Union Soldier - Pontiac, Illinois, USA.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member veritas vita
N 40° 52.816 W 088° 37.722
16T E 362773 N 4526742
Union Soldier sculpture atop the Livingston County Civil War Memorial. Located in the grounds of the Courthouse in Pontiac, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMKY2Z
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The Livingston County Civil War Memorial was placed in 1902. In Memory Of All Soldiers and Sailors Of Livingston County.

The memorial has a larger than life statue of a uniformed Union soldier, standing at ease holding his rifle in both hands and the butt of it resting on the ground. The sculpture is standing on a tall stone pillar with various major Civil War battles inscribed on the top and bottom.

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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Livingston County Civil War Memorial

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1902

Materials used: Stone

Location: Located in the grounds of the Courthouse in Pontiac,

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