Livingston County Civil War Memorial - Pontiac, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 40° 52.816 W 088° 37.722
16T E 362773 N 4526742
Civil War memorial on the grounds of the Livingston County Courthouse in Pontiac, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM7XVK
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Sprinterman
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The Livingston County Civil War Memorial was placed in 1902. The memorial has a statue uniformed Union soldier standing at parade rest holding his rifle in both hands and the butt of it resting on the ground. The statue is standing on a tall shaft with various major Civil War battles inscribed on the top and bottom. The memorial is inscribed:

 Front:

In Memory Of All
Soldiers and Sailors
Of Livingston County

Back:

Erected
A.D.
1902

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1902

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union

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Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Not listed
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