Administered by Veterans of Foreign Wars Galena Illinois 61036
Located Grant Park Park Avenue Galena Illinois
Date:
Ca. 1881.; Dedicated July 4, 1883
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Image on file.
(On front face, below die:) To the Soldiers of Jo Daviess/County who served in the/War of the Rebellion/1861-1865 (Above circular tablet portraits: band with 12 stars and names of battles (On all sides: list of 400 plus names of Jo Daviess County soldiers who served in the Civil War) unsigned
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Summary:
A tall obelisk with circular tablets cut in high relief on each face. The reliefs depict General Grant, General Rawlins, the American Shield, and a soldier's cap resting on a pair of crossed bayonets.
