Civil War Monument - Summer Hill, IL
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N 39° 32.769 W 090° 55.158
15S E 678785 N 4379453
Monument in small Illinois hamlet to honor the Union soldiers from this area.
Waymark Code: WMK4EG
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
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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

TITLE: Civil War Monument

ARTIST(S): Fabricator W. H. Mullins Co

DATE: 1/1/1905

MEDIUM: metal statue, polished red granite base

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IL000327

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
US 54 & CR 948 N Summer Hill, Illinois 62372

DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The list has only "metal" as material, and the base is polished red granite.
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