Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Greenville, Illinois
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument dedicated to the soldiers of the Civil War who fought from Bond County, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM3F9J
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2008
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This granite monument is located on the courthouse grounds, in the midst of large trees. Each of the four sides of the monument mention a battle of the war: Shiloh, Belmont, Vicksburg, Chickamauga. Monument reads: "In Memory of all who followed the flag from 1861-1866, living and dead. Erected 1903."
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1903
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Grand Army of the Republic
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Other or General Civil War
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Related Website: Not listed
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