Union Memorial - Perryville, Missouri
Posted by: BruceS
N 37° 43.533 W 089° 51.773
16S E 247686 N 4179223
Civil War memorial on the grounds of the Perry County Courthouse in Perryville, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMJ073
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2013
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On the northeastern corner of the courthouse lawn, the UNION MEMORIAL, a figure of a Union soldier on a pedestal of gray Vermont granite, commemorates the 1,800 Union soldiers from Perry County who served in the Civil War. - Missouri: A Guide to the "Show Me" State, Tour 11, pg. 522-523.
The memorial is as described in the Guide. The memorial is inscribed:
In Memory Of
Perry County's
Union Soldiers
Of The Civil War
1861 - 1865
Erected By
Sons Of Veterans
And Auxiliary
1923