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The monument in 1909. The monument was erected in 1902 and commemorates the 2,260 Confederate soldiers buried at the site. [5] [6] The memorial is 17 feet (5.2 m) and includes a bronze figure of a soldier standing on a granite arch, holding a rifle. Its original wooden arch, which was inscribed with the word "AMERICANS", was replaced with the ...
The Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a major Civil War monument in Cleveland, Ohio, honoring the more than 9,000 individuals from Cuyahoga County who served the Union throughout the war. [1] It was dedicated on July 4, 1894, and is located on the southeast quadrant of Public Square in Downtown Cleveland. [2]
This is a list of monuments erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, as well as by the Ladies' Memorial Association, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and other related groups. Some of the UDC monuments feature artworks by noted sculptors.
Confederate monument-building has often been part of widespread campaigns to promote and justify Jim Crow laws in the South. [12] [13] According to the American Historical Association (AHA), the erection of Confederate monuments during the early 20th century was "part and parcel of the initiation of legally mandated segregation and widespread disenfranchisement across the South."
Charles Lester holds a Ph.D. in U.S. History from the University of Cincinnati and is a faculty member in the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University where he teaches a course on Monuments ...
There is also a monument to him and another monument to Union Civil War soldiers fighting for him. The monument was erected in 1917. [citation needed] Baxter Springs Civil War Monument erected in 1886 after Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) post collected more than 7,000 signatures from former soldiers. The monument is located in the Soldier's ...
George, Harold A. Civil War monuments of Ohio (2006), 87pp; Miller, Richard F. States at War, Volume 5: A Reference Guide for Ohio in the Civil War (2015). excerpt; Riesenberg, Michael. "Cincinnati's Civil War Resources: Preparing for the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Civil War." Ohio Valley History 10#4 (2010): 46–65.
Pages in category "Union (American Civil War) monuments and memorials in Ohio" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .