Will County Civil War Memorial - Joliet, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 41° 31.488 W 088° 04.925
16T E 409720 N 4597582
This tall memorial is located at the entrance to the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, IL.
Waymark Code: WMC3V9
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Sprinterman
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This Memorial was erected in 1884 and is listed on the Smithsonian's Inventory which indicates that it is also known as the Soldiers and Sailors of Civil War Monument.
The Inventory (visit link) describes the monument thusly:

"Standing figure of a Union Army officer on a tall granite obelisk, holding a flag on his proper left side with both hands. On one side of the obelisk below, stands the figure of a sailor looking south through a pair of binoculars. On the opposite side is the figure of a soldier holding a rifle on his proper left side. Between the upper and lower figures are listed major battles of the Civil War, Shiloh, etc."
A 1968 time capsule is located in the base of the monument and is scheduled to be opened in 2068.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1884

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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