Monuments

Soldier's of Vermillion County in Spring Hill Cemetery (Danville, Illinois)


Union

This monument, located in Spring Hill Cemetery (also known as Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum), depicts a Union soldier at "Parade Rest" and is dedicated to the men from Vermillion County who fought for the Union during the war. Strikingly, the monument is accompanied by four artillery pieces (siege mortars) and is en-circled by buried civil war dead or a "soldier's circle". The cemetery section also includes veterans from other conflicts. The monument was erected by the Vermilion County Veterans Monument Association in 1900 and was designed by Captain Nehemia C. Hinsdale, a veteran of the war. It was dedicated on July 4th, 1901.


Monument type:

Statue - standing soldier

Artist:

Dedication Date:

1901-01-01

Address:

Danville

Vermilion

Illinois

United States

Inscription:

To the memory/of the/Soldiers of Vermilion County/By the/Vermilion County Veterans/Monumental Association/1900

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Conception Date:
Opening Date:
1900-01-01
Material:
Bronze statue, granite column, cast iron artillery
Size:
m x m x m
Creator:
Captain Nehemia C. Hinsdale
Cost / Value:
na
Erected by:
Vermilion County Veterans Monument
Funded by:
NA
Run by:
Vermilion County Veterans Monument
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