Grand Army of the Republic Monument - Oak Ridge Cemetery - Springfield, Illinois
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BruceS
N 39° 49.457 W 089° 39.464
16S E 272541 N 4411635
Civil War memorial in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois
Waymark Code: WM8Z6P
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2010
Views: 5
"The Grand Army of the Republic Monument of circa 1890s, was reserved for Union army veterans and its circular plot is centered with a monument built of two courses of rough faced limestone, finished with a smooth, unpolished, pyramidal base cap. On this is set a stack of cannon balls in concrete, surmounted by a Civil War cannon. A simple flag pole is sited behind the monument to the northwest. The land around the monument is encircled with simple, tablet-shaped gravemarkers. This circular arrangement -- with all soldiers officers and enlisted men in positions of equal importance -- is reminiscent of that in the Gettysburg National Cemetery." - Historic District Nomination form
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Grand Army of Republic (GAR)
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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Related Website: [Web Link]
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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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