Union Infantryman - Rushville, IL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 40° 07.229 W 090° 33.825
15T E 707602 N 4443974
Atop a veterans memorial stands this Civil War soldier.
Waymark Code: WMK6MC
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2014
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County of statue: Schuyler County
Location of statue: S. Congress St. & Lafayette St., courthouse lawn, Rushville
Momument dedicated: May 30, 1912
Text on Monument:
IN MEMORY OF ALL SOLDIERS
OF ALL WARS FROM 1812 TO 1900
OF SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
"Rev. C. C. Carpenter delivered the dedicatory address from the courthouse steps May 30, 1912, for the soldiers and sailors memorial monument which was erected on the front lawn of the courthouse. The inscription reads, "In memory of all soldiers of all wars from 1812 to 1900 of Schuyler County, Illinois."
- © July 19, 2000 The Rushville Times