Riverview Cemetery Civil War Memorial - Louisiana, Missouri
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 39° 27.455 W 091° 03.350
15S E 667265 N 4369360
Civil War memorial located in the Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM1CN3
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
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The Riverview Cemetery Civil War memorial was erected by the Major James Wilson Post No. 20 G.A.R., Department of Missouri in 1884.  The  memorial is dedicated "To all the brave defenders of the Union in 1861-1865, from the County of Pike, Mo."  The monument is constructed of "White Bronze" - zinc, has a Union soldier standing watch and is located on the main entry to the cemetery.

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On Fame's Eternal Camping Ground,
Their Silent Tents Are Spread,
And Glory Guards with Solemn Round,
The Bivouac Of Our Dead.

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1884

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Major James Wilson Post No. 20 G.A.R., Department of Missouri

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union

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