Volunteer Defender Memorial - Ft. Scott, Kansas
N 37° 50.375 W 094° 42.459
15S E 349741 N 4189390
Located on the grounds of the courthouse at 210 S. National Avenue in Ft. Scott, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM53ZP
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2008
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Although badly weather worn and ilegible the top inscription reads (from the Smithsonian website):
1906
ERECTED
BY
Wm H. LYTLE POST No 32
DEPT. OF KAN.
BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
(G.A.R. insignia)
THE MEN IN WHOSE HONOR THIS
MONUMENT IS ERECTED WERE LED BY
THE FIRES OF LIBERTY
THEY FOUGHT FOR NO NORTH, NO
SOUTH, NO EAST, NO WEST, BUT FOR
ONE GLORIOUS AND UNITED COUNTRY.
The base text reads:
IN MEMORY OF
VOL. DEFENDERS
OF THE UNION
1861 - 1865