Collinsville Civil War Memorial - Collinsville, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 40.145 W 089° 59.149
16S E 240226 N 4284286
Civil War Memorial on the grounds of the Collinsville City Hall.
Waymark Code: WMC83K
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
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The memorial has a sculpture of a Union soldier standing at parade rest with his rifle held in both hands with its butt resting between his feet. The memorial was places by Tent No. 19 Daughters of Union Veterans and was dedicated June 14, 1926. The base of the memorial is inscribed:

Erected
To The Memory Of
Civil War Veterans
1861 -- 1865
By Tent No. 19
Daughters
Of Union Veterans

Date Installed or Dedicated: 06/14/1925

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Tent No. 19 Daughters of Union Veterans

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union

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