Civil War Monument - Summer Hill, IL
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YoSam.
N 39° 32.769 W 090° 55.158
15S E 678785 N 4379453
To honor the Union soldiers from the surrounding area.
Waymark Code: WMK4F9
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2014
Views: 1
County of Monument: Pike County.
Location of Monument: US-54, small park, Summer Hill
Manufactured by the W. H. Mullins Co., Salem, Ohio
Artist: Unknown
Monument Text:
DEDICATED
TO THE MEMBERS OF
MAJ. SAM. HAYS POST 477
G.A.R. DEPT. OF ILL.
AND OTHER COMRADES WHO
FOUGHT TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY
UNDIVIDED AND OUR FLAG
MAINTAINED UNSULLIED
1861 ~ 1865
To view each name listed, see photo gallery, to read of the solders listed on this monument you can read it here
Proper Description: "Figure of a Civil War soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform consisting of a long coat, a cape buttoned at the top and cap. The mustached figure holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the gun rests in front of his proper right foot. His proper left foot is forward and bent at the knee." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum
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