Park Cemetery G.A.R. Monument - Carthage, Mo. - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

This handsome marble G.A.R monument is located in the middle of the Park Cemetery. The column is approximately 25 foot tall and is surrounded by graves of Civil War Veterans. Topped by a large globe, the monument features the family names of four Civil War generals with the verse of the "Bivovac of the Dead", a quote from Lincoln, a verse from Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott, and the fourth side has the dedication inscription.

Text of the Marker:

Meade
Soldiers Rest! Thy warfare o'er
Sleep the sleep that knows no waking
Dream of battlefields no more

Grant
On Fames Eternal Camping Ground
Their silent tents are spread
And glory guards with solumn round
the Bivovac of the Dead

Sherman
To Care for him who shall have
Bourne the battle and for his
Widow, and his orphan - Lincoln

Sheridan
Erected to the memory of the
Union Soldiers and Sailors
of 1861 - 1865 by their
Comrades and friends
Stanton Post No. 16 Carthage Mo.
1906

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1906 Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Stanton GAR Post No. 16 Carthage, Mo. Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union Rating (1-5): Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Related Website: Not listed

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