Coles County Civil War Memorial - Charleston, IL
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N 39° 29.708 W 088° 10.528
16S E 398926 N 4372383
Tall vertical monument topped by Union soldier, with flanking soldiers standing guard.
Waymark Code: WMJA3Q
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2013
Views: 1
On the grounds of the Coles County Courthouse, built in 1911.
Upper Inscription:
Tribute of
Coles County
in Honor of her
Sons who fought
for The Union
1775 - - 1781
1812 - - 1815
1846 - - 1848
1861 - - 1865
1898 - - 1898
Lower Inscription: A house divided against its self cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. (with profile of author Abraham Lincoln)
Interestingly, the Mason-Dixon line, traditional dividing line between North & South, runs through Charleston. Southern sympathizers (known as Copperheads) in the area stirred discord and rioted in 1864 leaving 9 dead. This is commemorated by a nearby waymarked Illinois historical marker.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1911
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Coles County
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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