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American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

monuments and memorials associated with the

Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

Monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, his ...

s and

memorial A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or works of a ...

s are listed below alphabetically by state. States not listed have no known qualifying items for the list.

Washington, D.C.

Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. The Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. are a group of seventeen outdoor statues which are spread out through much of central and northwest Washington, D.C. The statues depict 11 Union generals and formerly included one Confederate general, Alb ...

, includes monuments to 16 Union generals, admirals and others * Lincoln Statue by sculptor Lot Flannery, 1868 * ''Abraham Lincoln'' by

Vinnie Ream Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie (September 25, 1847 – November 20, 1914) was an American sculptor. Her most famous work is the statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the United States Capitol rotunda. Ream's '' Statue of Sequoyah' ...

, located in the

Capitol Rotunda The United States Capitol rotunda is the tall central rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. It has been described as the Capitol's "symbolic and physical heart". Built between 1818 and 1824, the rotunda is located below the ...

, 1871 *

General John A. Rawlins The statue of John Aaron Rawlins, a United States Army general who served during the Civil War and later as Secretary of War, is a focal point of Rawlins Park, a small public park in Washington, D.C.'s Foggy Bottom neighborhood. It was installed ...

Joseph A. Bailly Joseph Alexis Bailly (January 21, 1823 or 1825 – June 15, 1883) was an American sculptor who spent most of his career in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He taught briefly at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, which has a collection of his ...

, sculptor, 1874 *

Brevet Lt. General Winfield Scott ''Brevet Lt. General Winfield Scott'' is an equestrian statue in Washington, D.C., that honors career military officer Winfield Scott. The monument stands in the center of Scott Circle, a traffic circle and small park at the convergence of 16th ...

Henry Kirke Brown Henry Kirke Brown (February 24, 1814 in Leyden, Massachusetts – July 10, 1886 in Newburgh, New York) was an American sculptor. Life He began to paint portraits while still a boy, studied painting in Boston under Chester Harding, learned a lit ...

, sculptor, 1874 *

Emancipation Memorial The Emancipation Memorial, also known as the Freedman's Memorial or the Emancipation Group is a monument in Lincoln Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was sometimes referred to as the "Lincoln Memorial" before the more ...

, Thomas Ball, sculptor, 1876 * Major General James B. McPherson,

Louis Rebisso Louis Thomas Rebisso (1837 in Italy – 3 May 1899 in Norwood, Ohio) was an Italian-born American sculptor and teacher. Biography In Italy, Rebisso studied with the sculptor Rubalto and in an art academy under Varni. At 20, he joined in Giuseppe ...

, sculptor 1876 *

Peace Monument The Peace Monument, also known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument, stands on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Peace Circle at First Street, N.W., and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. The 44 foot (13.4 m) high w ...

, 1877 *

Major General George Henry Thomas ''Major General George Henry Thomas'', also known as the Thomas Circle Monument, is an equestrian sculpture in Washington, D.C. that honors Civil War general George Henry Thomas. The monument is located in the center of Thomas Circle, on the bor ...

, 1879 * Admiral David G. Farragut, 1881 *

Pension Building The National Building Museum is located at 401 F Street NW in Washington, D.C. It is a museum of "architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning". It was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and is a private non-profit ins ...

frieze,

Caspar Buberl Caspar Buberl (1834 – August 22, 1899) was an American sculptor. He is best known for his Civil War monuments, for the terra cotta relief panels on the Garfield Memorial in Cleveland, Ohio (depicting the various stages of James Garfield' ...

sculptor, 1887 * The ''Warrior'',

James A. Garfield Monument The James A. Garfield Monument stands on the grounds of the United States Capitol in the circle at First Street, S.W., and Maryland Avenue, Washington, D.C. It is a memorial to United States President James A. Garfield, elected in 1880 and as ...

, J.Q.A. Ward, sculptor, 1887 *

General Winfield Scott Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service ...

, 1896

Major General John A. Logan ''Major General John A. Logan'', also known as the General John A. Logan Monument and Logan Circle Monument, is an equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. that honors politician and American Civil War, Civil War general John A. Logan. The monume ...

, 1901 *

General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument The General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument is an equestrian statue of American Civil War Major General William Tecumseh Sherman located in Sherman Plaza, which is part of President's Park in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The selection ...

, 1903 *

Major General George B. McClellan ''Major General George B. McClellan'' is an equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. that honors politician and Civil War general George B. McClellan. The monument is sited on a prominent location in the Kalorama Triangle neighborhood due to effor ...

, 1907 *

Equestrian statue of Philip Sheridan ''General Philip Sheridan'' is a bronze sculpture that honors Civil War general Philip Sheridan. The monument was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum, best known for his design of Mount Rushmore. Dedicated in 1908, dignitaries in attendance at the unveil ...

, 1908 *

Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial The Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, also known as ''Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson'', is a public artwork in Washington, D.C. honoring Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson, founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal organization for ...

, 1909 *

Dupont Circle Fountain The Dupont Circle Fountain, formally known as the Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont Memorial Fountain, is a fountain located in the center of Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. It honors Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, a prominent American ...

, 1921 *

Lincoln Memorial The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the ...

, 1922 ** Lincoln seated statue sculpted by

Daniel Chester French Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931) was an American sculptor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, best known for his 1874 sculpture ''The Minute Man'' in Concord, Massachusetts, and his 1920 monume ...

and carved by the

Piccirilli Brothers The Piccirilli brothers were an Italian family of renowned marble carvers and sculptors who carved many of the most significant marble sculptures in the United States, including Daniel Chester French’s colossal ''Abraham Lincoln'' (1920) in the ...

** "

The Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, now known as Gettysburg National Cemetery, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the ...

" carved inscription **

Second Inaugural Address Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on Saturday, March 4, 1865, during Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, his second inauguration as President of the United States. At a time when victory over secessionists in the American ...

carved inscription *

Ulysses S. Grant Memorial The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a Presidential memorials in the United States, presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring American Civil War General (United States), general and 18th President of the United States, United States Presid ...

, 1924 *

Nuns of the Battlefield ''Nuns of the Battlefield'' is a public artwork made in 1924 by Irish artist Jerome Connor, located at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue NW, M Street, and Connecticut Avenue NW, in Washington, D.C., United States. A tribute to the more tha ...

, 1924 *

George Gordon Meade Memorial The George Gordon Meade Memorial, also known as the Meade Memorial or ''Major General George Gordon Meade'', is a public artwork in Washington, D.C. honoring George Meade, a career military officer from Pennsylvania who is best known for defeatin ...

Charles Grafly Charles Allan Grafly, Jr. (December 3, 1862May 5, 1929) was an American sculptor, and teacher. Instructor of Sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for 37 years, his students included Paul Manship, Albin Polasek, and Walker Hanc ...

, sculptor, 1927 *

African American Civil War Memorial The African American Civil War Memorial Museum, in the U Street district of Washington, D.C., recognizes the contributions of the 209,145 members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT). The eponymous memorial, dedicated in July 1998 by the A ...

, 1997 **

U Street (WMATA station) U Street is a rapid transit station on the Green and Yellow Lines of the Washington Metro in the U Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C. U Street station is located in northwest Washington and serves the U Street neighborhood; nearby attrac ...

, which contains "African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo" in its subtitle.

U.S. Currency

* U.S. one-cent coin ** Lincoln's Bust, depicted on Front since 1909 ** Lincoln Memorial, depicted on Back from 1959 – 2008 ** Lincoln Bicentennial, depicted on Back in 2009 * U.S. five-dollar bill ** Lincoln's Portrait, depicted on Front since 1914 ** Lincoln Memorial, depicted on Back since 1929 * U.S. fifty-dollar bill ** Grant's Portrait, depicted on Front since 1913 *

U.S. Postage Stamps Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a ...

** Abraham Lincoln Postage, 2nd in number for Presidents of US Stamps issues including 1866, 1869, 1890, 1903, 1938, 1954, 1965, 1995 ** US 5-cents commemorative stamp, 1963Emancipation Proclamation Issue
, Arago: people, postage & the post, Smithsonian National Postal Museum, viewed September 28, 2014

US military

Bases

Fort Greely Fort Greely is a United States Army launch site for anti-ballistic missiles located about southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. It is also the home of the Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC), as Fort Greely is one of the coldest areas in Alaska, and can ...

, Alaska (1942) named in honor of Major General

Adolphus Greely Adolphus Washington Greely (March 27, 1844 – October 20, 1935) was a United States Army officer and polar explorer. He attained the rank of Major general (United States), major general and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor. A native o ...

. * Fort Logan /

Fort Logan National Cemetery Fort Logan National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. Fort Logan, a former U.S. Army installation, was named after Union General John A. Logan, commander of US Volunteer forces during the American Civil War. It co ...

, Colorado (1889) named in honor of General

John A. Logan John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Mexican–American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a stat ...

. Closed in 1960. * Fort Sheridan, Illinois (1888), named for Gen.

Philip Sheridan General of the Army Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close as ...

. Closed in 1993.

Gallery

File:Vinnie Ream - Lincoln.jpg, ''Abraham Lincoln'' by

Ream Ream may refer to: * Paper ream, unit of 500 sheets of paper * Ream (surname) * Reamer, tool used to widen a hole * Ream, West Virginia * Ream, the name of Rama in the Khmer version of the Ramayana, the Reamker * Ream National Park, a national pa ...

File:Garfield_Mon,_Washington_DC,_Warrior.jpg, ''Warrior'',

File:Allegorical_detail_"Fame"_from_Gen._Meade_Monument.jpg, ''Fame'' from the

File:Grant_Memorial,_detail,_H_Shrady_sc.jpg,

Arizona

Picacho Peak State Park Picacho Peak State Park is a state park surrounding Picacho Peak in Picacho, Arizona. The park is located between Casa Grande and Tucson near Interstate 10 in Pinal County. Its centerpiece spire is visible from downtown Tucson, a distance of . Th ...

, Stone Monument Shaft. Erected by the Arizona Pioneers Historical Society and Southern Pacific Railroad Company on April 15, 1928. It commemorates the 3 Union soldiers who lost their life during the

Battle of Picacho Pass The Battle of Picacho Pass, also known as the Battle of Picacho Peak, was an engagement of the American Civil War on April 15, 1862. The action occurred around Picacho Peak, northwest of Tucson, Arizona. It was fought between a Union cavalry ...

and list their names. The dedication was a grand ceremony with many people attending and multiple organizations including the

Woman's Relief Corps The Woman's Relief Corps (WRC) is a charitable organization in the United States, originally founded as the official women's auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in 1883. The organization was designed to assist the GAR and p ...

Daughters of the American Revolution The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' efforts towards independence. A non-profit group, they promote ...

, and the

Grand Army of the Republic The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Il ...

. In the 21st century a plaque dedicated to the Confederate veterans which was on a wall by the stone monument was removed and it was cemented on the bottom of the Union plaque. The plaque was later stolen. * Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery. A small stone with a Grand Army of the Republic medal on the front of it honors the dead Union veterans within the cemetery. The stone was erected in the 2000s by the

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) is an American congressionally chartered fraternal organization that carries out activities to preserve the history and legacy of the United States Armed Forces veterans who fought during the Civil ...

Camp Negley Post of Tucson and the Burnside Post of Tombstone. * Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery. A small flagstone that commemorates the 18 California Volunteers Union veterans and one colored troop buried in the cemetery. Erected by the

, Department of California. *

Prescott, Arizona Prescott ( ) is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the city's population was 45,827. The city is the county seat of Yavapai County. In 1864, Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona T ...

. Plaque dedicated to the memory of the more than 50 Union Veterans buried with Citizens' Cemetery and their pioneer spirit that led to Arizona's statehood in 1912. Dedicated by the

, Department of the Southwest on August 17, 2022.

Arkansas

Gentry Gentry (from Old French ''genterie'', from ''gentil'', "high-born, noble") are "well-born, genteel and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past. Word similar to gentle imple and decentfamilies ''Gentry'', in its widest ...

** Gentry Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, installed in 1918, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 *

Grant County, Arkansas Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 17,853 at the 2010 United States Census. The county seat is Sheridan. Grant County is included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock– Conway, AR Metropolitan ...

is named after

Ulysses S Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

, 1869 *

Judsonia, Arkansas Judsonia is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Stan Robinson is the current mayor. The population was 2,019 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total ...

: Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, obelisk surrounded by 16 union soldier graves, 1894 *

Leola, Arkansas Leola is a town in Grant County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 501 at the 2010 census. It is the southernmost municipality within the Central Arkansas region. Geography Leola is located at (34.171094, -92.590133). According to the ...

: Officers Killed / Union Wounded Memorial (2015) *

Little Rock ( The "Little Rock") , government_type = Council-manager , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = D , leader_title2 = Council , leader_name2 ...

, ** Minnesota Monument, in the

Little Rock National Cemetery Little Rock National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery, located approximately two miles (3 km) south-east of the Arkansas State Capitol Building, being within the city of Little Rock, and Pulaski County, Arkansas. It encompasses , ...

in 1916. *

Pea Ridge, Arkansas Pea Ridge is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The name Pea Ridge is derived from a combination of the physical location of the original settlement of the town, across the crest of an Ozark Mountains ridg ...

: Reunited Soldiery Monument (1889), one of the first to honor both Union and Confederate soldiers to be placed on a battlefield. *

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park The Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park is an Arkansas state park located in Prairie Grove. It commemorates the Battle of Prairie Grove, fought December 7, 1862, during the American Civil War. The battle secured northwestern Arkansas for t ...

: ** Generals James G. Blunt and

Francis J. Herron Francis Jay Herron (February 17, 1837 – January 8, 1902) was an American soldier who was a Union general during the American Civil War. Biography Francis J. Herron attended the Western University of Pennsylvania, but left at the age of six ...

Memorial ** Lieutenant Colonel

John C. Black John Charles Black (January 27, 1839 – August 17, 1915) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Illinois. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a Union Army lieutenant colonel and regimental commander at the Battle of Prairie Grove ...

Marker *

Sheridan Sheridan may refer to: People Surname *Sheridan (surname) *Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), U.S. Army general after whom the Sheridan tank is named *Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816), Irish playwright (''The Rivals''), poet and politician ...

is named after

general

Phillip Sheridan General of the Army Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close as ...

during the

Reconstruction Era The Reconstruction era was a period in American history following the American Civil War (1861–1865) and lasting until approximately the Compromise of 1877. During Reconstruction, attempts were made to rebuild the country after the bloo ...

. *

Siloam Springs, Arkansas Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The city shares a border on the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line with the city of West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma, which is within the Cherokee Nation territory. The town was founded i ...

: Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (Siloam Springs, Arkansas), 1928 File:Downtown Siloam Springs, AR 023.jpg, Sloan Springs File:Minnesota Monument.JPG, Little Rock

California

* Monument to volunteers from

Los Gatos Los Gatos (, ; ) is an List of municipalities in California, incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population is 33,529 according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located in the San Franci ...

Schools

* Lincoln Elementary School in Newark * Lincoln Elementary School in Oakland

Colorado

* Garfield County was named after

James A. Garfield James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death six months latertwo months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War gene ...

, 1883 * "Soldier's Monument",

Colorado State Capitol The Colorado State Capitol Building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado, United States, is the home of the Colorado General Assembly and the offices of the Governor of Colorado and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. History ...

grounds, Jack (or John) Howland, sculptor, dedicated July 24, 1909

Connecticut

* Soldiers' Monument in Bristol, Connecticut, ca. 1865 *

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut, honors the 4,000 Hartford citizens who served in the American Civil War, including 400 who died for the Union cause. It is notable as the first permanent triumphal ...

, Hartford, 1886 *

Joseph Roswell Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the Unit ...

rondel,

Connecticut State Capitol The Connecticut State Capitol is located north of Capitol Avenue and south of Bushnell Park in Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. The building houses the Connecticut General Assembly; the upper house, the State Senate, and lower house, the Hous ...

, Herbert Adams 1878

Schools

Lincoln College of Technology Lincoln Tech is an American group of for-profit postsecondary vocational institutions headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. Each campus is owned and operated by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (), a provider of career-oriented post ...

in East Windsor *

Lincoln College of New England Lincoln College of New England was a private college in Southington, Connecticut, founded in 1966 as Briarwood College. Lincoln's regional accreditor placed the college on probation in the summer of 2018 and the institution subsequently stopped ...

in Southington, 2010 (formerly known as Briarwood College)

Delaware

* General

Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (July 1, 1833 – August 29, 1880) was a career United States Army officer, a Union Army General officer, General commanding both infantry and cavalry forces in the American Civil War, and a U.S. diplomat. Ea ...

Milford Milford may refer to: Place names Canada * Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia * Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia * Milford, Ontario England * Milford, Derbyshire * Milford, Devon, a place in Devon * Milford on Sea, Hampshire * Milford, Shro ...

, erected in 2008 * Rear Admiral

Samuel Francis Du Pont Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 – June 23, 1865) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family. In the Mexican–American War, Du Pont captured San Diego, and was made commander of the Ca ...

, originally erected in

Dupont Circle Dupont Circle (or DuPont Circle) is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C. The Dupont Circle neighborhood is bounded approximately by 16th Street NW to the east, 22nd Street NW ...

, Washington D.C. in 1884, moved to

Rockford Park Rockford Park is a historic public park located in a residential area of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It is characterized by a large, grassy meadow which slopes gently upward to a large knoll overlooking the Brandywine River. It was ...

, Wilmington in 1920 * Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Delaware), Wilmington, erected in 1871

Florida

These are arranged by city: * 2nd Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops Monument, Centennial Park,

Fort Myers Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in southwestern Florida and the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 92,245 in 20 ...

, dedicated in 2000 * Union Soldier's Memorial, Evergreen Cemetery,

Jacksonville Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...

, erected in 1891 * Forgotten Soldier Memorial, in honor of African-American soldiers, Bayview Park,

Key West Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it cons ...

, unveiled February 16, 2016 * Obelisk at Clinton Square, Bayview Park,

, circa 1866 * Monument Park, Lynn Haven, dedicated in 1920 * G.A.R. Memorial, Woodlawn Cemetery,

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

, dedicated on April 12, 1939 * G.A.R. Monument, Greenwood Cemetery,

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...

, 1910 * G.A.R. Monument, Veterans Park, St. Cloud, erected in 2000 * Unknown Soldiers Monument, Mount Peace Cemetery, St. Cloud, 1915 * Union Monument, Greenwood Cemetery,

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, erected in 1900 * Daughter of Union Veterans Monument, Oaklawn Cemetery,

Tampa Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County ...

* In Memory of Our Union Veterans, Woodlawn Cemetery,

Schools

Old Lincoln High School Lincoln High School (also known as Lincoln Academy) was a high school located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is commonly referred to as "Historic Lincoln High School" or "Old Lincoln". There is no connection with Leon County's curren ...

(also known as Lincoln Academy) in Tallahassee, 1869. School closed in 1967–68. *

Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida) Lincoln High School is a public high school located in Tallahassee, Florida. It offers an accelerated Advanced Placement (AP) program. In 2010, ''Newsweek'' ranked Lincoln High School as one of the top 100 high schools in the United States. In 2 ...

Lincoln High School (Gainesville, Florida) Lincoln High School was a public high school for African American students in Gainesville, Florida during the Racial segregation in the United States, segregation era. It replaced the Union Academy (Gainesville, Florida), Union Academy, founded wi ...

Illinois

* Soldiers' Monument (Freeport, Illinois), 1871 *

Civil War Memorial (Sycamore, Illinois) The Civil War Memorial, in the DeKalb County county seat of Sycamore, Illinois, United States, is located in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse on a public square. The memorial was erected in 1896 and dedicated in 1897. The structure is a memori ...

, 1896 * General John A. Logan Monument,

Augustus Saint-Gaudens Augustus Saint-Gaudens (; March 1, 1848 – August 3, 1907) was an American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance. From a French-Irish family, Saint-Gaudens was raised in New York City, he trave ...

and

A. Phimister Proctor Alexander Phimister Proctor (September 27, 1860 – September 5, 1950) was an American sculptor with the contemporary reputation as one of the nation's foremost animaliers. Birth and early years Proctor was born on September 27, 1860 in Bo ...

, sculptors, Grant Park, Chicago, 1897 * The Soldiers' Monument,

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

Lorado Taft Lorado Zadok Taft (April 29, 1860, in Elmwood, Illinois – October 30, 1936, in Chicago) was an American sculptor, writer and educator. His 1903 book, ''The History of American Sculpture,'' was the first survey of the subject and stood for decad ...

, sculptor 1916 * Statue of Richard J. Oglesby,

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Leonard Crunelle Leonard Crunelle (July 8, 1872 in Lens, Pas-de-Calais – 1944) was a French-born American sculptor especially known for his sculptures of children. Crunelle immigrated with his family to the United States and worked as a coal miner in Decatur ...

, 1919 * General Philip Henry Sheridan,

Gutzon Borglum John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American sculptor best known for his work on Mount Rushmore. He is also associated with various other public works of art across the U.S., including Stone Mountain in Georg ...

, sculptor, Chicago, 1923 * Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Woods in River Forest, part of the

Forest Preserve District of Cook County The Forest Preserve District of Cook County is a governmental commission in Cook County, Illinois, that owns and manages a network of open spaces, containing forest, prairie, wetland, streams, and lakes, that are mostly set aside as natural areas ...

Ulysses S. Grant Monument The Ulysses S. Grant Monument is a presidential memorial in Chicago, honoring American Civil War general and 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. Located in Lincoln Park, the statue was commissioned shortly after the president ...

Lincoln Park Lincoln Park is a park along Lake Michigan on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. Named after US President Abraham Lincoln, it is the city's largest public park and stretches for seven miles (11 km) from Grand Avenue (500 N), on the south, ...

, Chicago, 1891

Schools

Lincoln College (Illinois) Lincoln College was a private college in Lincoln, Illinois. The college offered associate, bachelor's, and master's programs. It maintained an extension site in Normal, Illinois that provided adults with Accelerated Bridge to Education bachel ...

private in Lincoln, 1865. Was the first establishment named for

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

and the only one during his lifetime. *

in Melrose Park * Carterville **

John A. Logan College John A. Logan College is a public community college in Carterville, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System. As of 2016, it had a total enrollment of 4,424 students: 1,990 full- and 2,434 part-time.Lincoln Land Community College Lincoln Land Community College is a public community college in Springfield, Illinois. It has extended branches in different locations, including Beardstown, Jacksonville, Litchfield and Taylorville, Illinois. The main campus is less than half ...

, 1967 **

The Lincoln Academy of Illinois The Lincoln Academy of Illinois is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to recognizing contributions made by living Illinoisans. Named for Abraham Lincoln, the Academy administers the ''Order of Lincoln'', the highest award given ...

, 1964 File:Civil War Monument, Oregon IL. USA, 1916, Lorado Taft sc.jpg,

File:Logan statue Grant Park Chicago.jpg, Gen. Logan. Chicago File:Gen. Sheridan by Borglum, Chicago.jpeg, General Sheridan, Chicago File:Richard Oglesby Monument Lincoln Park Chicago 2019-2403.jpg,

Richard J. Oglesby Richard James Oglesby (July 25, 1824April 24, 1899) was an American soldier and Republican politician from Illinois, The town of Oglesby, Illinois, is named in his honor, as is an elementary school situated in the Auburn Gresham neighborhoo ...

Georgia

Illinois Monument The Illinois Monument is a public monument located in the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The monument honors the soldiers from Illinois who fought in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during ...

, 1914 *

Wilder Brigade Monument The Wilder Brigade Monument (also known as the Wilder Tower) is a large public monument located at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Walker County, Georgia, United States. The monument, which consists of a stone watchtowe ...

, 1899 File:Monument to the Illinois soldiers who died on 27 June, 1864. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Marietta, Georgia.jpg,

File:John T Wilder monument Chickamauga.jpg,

Indiana

Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Delphi, Indiana) The ''Soldiers and Sailors Monument'' is a work of public art in Delphi, Indiana in the United States. It is located at the Carroll County Courthouse, and comprises the collection on the National Register of Historic Places listing making up the ...

, 1888 *

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis) The Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a tall neoclassical monument built on Monument Circle, a circular, brick-paved street that intersects Meridian and Market streets in the center of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. In the years s ...

, 1888 * Corydon:

Corydon Battle Site The Corydon Battle Site is a protected park area located in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana. The site preserves the battlefield where a portion of the Battle of Corydon occurred on July 9, 1863. It is part of the Harrison County P ...

is a memorial to both sides that fought in the Civil War

Battle of Corydon The Battle of Corydon was a minor engagement that took place July 9, 1863, just south of Corydon, which had been the original capital of Indiana until 1825, and was the county seat of Harrison County. The attack occurred during Morgan's Raid in ...

. * Colonel Richard Owen (bust), presented by Confederate organizations in honor of Union prison war camp director *

Lincoln Bank Tower The Lincoln Bank Tower in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, is an Art Deco highrise building. Construction started in late 1929 with the building's opening on November 16, 1930. For decades, it was the tallest building in the state.Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

, 1930 File:Civil_War_Monument,_Delphi_IN,_USA_ca._1888.jpeg,

Delphi Delphi (; ), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The oracle ...

File:Lincoln,_Preservation_of_the_Union.jpeg, Preservation of the Union,

Lincoln Bank Tower The Lincoln Bank Tower in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, is an Art Deco highrise building. Construction started in late 1929 with the building's opening on November 16, 1930. For decades, it was the tallest building in the state.Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park, Clermont, dedicated June 19, 1903, erected in memory of Civil War soldiers and sailorsBaruch, Mildred C. and Ellen J. Beckman, Civil War Union Monuments, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Washington D.C., 1978 p. 48 * Soldier's Monument (Davenport, Iowa), 1881Baruch, Mildred C. and Ellen J. Beckman, Civil War Union Monuments, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Washington D.C., 1978 p. 53 * Sac City Monument Square Historic District, Sac City ** General Sherman Hall; honors service of

William T. Sherman William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

1892 ** Memorial Statue; 19 foot tall granite and bronze monument of Sherman unveiled Nov. 23 1894 ** 4 Civil War Cannon; "whether it was idle curiosity or absence of thought that caused Phil Schaller to fire one of the cannon to awaken the town on July 4, 1895, one will never know. The force of the cannon fire broke all the windows on the south side of the court house and many windows in the Main Street business district. (Sac City, Iowa, p. 19)" * Soldiers and Sailors Monument,

Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

, Carl Rohl-Smith, sculptor, 1896Baruch, Mildred C. and Ellen J. Beckman, Civil War Union Monuments, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Washington D.C., 1978 p. 47 * Clayton County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Elkader, W. H. Mullins Company

Schools

* Lincoln Elementary School in Manchester, 1916 File:Soldiers_&_Sailors_monument,_Des_Moines_IA,_USA.jpg, Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Des Moines File:Soldiers_and_Sailors_Monument,_Des_Moines,_IA,_USA.jpg, Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Des Moines, detail File:ElKander_IA,_USA,_Civil_War_Monument_1916.jpg, Elkader File:Ekander_IA,_USA_Civil_War_monument,_detail,_1916.jpg, Elkader detail

Kansas

According to Kansas Civil War Monuments and Memorials, there are 105 counties in Kansas most have a monument to Union soldiers of the Civil War. Many were funded by GAR posts or Sons of Union Civil War Veterans, today the

. Monuments and memorials in Kansas include: * Kinsley Civil War Monument, in Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley, Kansas, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Edwards County *

Sherman County, Kansas Sherman County (standard abbreviation: SH) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the county population was 5,927. Its county seat is Goodland, Kansas, Goodland. ...

, named after General

William Tecumseh Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman ( ; February 8, 1820February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his com ...

, 1873 *

Grant County, Kansas Grant County (county code GT) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,352. Its county seat and only city is Ulysses. Both the county and its seat are named after Ulysses S. Grant, 18t ...

is a county in Kansas named after Ulysses S. Grant, commanding general of Union Army during the Civil War, 1888 *

Ulysses, Kansas Ulysses (pronounced ) is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. It is named after Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,788. History ...

is a city named after Ulysses S. Grant, 1885 *

McPherson, Kansas McPherson () is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 14,082. The city is named after Union General James Birdseye McPherson, a Civil War general. It i ...

and McPherson County are named after Union General James McPherson. There is also a monument to him and another monument to Union Civil War soldiers fighting for him. The monument was erected in 1917. * 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 Lot of the Baxter Springs Cemetery, and is dedicated to the 132 soldiers who died in the Battle of Baxter Springs October 8, 1863. * Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Memorial Arch, erected 1898 in

Junction City, Kansas Junction City is a city in and the county seat of Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 22,932. Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby. History Junction City is so named from its ...

, NRHP-listed

Kentucky

Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument The Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument in Taylor County, Kentucky, near Campbellsville, Kentucky, commemorates the Battle of Tebbs Bend, which occurred on July 4, 1863, during the Civil War. The battle was essentially a Union victory, as it greatly d ...

, near Campbellsville. It includes a historical marker from state of Michigan, commemorating the Union soldiers, mostly immigrants from the Netherlands, who were given battle orders in

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

. * GAR Monument, Covington, 1929. * Veteran's Monument, Covington. One of only two monuments in Kentucky to both Union and Confederate war dead, 1933. * Colored Soldiers Monument, Frankfort's Green Hill Cemetery. One of the relatively few monuments to black soldiers that participated in the American Civil War, 1924. * Captain Andrew Offutt Monument, Lebanon, 1921. * Confederate-Union Veterans' Monument, Morgantown at the Butler County Courthouse, 1907. *

32nd Indiana Monument The 32nd Indiana Monument, also known as the August Bloedner Monument, honors the Union soldiers of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also known as Indiana's "1st German" regiment, who died in the Battle of Rowlett's Station on Dece ...

, near Munfordville. The oldest surviving memorial to the Civil War, 1862. * Union Monument, Perryville, 1928. * Union Monument, Vanceburg, 1884.

Louisiana

Grant Parish, Louisiana Grant Parish (french: Paroisse de Grant) is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located in the North Central portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 22,309. The par ...

is named after

, 1869.

Maine

* Memorial Hall (Oakland, Maine), 1870 *

Monument Square (Portland, Maine) Monument Square is a town square located in downtown Portland, Maine, about halfway between the East Bayside and Old Port neighorhoods. The Time and Temperature Building, Fidelity Trust Building, and the main branch of the Portland Public Library ...

, which includes the Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument by sculptor

Franklin Simmons Franklin Bachelder Simmons (January 11, 1839 – December 8, 1913) was a prominent American sculptor of the nineteenth century. Three of his statues are in the National Statuary Hall Collection, three of his busts are in the United States Senate ...

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Maryland

United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue (Lexington Park, Maryland) The United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue is a memorial to the more than 700 African-American soldiers and sailors from St. Mary's County, Maryland who served in the Union forces during the American Civil War. It is located in the city ...

, 2012 *

Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument The ''Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument'' is a figural group sculpted by Adolph Alexander Weinman atop a pedestal designed by architect Albert Randolph Ross in Baltimore, United States, commemorating the Union (American Civil War), Union milit ...

in Baltimore, 1909 *

The American Volunteer (statue) ''The American Volunteer'' – also known as ''The American Soldier'' – is a colossal granite statue that crowns the U.S. Soldier Monument and forms the centerpiece of Antietam National Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The monument is ...

, Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg * Monuments at

Antietam National Battlefield Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service-protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland. It commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862. ...

Massachusetts

Memorial Hall (Dedham, Massachusetts) Memorial Hall served as both the town hall of Dedham, Massachusetts from 1868 until 1962 and as the Town's monument to the soldiers from the town who died in the American Civil War, Civil War. Background After nearly 200 years of Town government, ...

* Civil War Memorial,

Framingham Framingham () is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Incorporated in 1700, it is located in Middlesex County and the MetroWest subregion of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The city proper covers with a popul ...

Martin Milmore __NOTOC__ Martin Milmore (1844–1883) was an American sculptor. Life and career Martin Milmore was born in Sligo, Ireland on September 14, 1844. He immigrated to Boston at age seven, graduated from Boston Latin School in 1860, took art lesson ...

, sculptor, 1872 * Civil War Monument (Great Barrington, Massachusetts), 1876 * Civil War Memorial (Webster, Massachusetts), 1907 *

Equestrian statue of Charles Devens The equestrian statue of Charles Devens (also known as the Worcester County Devens Memorial Statue) is a public monument in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Located in front of the old Worcester County Courthouse in the Institutional ...

, 1906 *

Memorial Hall (Harvard University) Memorial Hall, immediately north of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an imposing High Victorian Gothic building honoring Harvard men's sacrifices in defense of the Union during the American Civil War"a symbol of Boston's commitment ...

, Cambridge, 1878 * Robert Gould Shaw Memorial (Boston), 1884 * Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Arlington) 1887 * Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Boston), 1887 *

Soldiers' Monument (Worcester, Massachusetts) Soldiers' Monument (Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American Civil War monument on Worcester Common in Worcester, Massachusetts. Designed by sculptor Randolph Rogers, it consists of a tapering granite Corinthian column crowned by a bronze goddes ...

, 1874 *

The Rockery The Rockery, also known as the Memorial Cairn, is an unusual war memorial designed by the noted American landscaper Frederick Law Olmsted. It is located at the center of North Easton Center in Easton, Massachusetts, where it forms the focal poin ...

, Easton, 1882 *

Charlestown Civil War Memorial The Charlestown Civil War Memorial, also known as the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, is an outdoor granite monument and sculpture by Martin Milmore, commemorating the men of Charlestown, Boston, who fought to preserve the Union during the Amer ...

North Adams, Massachusetts North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population was 12,961 as of the 2020 census. Best known as the ...

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Michigan

Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a Civil War monument located in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. This example of civic sculpture stands in a prominent location on the southeast tip of Campus Martius Park, where five principal thoroughf ...

Randolph Rogers Randolph Rogers (July 6, 1825 in Waterloo, New York – January 15, 1892 in Rome, Italy) was an American Neoclassical sculptor. An expatriate who lived most of his life in Italy, his works ranged from popular subjects to major commissions, includ ...

, sculptor; (Detroit), 1867 *

Civil War Memorial (Adrian, Michigan) The Civil War Memorial is a marble monument situated in the center of Memorial Park in Adrian, Michigan. The monument was designated as a Michigan Historic Site on August 13, 1971 and later added to the National Register of Historic Places on J ...

, 1870 * Kent County Civil War Monument,

Grand Rapids Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

, American (White) Bronze Company 1885 * Defense of the Flag, Withington Park,

Jackson, Michigan Jackson is the only city and county seat of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534, down from 36,316 at the 2000 census. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approxi ...

, 1904. * Abraham Lincoln Monument (Ypsilanti, Michigan), 1938 File:For Those Who Gave All....jpg * Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, 1887,

Hastings, Michigan Hastings is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the county seat of Barry County as well as the county's only city. The population was 7,350 at the 2010 census. The city borders Hastings Charter Township on the north, east, and south, and R ...

in Tyden Park.

Minnesota

Grant County, Minnesota Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,074. Its county seat is Elbow Lake. History The county was created on March 6, 1868. It was named for Civil War General and US President Ul ...

is named after

* A monument to all Union soldiers and sailors is located in Bridge Square in

Northfield, Minnesota Northfield is a city in Dakota and Rice counties in the State of Minnesota. It is mostly in Rice County, with a small portion in Dakota County. The population was 20,790 at the 2020 census. History Northfield was platted in 1856 by John W. N ...

Mississippi

* Monument to

United States Colored Troops The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were regiments in the United States Army composed primarily of African-American (colored) soldiers, although members of other minority groups also served within the units. They were first recruited during ...

(1st and 3rd Mississippi Infantry, African Descent) at

Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi (flanking the Mississippi River), also commemorates the greater ...

. The inscription reads: "Commemorating the Service of the 1st and 3d Mississippi Infantry, African Descent and All Mississippians of African Descent Who Participated in the Vicksburg Campaign." * Monument to the

18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army in the western theater of the American Civil War. A large portion of the regiment was captured in their first battle, at Shiloh, but they went ...

at Vicksburg National Military Park. * Monument to admiral

David Farragut David Glasgow Farragut (; also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. Fa ...

at Vicksburg National Military Park.

Henry Hudson Kitson Henry Hudson Kitson (April 9, 1863, 1864 or 1865 – June 26, 1947) was an English-American sculptor who sculpted many representations of American military heroes. Romania's Queen Elisabeth knighted him after he sculpted a marble bust of h ...

, sculptor * The

Illinois Memorial The Illinois Memorial (also known as the Illinois State Memorial and the Illinois Monument) is a public memorial located at Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. Dedicated in 1906, it honors the Union Army ...

at Vicksburg National Military Park. Commemorating the 36,325 Illinois soldiers who participated in the Vicksburg Campaign and has 47 steps, one for every day Vicksburg was besieged. * Kentucky memorial composed of bronze statues of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, both native Kentuckians, Vicksburg National Military Park. * The

Michigan Memorial The Michigan State Memorial is located on Union Avenue within the Vicksburg, Mississippi, National Military Park. The memorial is an obelisk made of white Bethel Granite that stands in height. It cost $10,000 and was dedicated on November 10, 19 ...

at Vicksburg National Military Park. File:African-American Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park wide view.jpg,

USCT The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were regiments in the United States Army composed primarily of African-American (colored) soldiers, although members of other minority groups also served within the units. They were first recruited during ...

monument, Vicksburg NMP File:18WisInfMonument.jpg, 18th Wisconsin VI, Vicksburg NMP File:Statue of David Glasgow Farragut at the Vicksburg National Military Park.jpg, David Farragut Monument, Vicksburg NMP File:Illinois Monument.jpg,

, Vicksburg NMP File:Lincoln and Davis Statue 2.jpg, Kentucky Memorial, Vicksburg NMP File:Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, US (18).jpg, Michigan Memorial, Vicksburg NMP

Missouri

* Attorney General

Edward Bates Edward Bates (September 4, 1793 – March 25, 1869) was a lawyer and politician. He represented Missouri in the US House of Representatives and served as the U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln. A member of the influential ...

statue in

Forest Park A forest park is a park whose main theme is its forest of trees. Forest parks are found both in the mountains and in the urban environment. Examples Chile * Forest Park, Santiago China *Gongqing Forest Park, Shanghai * Mufushan National Fores ...

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

, dedicated 1876 * General

Francis Preston Blair Jr. Francis Preston Blair Jr. (February 19, 1821 – July 8, 1875) was a United States Senator, a United States Congressman and a Union Major General during the Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a ...

statue in

, dedicated 1885 * General

Franz Sigel Franz Sigel (November 18, 1824 – August 21, 1902) was a German American military officer, revolutionary and immigrant to the United States who was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union major general in the American Civil W ...

statue in

, dedicated 1906 * General

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

statue on the grounds of

City Hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...

, dedicated 1888 *

Grant City, Missouri Grant City is a city in, and the county seat of, Worth County, Missouri, United States. The population was 859 at the 2010 census. History Grant City was laid out in 1864. The community has the name of General Ulysses S. Grant, afterward 18th Pre ...

is named after General

Lincoln, Missouri Lincoln is a city in Benton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,190 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Lincoln was established in 1866. The city was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United St ...

is named after

* Lyon Park in

is named after Brigadier-General

Nathaniel Lyon Nathaniel Lyon (July 14, 1818 – August 10, 1861) was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War. He is noted for his actions in Missouri in 1861, at the beginning of the conflict, to forestall secret secessionist plans of th ...

* President

statue on the grounds of

Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...

, by sculptor

Lorenzo Ghiglieri Lorenzo Ghiglieri (November 25, 1931 – January 25, 2020) was an American painter and sculptor. The Portland, Oregon, newspaper ''Willamette Week'' referred to Ghiglieri as "one of the Northwest's best-recognized and most prolific bronze sculpto ...

, dedicated 1986

Schools

Lincoln College Preparatory Academy Lincoln College Preparatory Academy (LCPA) (also known as Lincoln Prep Academy or The Castle on the Hill) is a three-year middle school and four-year college preparatory magnet school in the Kansas City, Missouri School District. The high school ...

* Lincoln University in

Jefferson City Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principa ...

Montana

* Garfield County was named after

Nebraska

Grant County, Nebraska Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 614, making it the fourth-least populous county in Nebraska and the ninth-least populous county in the United States. Its county se ...

is named after

* Garfield County was named after

Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the Civil War. The Proclamation changed the legal sta ...

panel,

Nebraska State Capitol The Nebraska State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Nebraska and is located in downtown Lincoln. Designed by New York architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in 1920, it was constructed of Indiana limestone from 1922 to 193 ...

Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...

Lee Lawrie Lee Oscar Lawrie (October 16, 1877 – January 23, 1963) was an American architectural sculptor and a key figure in the American art scene preceding World War II. Over his long career of more than 300 commissions Lawrie's style evolved through ...

, sculptor, (1932) *

is named after

* Civil War Memorial statue in

Blair, Nebraska Blair is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,990 at the 2010 census. History Blair was platted in 1869 when the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. It was n ...

U.S. Route 6 U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...

, running through the entirety of Nebraska, is named

Grand Army of the Republic Highway U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War Grand Army of the Republic, veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast fr ...

New Hampshire

* a casting of the

Robert Gould Shaw Memorial The ''Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment'' is a bronze relief sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens opposite 24 Beacon Street, Boston (at the edge of the Boston Common). It depicts Colonel Robert Gould Shaw lea ...

is located at the

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in Cornish, New Hampshire, preserves the home, gardens, and studios of Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907), one of America's foremost sculptors. This was his summer residence from 1885 to 1897, his perma ...

Cornish, New Hampshire Cornish is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,616 at the 2020 census. Cornish has four covered bridges. Each August, it is home to the Cornish Fair. History The town was granted in 1763 and contained a ...

sculptor, originally cast in 1897.

New Jersey

Schools

Lincoln Tech Lincoln Tech is an American group of for-profit postsecondary vocational institutions headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. Each campus is owned and operated by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (), a provider of career-oriented post ...

in Newark, 1946

New Mexico

Grant County, New Mexico Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. At the 2020 census, the population was 28,185. Its county seat is Silver City. The county was founded in 1868 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United Sta ...

is named after

New York

Elmira Prison Elmira Prison was originally a barracks for "Camp Rathbun" or "Camp Chemung", a key muster and training point for the Union Army during the American Civil War, between 1861 and 1864. The site was selected partially due to its proximity to the E ...

, where Confederate POWs were held; also site of Camp Rathbun, where soldiers trained. * Seventh Regiment Memorial,

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

John Quincy Adams Ward John Quincy Adams Ward (June 29, 1830 – May 1, 1910) was an American sculptor, whose most familiar work is his larger than life-size standing Statue of George Washington (Wall Street), statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall, Fe ...

, sculptor 1869/1874 * Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Buffalo),

, sculptor, 1882 *

Lewis County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Lewis County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a historic American Civil War monument located at Lowville in Lewis County, New York. It was built in 1883 by Monumental Bronze Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and is constructed of sand-cast zin ...

, Lowville in Lewis County, 1883. *

Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Troy, New York) Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Troy, New York) is a war monument in Monument Square, at Broadway and 2nd Street in Troy, New York, United States. It honors those from Rensselaer County who served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the A ...

, 1890 *

Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch is a triumphal arch at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York City, just north of Prospect Park (Brooklyn), Prospect Park. Built from 1889 to 1892, the arch is dedicated "To the Union Army, Defenders of the Union, ...

(Brooklyn), 1892 * Sherman Monument,

Grand Army Plaza Grand Army Plaza, originally known as Prospect Park Plaza, is a public plaza that comprises the northern corner and the main entrance of Prospect Park (Brooklyn), Prospect Park in the New York City Borough (New York City), borough of Brooklyn. ...

Manhattan, New York Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

, 1902 *

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Manhattan) The Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Monument is a monument located at 89th Street and Riverside Drive in Riverside Park in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. It commemorates Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the Am ...

, 1902 *

Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Syracuse) Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1908–1911) is a Beaux-Arts monument in Syracuse, New York, dedicated to the 12,265 men of Onondaga County who served in the American Civil War, Civil War.

, 1910 * Cattaraugus County Civil War Memorial and Historical Building, Little Valley, NY (1914) Seventh Regiment memorial, NYC, 1869.jpg, Seventh Regiment Memorial Sherman Monument, NY 1902.jpg, Sherman Monument Buffalo NY, USA civil War monument.jpg, Buffalo

North Carolina

Schools

* Lincoln Academy in Kings Mountain, 1886 *Salisbury national cemetery, Union monument, 1876 *Salisbury national cemetery, Maine monument, 1908 *Salisbury national cemetery, Pennsylvania monument, 1910 *New Bern national cemetery, Connecticut monument, 1894 *New Bern national cemetery, New Jersey monument, 1905 *New Bern national cemetery, Massachusetts monument, 1908 *New Bern national cemetery, Rhode Island monument, 1910 *Hertford, US colored troops monument, 1910 *Goldsborough Bridge battle, (jointly with CSA troops) *Averasboro, 20th Corps monument, 2001 *Bentonville battlefield, Sherman's 4 corps monument, 2013 *Bentonville battlefield, 123rd New York monument, 2012 *Bentonville battlefield, horse and mule monument (jointly with CSA), 2011 *Bennett place, Durham, NC, Unity monument (jointly with CSA), 1923

North Dakota

Grant County, North Dakota Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,301. Its county seat is Carson. History The territory of Grant County was part of Morton County until 1916. On November 7 the county voter ...

is named after

Ohio

* Jewish Civil War Memorial (Cincinnati, Ohio), 1868 * Circleville Memorial Hall, in Circleville, c.1871 * Civil War Soldiers Monument (Dayton), 1884 *

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland) 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. It was dedicated on July 4, 1894, and is ...

, 1894 * Phillip Sheridan equestrian statue (Somerset), Carl Heber sculptor, 1905 ** The figure at the top of the monument, for which Private Fair served as the model, was replaced by a bronze version of the same piece in 1993, the Fair statue now serving as another monument. *

Dayton Memorial Hall The Dayton Memorial Hall is a historic meeting venue on First Street in downtown Dayton, Ohio, United States. Constructed shortly after the turn of the twentieth century, this Beaux-Arts structure is one of many memorial halls statewide from the ...

, which commemorates the Civil War as well as other wars * These Are My Jewels monument (Columbus) File:Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland).jpg , Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Cleveland File:Hancock County Great Rebellion Memorial.jpg , Hancock County Great Rebelion Memorial in Findlay, Ohio

Oklahoma

Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore is the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,283, with an estimated population of 24,698 in 2019. The Ardmore micropolitan statistical area had an estimated ...

: Union Monument in front of Veterans Home (old Confederate Home) *

Enid, Oklahoma Enid ( ) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,308. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, a ...

: Union Monument in

Enid Cemetery The Enid Cemetery is a cemetery in Enid, Oklahoma. Together with the Calvary Catholic Cemetery, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1996. Opened in the 1890s, the two cemeteries were designed in the rural cemetery ...

to the unknown dead by LGAR (1917) * Fort Blunt: abandoned old

Fort Gibson Fort Gibson is a historic military site next to the modern city of Fort Gibson, in Muskogee County Oklahoma. It guarded the American frontier in Indian Territory from 1824 to 1888. When it was constructed, the fort was farther west than any othe ...

, renamed for Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt during Civil War 1862. * Garfield County was named after

Grant County, Oklahoma Grant County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,527. Its county seat is Medford. Originally designated as part of the Cherokee Outlet, it was named County L in ...

is named after

Miami, Oklahoma Miami ( ) is a city in and county seat of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States, founded in 1891. Lead and zinc mining were established by 1918, causing the area's economy to boom. This area was part of Indian Territory. Miami is the capital of ...

: GAR Cemetery Monument, obelisk honors dead soldiers by WRC and GAR. *

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

: Union Monument in Fairlawn Cemetery by GAR (1918), later broadened with new plaque to honor all US soldiers. *

Rentiesville, Oklahoma Rentiesville is a town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. It was founded in 1903 and named for William Rentie, a local landowner. It was one of 50 all-black towns in Oklahoma and one of 13 that still survives.O' ...

: Monument to Union Soldiers in

Honey Springs Battlefield The Battle of Honey Springs, also known as the Affair at Elk Creek, on July 17, 1863, was an American Civil War engagement and an important victory for Union forces in their efforts to gain control of the Indian Territory. It was the largest co ...

(1986)

Oregon

Grant County, Oregon Grant County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,233, making it Oregon's fourth-least populous county. The county seat is Canyon City. It is named for President Ulysses S. Grant ...

is named after

. *

Grants Pass, Oregon Grants Pass is the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on Interstate 5, northwest of Medford, along the Rogue River. The population was 39,189 at the 2020 census. History Early Hudson's Bay Company hunt ...

is named after

. * Daughters of Union Veterans Civil War Memorial,

City View Cemetery City View Cemetery is a privately owned cemetery in Salem, Oregon, United States that was established in 1893. Its Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum, opened in 1914, contains the remains of eight governors of Oregon. History The cemetery was establish ...

, Salem *

Sherman County, Oregon Sherman County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,870, making it the second-least populous county in Oregon after nearby Wheeler. The county seat is Moro, and the largest city is ...

is named after

. *

Crook County, Oregon Crook County is one of the List of counties in Oregon, 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 24,738. The county seat is Prineville, Oregon, Prineville. The county Oregon Ge ...

is named after

George Crook George R. Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. During the 1880s, the Apache nicknamed Crook ''Nantan ...

Schools

* Lincoln Elementary School in Eugene 1953 (converted from prior Woodrow Wilson Junior High School). School closed in 1987 and repurposed as Lincoln School Condominiums.

Pennsylvania

List of monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield The monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield commemorate the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. Most are located within Gettysburg National Military Park; others are on private land at battle sites in and around Getty ...

, at

Gettysburg National Military Park The Gettysburg National Military Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the park is managed by the National Park Service. The GNMP propert ...

, has numerous Union monuments and memorials ** 44th New York Monument, 1893, first Gettysburg monument with an observation deck **

72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument is an 1891 statuary memorial on the Gettysburg Battlefield. It is located on Cemetery Ridge, by The Angle and the copse of trees, where Union forces – including the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry – be ...

, 1891 ** Army of the Potomac Marker (1908) ** Brig. Gen. Francis Barlow Statue (1922) ** Maj. Gen.

John Buford John Buford, Jr. (March 4, 1826 – December 16, 1863) was a United States Army cavalry officer. He fought for the Union as a brigadier general during the American Civil War. Buford is best known for having played a major role in the first day o ...

Statue (1895) **

John L. Burns John Lawrence BurnsPetruzzi, p. 235. (September 5, 1793 – February 4, 1872) was an American soldier and constable. A veteran of the War of 1812, at age 69 he fought as a civilian combatant with the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg durin ...

Statue (1903) ** Father

William Corby The Rev. William Corby, CSC (October 2, 1833 – December 28, 1897) was an American priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, and a Union Army chaplain in the American Civil War attached to the Irish Brigade. He served twice as president of ...

Statue (1910) ** Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford Statue (1988) ** Culp Brothers' Memorial (2013) Near entrance Gettysburg Heritage Center, Honors Confederate Private Wesley Culp and brother Union Army, Lieutenant William Culp ("brother against brother"). ** Delaware State Monument (2000) ** Maj. Gen.

Thomas Devin Thomas Casimer Devin (December 10, 1822 – April 4, 1878) was a United States Army officer and general. He commanded Union cavalry during the American Civil War and during the Indian Wars. Early life Born in New York City to Irish immigran ...

Relief, 6th New York Cavalry Monument (1889) ** Maj. Gen.

Abner Doubleday Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893) was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pi ...

Statue (1917) ** Maj. Gen.

s Headquarters Marker, 1st Corps Headquarters Marker (1913) ** Colonel

Augustus van Horne Ellis Augustus van Horne Ellis (May 1, 1827 – July 2, 1863) was an American lawyer, sea captain, and soldier. He was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War, and was killed in action at the Battle of Gettysburg. Early l ...

Statue, 124th New York Infantry Monument (1884) ** Captain Henry V. Fuller Marker, 64th New York Infantry (1894) ** Statue of Gen. John Geary, Culp's Hill sculpted by J. Otto Schweizer (c. 1914) ** Statue of General Alexander Hays, Ziegler's Grove sculpted by J. Otto Schweizer (c. 1914) ** Statue of General Andrew A. Humphreys, Emmitsburg Road sculpted by J. Otto Schweizer 1919 ** Indiana State Monument (1971) ** Lincoln Address Memorial, Gettysburn National Cemetery designed by Louis Henrick 1912 *** Bust of bust of Abraham Lincoln, by

Henry Kirke Bush-Brown Henry Kirke Bush-Brown (1857–1935) was an American sculptor and the adopted nephew of sculptor Henry Kirke Brown. He was raised in Newburgh, New York and attended the National Academy of Design in New York City. He became known for histori ...

1912 **

New York State Monument The New York State Monument is a large monument at the Gettysburg National Cemetery in Pennsylvania. The granite and marble monument was dedicated in 1893 honors the soldiers from New York who died at the Battle of Gettysburg during the America ...

(1893) ** New York Auxiliary State Monument (1925) **

Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg The Pennsylvania State Memorial is a monument in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The memorial stands a ...

, 1914 also includes several portrait statues, *** ''

'' (1911–13) by

J. Otto Schweizer Jakob Otto Schweizer (March 27, 1863, Zurich - 1955) was a Swiss-American sculptor noted for his work on war memorials. Biography Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Schweizer enrolled in that city's Industrial Art School in 1879. In 1882, he enter ...

, west side *** ''Governor

Andrew Curtin Andrew Gregg Curtin (April 22, 1815/1817October 7, 1894) was a U.S. lawyer and politician. He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War, helped defend his state during the Gettysburg Campaign, and led organization of the crea ...

'' (1911–13) by William Clark Noble, west side *** ''General

George Meade George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a United States Army officer and civil engineer best known for decisively defeating Confederate States Army, Confederate Full General (CSA), General Robert E. Lee at the Battle ...

'' (1911–13) by

, north side *** ''General John F. Reynolds'' (1911–13) by Lee Lawrie, north side *** ''General

Winfield Scott Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service ...

'' (1911–13) by

Cyrus Edwin Dallin Cyrus Edwin Dallin (November 22, 1861 – November 14, 1944) was an American sculptor best known for his depictions of Native Americans. He created more than 260 works, including the ''Equestrian Statue of Paul Revere'' in Boston, Massac ...

, east side *** ''General

David McMurtrie Gregg David McMurtrie Gregg (April 10, 1833 – August 7, 1916) was an American farmer, diplomat, and a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War. Early life and career Gregg was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He was the first cousin of futu ...

'' (1911–13) by J. Otto Schweizer, east side *** ''General

Alfred Pleasonton Alfred Pleasonton (June 7, 1824 – February 17, 1897) was a United States Army officer and major general of volunteers in the Union cavalry during the American Civil War. He commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Gett ...

'' (1911–13) by J. Otto Schweizer, south side *** ''General

David B. Birney David Bell Birney (May 29, 1825 – October 18, 1864) was a businessman, lawyer, and a Union general in the American Civil War. Early life Birney was born in Huntsville, Alabama, the son of an abolitionist from Kentucky, James G. Birney. The Bi ...

'' (1911–13) by Lee Lawrie, south side **

Soldiers' National Monument The Soldiers' National Monument is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial which is located at the central point of Gettysburg National Cemetery. It honors the battle's soldiers and tells an allegory of "''peace and plenty under freedom … followin ...

** United States Regulars Monument (1909) ** United States Signal Corps Marker (1919) ** Vermont State Monument, "Stannard's Vermont Brigade Monument" (1889) ** Statue of Gen Wells, sculpted by

1914 *

Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a tall Gothic Revival memorial which stands in Penn Square in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was dedicated on July 4, 1874, at its present site on the Northeast intersection of King and Queen Streets. ...

, 1874 * Soldier's Monument,

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

, sculptor, 1874 *

Dauphin County Veteran's Memorial Obelisk The Dauphin County Veteran's Memorial Obelisk, sometimes called the Harrisburg Obelisk, is an Egyptian-style obelisk that was erected in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as a tribute to Dauphin County’s Civil War soldiers. Designed by civil engineer E. ...

, Harrisburg, by 1876? * Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument –

Allentown Allentown may refer to several places in the United States and topics related to them: * Allentown, California, now called Toadtown, California * Allentown, Georgia, a town in Wilkinson County * Allentown, Illinois, an unincorporated community in T ...

, Edward Gallagher Jr., Henry F. Plaschott, Bartholomew Donovan, sculptors, 1899 *

Smith Memorial Arch Smith Memorial Arch is an American Civil War monument at South Concourse and Lansdowne Drive in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built on the former grounds of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, it serves as a gateway to Fairmount Park, West Fairmount Pa ...

, Philadelphia, 1898–1912 * "First Defenders", Allentown, George Brewster, sculptor, 1917 * Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Easton (1900) * Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge,

, sculptor

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

South pylon is inscribed with the date "1861," (1930)

Schools

* Lincoln Elementary School in Pittsburgh, 1931 File:Civil_War_monument,_York,_PA,_USA,_1874,_Martin_Milmore,_sc.jpeg, York,

, sculptor File:Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg, 1914.jpeg,

File:Civil_War_Monument,_Allentown,_PA,_USA_1899.jpeg, Allentown File:Civil_War_Monument,_Allentown,_PA,_USA_,_detail_1899.jpeg, Allentown, detail File:Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Beaver.jpg, Beaver File:Civil War Memorial in Easton, Pennsylvania.jpg, Easton File:Civil War Memorial, McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery, 2015-05-25, 01.jpg, McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery File:Statue_of_Gen._Wells_at_Gettysburg.jpg, Gen. Wells File:Gen_AA_Humphreys_statue_by_J_Otto_Schweizer_1919.jpg, Gen. Humphreys File:LincolnGett.JPG, Lincoln Address Memorial, with bust of Abraham Lincoln File:Soldiers_and_Sailors_Memorial_Bridge,_Harrisburg,_PA,_USA.jpeg, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge, Harrisburg, with date "1861"

Rhode Island

Equestrian statue of Ambrose Burnside ''Major General Ambrose E. Burnside'', also known as the Ambrose Burnside Monument, is a monumental equestrian statue in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The statue, located in the city's Burnside Park, was designed by sculptor Laun ...

Burnside Park, Providence, Rhode Island Burnside Park is a small park situated in Downtown Providence, Rhode Island, adjacent to Kennedy Plaza. The park is named for Ambrose Burnside, a general in the American Civil War from Rhode Island. An equestrian statue of Ambrose Burnside was ere ...

, 1887 * Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Providence), Rhode Island, 1871 *

Woonsocket Civil War Monument The Woonsocket Civil War Monument is a historic site at Monument Square in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. It was built to Memorial, memorialize thirty-nine fallen soldiers from Woonsocket who took part in the American Civil War, Civil War. Built in 18 ...

, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 1868 * ''The Union Soldier'',

Roger Williams Park Roger Williams Park is an elaborately landscaped city park in Providence, Rhode Island and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is named after Roger Williams, the founder of the city of Providence and the pr ...

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...

(1898). This statue is a replica of an original located at Gettysburg. Cast by the

Gorham Manufacturing Company The Gorham Manufacturing Company is one of the largest American manufacturers of sterling and silverplate and a foundry for bronze sculpture. History Gorham Silver was founded in Providence, Rhode Island, 1831 by Jabez Gorham, a master crafts ...

. File:Civil War memorial at Princes Hill Burial Ground, Barrington RI.jpg, Princes Hill Burial Ground, Barrington File:Soldiers Home Monument Bristol Rhode Island-3.jpg, North Burial Ground, Bristol File:Henry Tillinghast Sisson grave and statue-full.jpg, Henry Tillinghast Sisson grave and statue in Little Compton File:Gen. Burnside Monument, Burnside Park, Providence, RI.jpg, Burnside Monument, Burnside Park, Providence File:Soldiers and Sailors Monument Providence RI.jpg, Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Providence File:Union Soldier Monument, Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island.jpg, Union Soldier Monument, Roger Williams Park, Providence File:Civil War memorial at Warren Common, Rhode Island.jpg, Warren Common, Warren File:Woonsocket Civil War Monument.jpg, Woonsocket

South Dakota

Grant County, South Dakota Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,556. The county seat is Milbank. The county was founded in 1873 and organized in 1878. It is named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th P ...

is named after

Tennessee

Fort Negley Fort Negley was a fortification built by Union troops after the capture of Nashville, Tennessee during the American Civil War, located approximately south of the city center. It was the largest inland fort built in the United States during the wa ...

, Nashville. The Fort was built by Union forces after the capture of Nashville.

Texas

Treue der Union Monument The German-American Treue der Union Monument (Loyalty to the Union), is located in the Kendall County community of Comfort in the U.S. state of Texas. It was dedicated on August 10, 1866 to commemorate the German-Texans who died at the 1862 Nuece ...

, in Comfort

Utah

Captain Lot Smith Company Memorial
* Garfield County was named after

Vermont

* Statue of Gen Wells, in

Battery Park (Burlington, Vermont) Battery Park is a public park overlooking Lake Champlain at the western end of downtown Burlington, Vermont. The park includes a bandshell, a playground, and various monuments, including a bronze statue of Civil War veteran General William W. Well ...

sculpted by

1914 File:MajGenWilliamWellsStatue.JPG, Gen. Wells in Burlington File:Civil War Monument, Burlington Vermont.jpg, Burlington File:Brattleboro, Vermont Commons and Civil War memorial.jpg, Brattleboro File:Civil War memorial, Chester, Vermont.jpg, Chester File:Civil War memorial, Middlebury, Vermont view.jpg, Middlebury File:Civil War Memorial, The Park, Rochester, Vermont.jpg, Rochester File:Civil War memorial, Swanton, Vermont.jpg, Swanton File:Civil War Memorial in Woodstock, Vermont Tribou Park.jpg, Tribou Park in Woodstock File:Civil War Memorial in Woodstock, Vermont-eagle version.jpg, Woodstock

Virginia

* Monuments within Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington **

Civil War Unknowns Monument The Civil War Unknowns Monument is a burial vault and memorial honoring unidentified dead from the American Civil War. It is located in the grounds of Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Vir ...

, 1865 **

Tanner Amphitheater The James Tanner Amphitheater is a historic wood and brick amphitheater located at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. The amphitheater, which was originally unnamed, was constructed in 1873 and served ...

, built to support early Decoration Day events *

Charlottesville Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Cha ...

Emancipation Park Emancipation Park may refer to: *Emancipation Park (Houston), a park in Houston, Texas, United States *Emancipation Park (Kingston, Jamaica), a park in Kingston, Jamaica *Market Street Park, a park in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States former ...

in Charlottesville named in honour of

, 2017 *

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

West Point Cemetery West Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the eastern United States, on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. It overlooks the Hudson River, and served as a burial ground for Revolutionary War soldiers and early ...

, Norfolk African-American Civil War Memorial * Petersburg: ** 48th Pennsylvania Monument, in memory Colonel George W. Gowen and 48th Regiment 1907 **

Petersburg National Battlefield Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Park Service unit preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg (1864–65). The Battlefield is centered on the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and also includes outlying compon ...

: Monument to the

who fought during the

Siege of Petersburg The Richmond–Petersburg campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War. Although it is more popularly known as the Siege of Petersburg, it was not a cla ...

. *

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

: Civil War Monument at Lincoln Cemetery (Portsmouth, Virginia) *

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

: General Thomas Highway (Route 671).

Washington

Grant County, Washington Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,123. The county seat is Ephrata, and the largest city is Moses Lake. The county was formed out of Douglas County in February 1909 an ...

is named after

* Garfield County was named after

* Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery (Seattle) established in 1895. * Port Angeles, Washington: Memorial garden in downtown with a plaque honoring the Grand Army of the Republic. * Bellingham, Washington: Cornwall Park, the memorial dedicated to the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Washington and Alaska.

West Virginia

Grant County, West Virginia Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,976. Its county seat is Petersburg. The county was created from Hardy County in 1866 and named for Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant. ...

is named after

* Grantsville,

Calhoun County, West Virginia Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,229, making it the third-least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Grantsville. The county was founded in 1856 and nam ...

is named after

* Wheeling Soldier and Sailors Monument, dedicated in 1883. In 2018 it was moved next to

West Virginia Independence Hall West Virginia Independence Hall is a historic government building at 1528 Market Street in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1860 under the supervision of architect Ammi B. Young for the federal government as a custo ...

. It was rededicated on 27 May 2018 (Memorial Day Observed). *

Hancock County, West Virginia Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton. The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named f ...

Union Monument, dedicated 1886 in front of the Hancock County Courthouse, New Cumberland. *

Jackson County, West Virginia Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,791. Its county seat is Ripley, and its largest municipality is Ravenswood. History In 1674, frontiersman Gabriel Arthur visited a la ...

GAR Monument, in front of Jackson County Courthouse, Ripley. * The Mountaineer Monument (1912), placed as a response to the 1910 Stonewall Jackson at the Capitol in downtown Charleston which burned in 1921. Moved to the new Capitol Complex, Charleston, Kanawha County * Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1930), Capitol Complex, Charleston, Kanawha County

Former

* Huntington Union monument dedicated by Bailey Post of the G.A.R. Formerly located at the corner of Fifth Ave. and Ninth St., it was scheduled to be moved to Ritter Park in 1915, but was subsequently lost.Wolfe, Richard E., ''West Virginia in the Civil War'', Arcadia Publishing, 2014, pg. 86

Wisconsin

The Victorious Charge ''The Victorious Charge'' is a public artwork by American artist John S. Conway located on the Court of Honor on West Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The 1898 bronze sculpture is 9'10" high and sits on a 20' sq ...

, by John S. Conway, located on the Court of Honor on West Wisconsin Avenue in downtown

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. The 1898

bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...

sculpture is 9'10" high and sits on a 20' square

granite Granite () is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies undergro ...

pedestal.
Winged Victory
Simmons Library Park, Kenosha Wisconsin (1900) File:VictoriousCharge1898.jpg, The Victorious Charge File:Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Kenosha, WI.jpg, Winged Victory, Kenosha (1900)

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American Civil War Memorial The Old Calton Burial Ground is a cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It located at Calton Hill to the north-east of the city centre. The burial ground was opened in 1718, and is the resting place of several notable Scots, including philosopher ...

, in Old Calton Burial Ground, in Edinburgh, Scotland

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Maine Civil War MonumentsMassachusetts Civil War Monument Project

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