring of 1864, during . . . — — Map (db m154626) HM
Erected to the memory of those
American Soldiers and Sailors
who, in the war with Spain, gave
their lives for country and for
humanity. — — Map (db m160069) WM
Major Campaigns and Deaths
San Juan Heights/El Caney, Cuba (6/98-7/98) 1,475
Cuba Campaign (6/98-8/98) 350
Battle of February 4th, Philippines (2/99) 60
Balangiga Massacre, Philippines (9/01) 48
Manila, Philippines . . . — — Map (db m94845) WM
(Left Side): Origins of the Base During the 1898 Spanish-American War, the Navy recognized that over half of the American sailors in that war had come from the Midwest. Congressman Foss of Illinois suggested that in the future, it might . . . — — Map (db m219216) HM
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th, 1889
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
(Lower tablet:)
Dedicated to Ben L. Jones Camp
No. 50 United Spanish . . . — — Map (db m116088) WM
Charles L. Carney, 4th TX Infantry
Everett G. Drake, Hospital Corps
Hiram J. Hood, 17th U.S. Infantry
T.A. Riggin, 2nd U.S. Cavalry
Ernest H. Isom, 9th IL Infantry
John F. Tobnick, 3rd U.S. Artillery
Henry Pausch, 5th MO . . . — — Map (db m169648) WM
The Godfrey Cemetery, originally known as Monticello Cemetery, was part of the property owned by Benjamin Godfrey that was donated to the Monticello Seminary in February 1840. Four acres of the property were to be used for interments for the . . . — — Map (db m144940) HM
Civil War
1861-1865
Spanish American War
1898-1899
World War
1917-1919
Erected by Sarah Jane McEvers Tent No 90
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
May 30, 1935
(plaque)
Our Mission is to . . . — — Map (db m187611) WM
This monument commemorates Roosevelt Military Academy and 3,059 cadets who attended the school from 1931-1973. The academy was named after our 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, recipient of the Noble Peace Prize and Congressional Medal of . . . — — Map (db m171195) HM
1775 1918
Memorial
in honor of
our sons and daughters
who served their nation
in freedom's cause and in memory
of who gave their those of our number
who gave their last full measure
of devotion in
the six great wars . . . — — Map (db m143598) WM
West Side Illinois Volunteer Regiments 7th Infantry Colonel Marcus Kavanaugh 8th Infantry Colonel John R. Marshall 9th Infantry Colonel James R. Campbell 1st Cavalry Colonel Edward G. Young Battery A Light Artillery Captain . . . — — Map (db m81690) HM
On the Pillar
1776 - 1781
1812 - 1814
1846 - 1848
1861 - 1865
1898 - 1898
On the Base
Erected in
1907
in memory of the
Soldiers and Sailors
of
Shelby County
Individual . . . — — Map (db m11131) WM
In loving memory to our departed comrades and ladies of auxiliary camp John D. Milley No.75 Dedicated Nov. 1, 1957 Equality - Justice - Freedom May it reign. Spanish American War 1898 - 1902 — — Map (db m225254) WM
Dedicated to all military veterans from this area who had served during the American Civil War and Spanish American War
Marker found in Greenwood Cemetery
Moved here 2021
Col. Friedrich K. Hecker Camp #443
Sons of Union Veterans Civil . . . — — Map (db m214620) WM
(obelisk)
Erected by the citizens of New Athens as loving tribute to its loyal sons, who answered the call for their country defense on land and on sea during
The Mexican War 1846—1848
The Civil War 1861—1865
The Spanish . . . — — Map (db m170693) WM
Center Section Spanish American War - Civil War - W.W. I - W.W. II - Korean War - Vietnam - Gulf War - Lebanon Conflict
In Honor of all men aand women who served our Nation in war and peace.
Left - Memorial ]
Row One . . . — — Map (db m17191) WM
Center PanelEtched in the monument are the emblems of the six services (in order), US Air Force, US Army, US Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, US Merchant Marine, and the US Navy
Revolutionary War (1) · Blackhawk War (2) · War . . . — — Map (db m11778) WM
Sidell Veterans War Memorial
Left Panel
Row One
CIVIL WAR
Jesse Burns W. T. Butler Orville P. Hunt Samuel Kleffman Enoch McKee Henry Mullen Emanual Palmer Thomas Ramsey Henry Talbott Joe Twiner Benjamin West . . . — — Map (db m11441) WM
[Shaft (one per side)] Pea Ridge Gettysburg Atlanta Resaca
[Front base]
1907
Erected by the
G.A.R.-W.R.C. and loyal
citizens
[Rear base]
S.A.W.
El Caney Guavama
This stone is a reminder . . . — — Map (db m230444) WM
This Memorial Hall, the first of its kind in the United States, dedicated to our Veterans of all wars, was completed in the year 1903 with dedication ceremonies on June Third of that year by our twenty-sixth President Theodore Roosevelt with these . . . — — Map (db m95722) HM WM
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m211664) HM WM
( Center Panel )
Clinton County
War Memorial
All Gave Some.
Some Gave All.
Dedicated to All
Clinton County
Veterans
( Left - Large Panel )
Civil War * 1861 - - 1865
( Row One )
Wm. H. Abbott Alfred R. . . . — — Map (db m21436) WM
( Front Plaque )
( Bronze “Crest” of the “Spanish War Veterans 1898 - 1902" )
( Obverse Plaque )
( Likeness of the Original Memorial )
Original Spanish American War Memorial
On 24 August . . . — — Map (db m44798) WM
(( Left Panel ))
Honor To our Civil War Veterans
( - - Art Work - - )
(( Center Panel ))
In honored memory of Floyd County men who gave their lives for our Country
Dedicated by
Hobart Beach Post . . . — — Map (db m47025) WM
This National Cemetery is one of the original 7 established in 1862 by Congress. 5.46 acres were purchased from Dr. Charles Bowman Dec. 1862 for burial of Union and Confederate casualties. There are over 5,000 interments from 7 conflicts. Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m26409) HM
Walter Krueger, born in Prussia 1881,
raised in Madison, In
Attended Madison School System
Rose from a Private during the
Spanish-American War to Lt. General
Commanding the 6th Corps. of the Army in WW II.
Attended the Surrender . . . — — Map (db m22059) HM
U. S. S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th, 1898
This tablet is cast from material
recovered from the U. S. S. Maine — — Map (db m53929) HM
( Dates Carved Around Top )
1847 1861 1896 1917
( Left Panel )
Mexican War
1847
( Rest - Unreadable )
( Above Front Panel)
G. A. R.
( Front Panel )
(Eagle & Crest)
G. A. R.
L. W. . . . — — Map (db m48597) WM
Built in the year 1835 by Major Isaac Compton Elston. A soldier in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War. He was then in his thirty-ninth year, a pioneer merchant, banker and financier.
Presented to Wabash College by Major Elston's grandson, Isaac . . . — — Map (db m6427) HM
A war between Spain and the US.
Hostilities began in the aftermath of
the internal explosion of the USS Maine
in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to US
intervention in the Cuban War.
US Battle Deaths 385. — — Map (db m222457) HM
In memory of Perry County Veterans who gave their lives for their Country
* * * Spanish American * * *
Albert Hemphill
* * * World War I * * *
( Row One )
Albert Bauer Eugene Bolin James Bolin Anthony Bruggeman . . . — — Map (db m47449) WM
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 306,760
Battle Deaths 385
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 2,061
Wounded 1,662
Total Rush County Servicemembers 160 — — Map (db m223495) WM
(South Face, Center Panel)
Civil War Spanish American War Mexican War World War I World War II.
This memorial is dedicated to all those from
Tippecanoe County who in the Armed Service of all wars made the
Supreme . . . — — Map (db m34343) WM
( Upper Plaque: )
United * Spanish * War * Veterans
* 1898 * 1902 *
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Porto Rico
U. S. A.
( Lower Plaque: )
In memory of our comrades who on land and sea defended
the Nations Honor in . . . — — Map (db m34824) WM
During the Spanish-American War in 1898,
the need for a flagpole on campus became evident.
Students donated $43, which G. W. Munroe, a future
professor, took to Purdue President James H. Smart.
President Smart accepted the gift and . . . — — Map (db m217626) HM
Dedicated in memory of the
Union Soldiers of Wabash County
Nor shall their story be forgot
While Fame her record keeps
Or Honor points the hallowed spot
Where Valor proudly sleeps
1861-1865
Spanish American War 1898-1901 . . . — — Map (db m215647) WM
Patriotism Devotion This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine. Presented to the City by the John Stanton Chapter D.A.R. — — Map (db m176306) WM
In Memoriam U.S.S. Maine Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15th, 1898 This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine — — Map (db m229415) WM
This Spanish torpedo was taken out of the harbor of Guatanamo in 1899, by Lieutenant Commander Frank F. Fletcher, U.S. Navy and by him, presented to Oskaloosa, the city of his birth as a souvenir of the Spanish-American War. It is supposed to be of . . . — — Map (db m237689) HM
One of the most remarkable infantry marches in American history began here in July 1846 with the mustering of the Mormon Battalion. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) responded to the request from President James K. . . . — — Map (db m22662) 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 original cannon barrel was dated 1869, #9981, engraved in Spanish "Fundicion de Artilleria", Seville, Spain, was commissi0ned by Queen Isabella II of Spain by royal decree. It was captured in 1898 at the Spanish Fort San Felipe, . . . — — Map (db m133148) HM WM
Frederick Funston, five feet four and slightly built, went from this farm to a life of amazing adventure. Youthful exploring expeditions in this country were followed by two years in the Arctic from which he returned down the Yukon river 1,500 miles . . . — — Map (db m53285) HM
Frederick Funston was born in Ohio and moved to Kansas with his parents in the spring of 1868 at the age of 2. Nicknamed "Fearless Freddy," he was of slight build - be sure to check out the life size statue in front of the Funston Home and Museum . . . — — Map (db m83656) HM
George Jacobs Ducrow was born into a circus. His earliest memory was training with L.B. Lents New York circus. However, his time there was not all fun and games. In 1873 he was badly injured in a fireworks accident and was blind for three months. . . . — — Map (db m212532) HM
Adolph, 9; Rudolph, 7; and Hedwig Jubelt, 5, arrived alone in New York City in July 1882. On October 3, 1884, the Jubelt children were placed out in Clyde, Kansas. Rudolph's second placement, with the Reed family, would be his forever home with . . . — — Map (db m185997) HM
Louis was born in New York City to John Henry and Florentine (Goldig) Meyer. After the death of his mother, John was unable to care for the children, so he turned Dorothea and William over to the Episcopalian Orphanage. Amelia helped him with . . . — — Map (db m185999) HM
In honor of
Company K
20th Reg't Kan. Vol.
in appreciation of their
Gallantry and Patriotism
in the Philippine Islands
1898 - 1899
————————
This gateway was erected by
the . . . — — Map (db m95142) WM
In Honor of
the Veterans of the Civil War
1861-1865, the Spanish-American War
1898, Our Country's Defend-
ers in the World War 1917-1918
and the Loyal Women of
SpringHill and Community. — — Map (db m21684) HM
Roll of Honored Dead
R J Dilorenzo Lester W Hittle Billy B Maxwell Alfred Polson Ray Preistly George W Roles Delbert W Seger George Taylor Jearl Thompson Roscoe Wilson
Samuel Triplett
Congressional Medal of Honor . . . — — Map (db m60791) WM
This monument was dedicated September 16, 1938 by survivors of the 32nd United States Volunteer Infantry in commemoration of those gallant comrades who made the supreme sacrifice during the Philippine Insurrection 1898-1901
[Roll of Honored . . . — — Map (db m66780) WM
[North Face]
In honor of the Veterans of the
Civil War 1861-1865
[East Face]
In honor of the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines who served in the
World War 1917-1918
[South Face]
In honor of the Loyal Women
of . . . — — Map (db m34551) HM
In remembrance of the
officers and men who
lost their lives in the
destruction of the
USS Maine at
Havana Cuba harbor,
February Fifteenth,
MDCCCXCVIII — — Map (db m79146) WM
Erected to the memory of the
Union Soldiers and Sailors
of the Civil War
Dedicated in memory of the
U.S. Armed Forces
of the War with Spain
Dedicated in memory of the
U.S. Armed Forces of
World War I
Dedicated in memory of . . . — — Map (db m53055) HM
To stimulate the patriotism of the Spanish-American War, President McKinley suggested a new pledge of allegiance be written and ask[ed] the patriotic organizations take charge of it.
When the contest was over, the honor of writing the "Pledge . . . — — Map (db m61436) HM WM
In memory of the men
killed in action on
Luzon Island, P. I.
in 1898-9
Capt. D. S. Elliott
Lieut. W. A. McTaggart
Privates
Albert Anibal Orlin Birlew
Alva Dix John Scherer — — Map (db m97022) WM
to
Captain S. D. Elliott
Lieutenant W. McTaggart
and other brave soldiers
of the
20th Kansas
who fell in the
Spanish American War — — Map (db m61449) WM
In 1918 this gateway was erected as a memorial to Civil and Spanish War veterans. The bronze statue on the left is a Union soldier while the one on the right is a Rough Rider. The original gateway was 12 feet apart and included a folding bronze . . . — — Map (db m92188) HM WM
The United States emerged from the ordeal of the Civil War with deep gulfs of mistrust and bitterness. Reconstruction was lengthy. Then during the 1870's the natural wealth of the country, the industrious people, further expansion beyond the . . . — — Map (db m56967) HM
In commemoration of those who on land and sea served their country in the Spanish-American War
This cannon was captured in the Spanish-American war in the year 1898, was presented by the United States to the state of Kansas, and assigned to . . . — — Map (db m60590) WM
This tablet was erected by
the State of Kansas
to the memory of
Charles Henry Chandler
the designer of this building
State Architect
MCMIX - MCMXVIII — — Map (db m61427) HM WM
Born in Sharpsburg on April 13, 1859, Allen attended Peeks Mill Military Academy and Georgetown College before graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1882. He was sent to the western frontier, where he led an expedition . . . — — Map (db m110168) HM
The career of this naval officer spanned Spanish-American War and World Wars I and II. A native of Butler County, he attended public schools and Ogden College in Bowling Green;
graduated from Annapolis, 1899. Assumed command of USS . . . — — Map (db m159198) HM
In honor of
the Sixth Regiment
United States Infantry
(Eagle and shield bas-relief)
For glorious conduct in battle and
in memory
of the brave officers and men of that command
here named who gave their lives for their . . . — — Map (db m175086) WM
General Philip Sheridan arrived in 1887 to find a new site for the military installation housed at the Newport Barracks. Record-setting floods in 1883 and 1884 had finally forced the decision to relocate to higher ground.
Northern Kentuckians . . . — — Map (db m174806) HM
“Buffalo Soldiers” specifically refers to African Americans serving in the 9th and 10th Cavalry, and 24th and 25th infantry. Originally organized after the Civil War to fight native Americans in the American West, they later went on to . . . — — Map (db m169751) HM
Inflamed by newspaper accounts of Spanish Imperialism in nearby Cuba
and outraged by the alleged Spanish sinking of the US Battleship "Maine,"
Kentuckians enthusiastically entered into the brief conflict. The three
existing infantry regiments of . . . — — Map (db m209228) WM
"You triumphed over obstacles
which would have overcome men
less brave and determined."
President McKinley
Erected in honor of
the veterans of the Spanish-American War
by
Grafton W. Reed Aux. No. 9 U. S. W. V. . . . — — Map (db m174607) WM
Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Thomas Pugh October 21, 1020 December 18, 1951
Lieutenant Commander Tom Pugh, Navy pilot, served on the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45)(VG-194) during the Korean War and was killed when his . . . — — Map (db m180480) HM WM
You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined President McKinley 458,151 Everyman a volunteer Erected in honor of by the Veterans of the Spanish-American War The Department of Kentucky . . . — — Map (db m215019) WM
"You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined."
President McKinley
458,151
Erected in honor of the veterans of the Spanish-American War — — Map (db m47269) HM
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