Old Soldiers Monument ~ Liberal, KS
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 37° 03.275 W 100° 56.905
14S E 326752 N 4102702
Now behind a high fence, because some one shot holes in the statue, and twisted the rifle.
Waymark Code: WMADKG
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2011
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County of Memorial: Seward County
Location of Monument: 1900 W. 15th St., city cemetery, Liberal
Text on Plaque:
COMRADES
1861 ~ 1865
Proper Description as provided by the Smithsonian:
Full-length figure of a Civil War soldier standing at parade rest. He is dressed in uniform, wears a cap and has a knapsack and bedroll on his back. He holds the end of his rifle with both hands, the butt of the gun rests on the ground. The bronze sculpture rests on a granite pedestal within a fenced enclosure.
The statue is of a Union Soldier, as best as I can identify through research; yet the restoration was aided by two Confederate groups, and NO Civil War Union group aided. Curious.
So, with that in mind, maybe this is a Confederate Monument after all?