At Piasa, in the village cemetery, a monument of Oolitic limestone, about twelve feet in height, has been erected by Buford Post, G. A. R., at a cost of $250, and dedicated May 30, 1902, to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Union.

At Virden, in the village cemetery, there is a monument consisting of a base and pedestal of gray Barre granite, surmounted by the bronze figure of "The Skirmisher," by Caspar Buberl. The entire monument is about fifteen feet high and cost $1,800. the funds for its erection being secured by popular subscription under the auspices of the Woman's Relief Corps, and was dedicaeed June 12, 1902, "In honor of the brave defenders of our country, 1861

1865."

At Bunker Hill, in the village cemetery, a granite shaft, thirty-two feet in height, surmounted by the figure of an American eagle, was erected by popular subscription in 1866, at a cost of $1.800. The corner stone was laid July 4, 1866, and the monument is among the first erected in this State to the memory of the soldiers of the Civil war.

At Bunker Hill, there is a monument seventeen and one-half feet hihg, erected by Capt. Charles Clinton, of Cincinnati, Ohio, at a cost of $5,000, and dedicated Sept. 7, 1904, to the memory of Abraham Lincoln. The lower base of the monument is nine and one-half feet square above which are three other secondary bases surmounted by the bronze figure of Lincoln which stands seven feet two inches in height.

MADISON COUNTY.

At Alton, in the city cemetery, dedicated to the memory of Elijah P. Lovejoy, killed by a pro-slavery mob, Nov. 8, 1837, a monument has been erected at a cost of $50,000, one-half appropriated by the State and the remainder raised by popular subscription. The monument is a massive column of light Barre granite 93 feet in height surmounted by a bronze statue of Victory, 17 feet high. The shaft is in three sections weighing 16, 18 and 22 tons respectively. The monument was dedicated Nov. 8, 1897, the 60th anniversary of Lovejoy's death, "In Gratitude to God, and in the Love of Liberty, by the State of Illinois and the Citizens of Alton."

MARION COUNTY.

At Centralia, in the city cemetery, there is a marble shaft about 15 feet in height, erected in 1865 at a cost of $350, bearing this inscription, "The grateful citizens of Centralia have built this monument in honor of the soldiers who served their country in the war that kept the Union whole."

At Salem, in East Lawn cemetery, there is a monument erected to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Union, a simple marble shaft surmounted by a large ball. It was erected under the auspices of the Women's Relief Corps at a cost of $250 from funds obtained by popular subscription, William McKinley and William J. Bryan being among the contributors to the fund. It was dedicated May 30, 1901.

At Kinmundy, on the soldier's memorial lot in the village cemetery, a granitoid monument, 25 feet in height, closely resembling Tennessee marble, has been erected to the memory of the soldiers of the Union. The monument was erected by popular subscription at a cost of but $50, and was dedicated May 15, 1902.

MARSHALL COUNTY.

At Lacon, in the city cemetery, there is a simple shaft dedicated to "The unknown heroes of the civil war, which was erected by the executors of the will of Ada Z. E. Piper, who made a bequest of $1,000 for this purpose.

MASON COUNTY.

At Mason county in the public park, there is a shaft of Bedford stone surmounted by the figure of a volunteer infantryman, the whole about 22 feet in height, erected in 1867 by popular subscription at a cost of $1,800 and dedicated to the memory of the soldiers of the Civil War enlisted from Mason county.

M'DONOUGH COUNTY.

At Macomb there is a monument worthy of special notice, erected neither by popular subscription nor by appropriations of public funds, but by a soldier, in memory of his fallen comrades. The monument is of New Hampshire granite surmounted by the figure, in Quircy granite, of a private volunteer soldier standing at parade rest. The entire structure is about twenty-two feet high and was erected at a cost of about $4,000 by Charles V. Chandler, adjutant of the Seventy-eighth Illinois Infantry, out of his pension allowed for wounds received at the battle of Chickamauga in 1863. The monument stands in a beautiful park also presented to the city of Macomb by Mr. Chandler.

M'HENRY COUNTY.

At Harvard, in Mt. Auburn cemetery on lots owned by the G. A. R. a solid block of Barre granite six feet long, four feet wide and six feet high, with mounted cannon on top, has been erected at a cost of $700 by the J. B. Manzer W. R. C. The monument bears an appropriate inscription to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the civil war and was dedicated June 28,

1903.

Near Nunda, in Crystal Lake and Nunda Union cemetery there is a white bronze monument about twenty feet in height, surmounted by the figure of a volunteer soldier standing at parade rest. The pedestal bears the names of all soldiers enlisted from the community in which the monument stands. It was erected by popular subscription in 1889 at a cost of $1,600.

M'LEAN COUNTY.

At Bloomington, in the Court House, a bronze tablet has been erected by the board of supervisors and McLean County Historical Society to the memory of John McLean for whom the county was named. The tablet bears an appropriate inscription and was dedicated Dec 6, 1898. The tablet was first placed in the east enterance to the court house at a cost of $160, and after having passed through the great fire of June 1, 1903, has been placed in the rotunda of the new court house.

At Bloomington, in Franklin square, there is a soldiers' monument -- one of the first erected in the State, and one of the best. Standing on the circular base, which is thirteen feet in diameter. are four octagonal columns on which are engraved the names of about 700 McLean county soldiers who died in the service during the civil war. Above each of these columns is the figure of a soldier, the four figures representing four branches of the service, infantry. cavalry, zouave and marine. From the center of the cap on which these four life-size figures stand, rises an octagonal column about eight feet in height, on which rests the main shaft eighteen feet in height, which is surmounted by the figure of a soldier in colonel's uniform, resting on his sword and holding a field glass in his right hand. The entire height of the structure is fortynine feet. It was erected in 1869 by the county board of McLean county at a cost of $15,000.

At McLean, in the village cemetery, there is a monument of gray Barre granite, costing $375, erected by popular subscription under the auspices of the local G. A. R. and W R. C., dedicated Oct. 23. 1902. To the memory of the unknown dead," of the civil war.

In the northwest part of West township there is a red granite monument to mark the site of the stockaded Kickapoo Indian fort. This monument was erected by the McLean County Historical Society and dedicated Nov. 28, 1905.

MENARD COUNTY.

At Petersburg, in Rose Hill cemetery. there is a granite shaft erected by popular subscription at a cost of about $2.500, and dedicated in October, 1894, to the memory of Major Benjamin F. Stephenson of the Fourteenth Illinois Infantry, founder of the order of the Grand Army of the Republic, who organized the first post, at Decatur, April 6, 1866, and was made the first commander of the Department of Illinois.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

At Litchfield, in Elmwood cemetery, there is a shaft of Warrensburg sandstone about twenty-five feet in height surmounted by the figure of a private soldier, erected in 1873 by popular subscription at a cost of $1,500 and dedicated to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the civil war.

At Hillsboro, at the entrance to Oak Grove cemetery, there is a monument of Bedford stone about eighteen feet in height surmounted by the figure of a private soldier standing at parade rest and dedicated Nov. 7, 1902, to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Union enlisted from Montgomery county. The structure cost $600 obtained through the efforts of the local Women's Relief Corps.

MORGAN COUNTY.

At Jacksonville, in the East cemetery, there is a monument thirty-two feet high consisting of a limestone base and a polished shaft of white marble which has been erected to the memory of Gen. John J. Hardin. It is said to have

been erected by private subscription soon after the death of Mr. Hardin which accurred in 1847. The General Assembly of 1905 made an appropriation of $600 to repair the monument, gravestone and coping on the burial lot.

OGLE COUNTY.

At Oregon, in the court house, a memorial hall has been set apart for the use of the local G. A. R. post and has inscribed upon its walls the name, with designation of regiment and company, of all soldiers of the civil war who enlisted from Ogle county or who have since taken up their residence there.

At Daysville, in the village cemetery, there is a marble shaft surmounted by the figure of an old soldier with gun at rest, on which is inscribed the names of all soldiers who enlisted from Nashua and Ogle townships in the civil and Spanish-American wars.

At Stillman Valley, in Battle Ground park, a shaft of Barre granite, fifty feet high, surmounted by the figure of a citizen soldier of heroic size, costing $5,000, appropriated by the Forty-Second General Assembly, was erected in 1902 to mark the site and commemorate the battle of Stillman's run of May 14, 1832. The names of the twelve soldiers who fell here are inscribed upon the monument which marks their last resting place.

At Stillman Valley, in the village cemetery, two cannon obtained from the general government, are mounted on a stone foundation in the "soldiers' circle" and dedicated to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Union. The work was done under the auspices of W. C. Baker post, G. A. R. at an expense of $75 contributed by the members of the post.

At Byron, corner of Second and Chestnut streets, there is a marble shaft about twenty feet in height, erected by popular subscription at a cost of about $2,000 and dedicated Oct. 18, 1866, to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Union. The monument bears the names of forty-two enlisted men from that township who lost their lives during the civil war and of 118 who returned to their homes. To these names have been added 37 others, the names of veterans enlisting from other localities but residing here since the war, also the names of six soldiers of the Mexican war and six of the SpanishAmerican war.

In the village cemetery there is a marble shaft about eight feet in height resting on a granite base, erected by Cooling post, G. A. R. and dedicated August, 1900, to the memory of the soldier and sailors of the Union.

PEORIA COUNTY.

At Peoria there are four monuments erected to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the civil war, two in Springdale cemetery and two in court house square. One in Springdale cemetery was erected under the auspices of the Women's National League of Peoria, at a cost of $2.500, and dedicated May 30, 1870. The monument consists of a marble statue, life size, of a private soldier standing at parade rest, surmounting a marble pedestal about eight feet in height.

There is, also, in Springdale cemetery, a large boulder of Barre granite, on one face of which is carved a shield bearing the single word "Unknown." It was set up by Bryner Post, G. A. R., and dedicated to the memory of the unknown dead of the civil war.

In the court house square, facing Jefferson street, there is another monument, about 22 feet in height, a marble shaft on a base of limestone, surmounted by the marble figure of an eagle. On the monument is inscribed the names of many Peoria county soldiers of the civil war. It was erected by the county board, at a cost of $5,000, and dedicated Oct. 11, 1866, Gen. B. F. Butler, of Massachusetts, delivering the dedicatory address.

In the southeast corner of the same square is still another monument, erected under the auspices of the Ladies' Memorial Association of Peoria, at a cost of $35,000, dedicated to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Union, May 15, 1901, and presented to the city and county by the Association. President McKinley delivered the dedicatory address.

Besides these four soldiers' monuments. there is situated on a commanding site in Springdale cemetery, a monument erected at a cost of $1,200, appropriated by the State, to mark the last resting place and to commemorate the public services of Thomas Ford, Governor of the State, 1842-1846. The monument is a sarcophagus of polished granite, on which the name “Ford” is cut on the front in large letters, and under this in smaller letters, the inscription, "Erected by the State of Illinois, 1906.“

PIKE COUNTY,

At Barry. in the public square, there is a marble monument, twenty feet in height, erected in 1884, at a cost of $1,000, under the auspices of John McTucker Post No. 154, G. A. R., by popular subscription of the citizens of Barry. The monument is dedicated to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the War of the Rebellion," and has carved upon it the names of 200 deceased soldiers, formerly residing in Barry or its immediate vicinity.

PULASKI COUNTY.

At Mound City, near the center of the National Military cemetery, there is a monument, erected in 1874, by an appropriation of the General Assembly of Illinois and dedicated to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the State buried within the cemetery The monument is of granite. The pedestal, fourteen feet in height, rests on a base twenty-four feet square, and is surmounted by a shaft about fifty feet in height. On the four sides of the pedestal are marble slabs containing the names of the soldiers to whose memory the monument is erected, and at the base of the shaft are two figures in marble: one representing a volunteer soldier and the other a sailor. The entire structure is about seventy-five feet in height and cost $25,000.

RANDOLPH COUNTY.

At Chester in the city cemetery, there is a plain shaft of Barre granite twenty-five feet in height, erected in 1883, at a cost of $1,500 by appropriation of the General Assembly and dedicated to the memory of Shadrach Bond, the first Governor of the State of Illinos.

Near the site of old Fort Gage, in Garrison Hill cemetery, there is a dark Barre granite shaft twenty-six feet in height, erected by the State of Illinois in 1892 at a cost of $1.300 and dedicated with appropriate ceremonies July 4, 1893. June 6, 1891, an appropriation of $10,000 was made by the 37th General Assembly "for the purpose of removing the remains of all those who lie buried in the three graveyards at Kaskaskia to a place of safety, for the purchase and improvement of a site and the erection of a suitable monument." The purchase and improvement of the cemetery site on Garrison Hill and the erection of the monument was in pursuance of this act. The inscription on the monument is as follows:

"Those who sleep here were first buried at Kaskaskia and afterwards removed to this cemetery. They were the early pioneers of the great Mississippi valley. They planted free institutions in a wilderness and were the founders of a great commonwealth. In memory of their sacrifice Illinois gratefully erects this monument-1892.”

ROCK ISLAND COUNTY.

At Rock Island in the court house square, a marble shaft surmounted by the figure of a private soldier with musket at rest, was dedicated April 9, 1869. It was erected at a cost of $8,500 of which $2,000 was contributed by the county board out of the general fund. It was designed by L. A. Volk. Memorial hall, in the court house, dedicated to the veterans of the Civil war, is used as an assembly hall by all veteran soldiers' organizations and as a museum of war relics.

Three cannon contributed by the Federal government to the local Grand Army of the Republic post soon after its organization are mounted on carriages and seven others are on concrete bases in the court house square.

At the west end of the island of Rock Island, on the site of the old block house, one of the buildings forming a part of old Fort Armstrong which was built by the Federal government in 1817 and abandoned in 1836, there is a monument of native stone about nine feet in height, surmounted by a pyramid of twenty eight-inch cannon balls. The monument was erected at a cost of about $300, by Fort Armstrong Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, to mark the site of the old U. S. fort and was dedicated Dec. 27,

1901.

SANGAMON COUNTY,

At Springfield in a beautiful park of nine acres adjoining Oak Ridge cemetery on the south, is the monument and tomb of Abraham Lincoln. The structure is of granite from the quarries of Quincy, Mass., rising to a height of 125 feet above ground. The base is 119, feet in extreme length from north to south and 72 feet east and west. It was erected by the Lincoln Monument Association, incorporated in May, 1865. Work began on the structure Sept. 9, 1869, the capstone was placed in position on May 22, 1871, and the dedicatory exercises were held Oct. 15, 1874. The original cost was something more than $200,000, and $100,000 additional was spent in its reconstruction, 1899-1901, at which time the foundation was sunk to a depth of twenty-three feet below the surface instead of six feet and twenty-one feet added to the height of the shaft. In other respects no change was made in its construction. In 1895 the monument and grounds were transferred to the State by the monument association. A fuller description of the monument will be found on another page of this volume.

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On the state house grounds, east of the capitol. there is a well executed bronze statue of Pierre Menard, one of the most influential and useful pioneer citizens of Illinois, the only presiding officer of the legislative council during the territorial period, and the first Lieutenant Governor of the State. statue represents Menard in the role of an Indian trader, standing erect beside an Indian seated upon a bale of furs, each displaying a sample of his merchandise to the other. The group is mounted on a granite pedestal about ten feet in height, upon the eastern face of which is the single word