Indiana Memorial - Andersonville, Ga
N 32° 12.224 W 084° 07.841
16S E 770470 N 3566629
The Indiana Memorial stands in the hallowed grounds of the Andersonville National Cemetery
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Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2017
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The Indiana Monument located at the Andersonville National Cemetery is one of the more impressive state monuments that stand on the prison site and at the National Cemetery. The monument is made of Montello Granite and weighs in at 35,000 pounds. The Indiana Monument features four Doric Columns with the word "Indiana" inscribed at the top with the state seal at the base. The inscription on the front of the monument reads:
UNDER AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF THE SIXTY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA
INDIANA MOURNS FOR HER FALLEN HEROES, THE 702 BRAVE SONS, WHO FOR THE CAUSE THEY LOVED, GAVE UP THEIR LIVES IN ANDERSONVILLE PRISON FROM FEBRUARY 1864 TO APRIL 1865.
DEATH DID NOT AFFRIGHT THEM, NOR FEAR SUBDUE THEM, NOR COULD FAMINE BREAK THEIR INCORRUPTIBLE SPIRIT.
The Indiana Monument was dedicated on November 26, 1908.
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