Civil War Soldier - Batavia, Illinois
Posted by: BruceS
N 41° 50.478 W 088° 18.777
16T E 390993 N 4632989
Civil War Memorial also known as the Newton War Memorial located in West Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM7G4K
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2009
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This Civil War Memorial was erected in 1918 and has the following inscription:
This monument erected in honor and in
commemoration of the loyal patriotic
men who enlisted from the township
of Batavia Illinois in the War for the
Preservation of the Union 1861-1865
"On fame's eternal camping ground their silent
tents are spread and glory guards with solemn
round the bivouac of the dead"
The gift of the late
Captain and Mrs. Don Carlos Newton
The monument has plaques on the other three sides listing the men and their units which they had enlisted. The statue is of a uniformed Civil War soldier holding a rival. The memorial is located in Batavia West Side Cemetery.