Hamilton County Civil War Memorial
Union
Hamilton County's memorial to the Union soldier. Base with inscription and standing soldier on top.
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1906-05-28
Address:
Aurora
Hamilton
Nebraska
USA
Inscription:
Hamilton County's
Memorial to The
Union Soldier.
1861 - 1865.
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2,350,000
Volunteers.
360,000
died that their
country might live.
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Lincoln,
Commander in Chief.
Grant,
The General.
Farragut,
The Admiral.
The Boys in Blue
Fought the Battles.
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Chandler Post
G.A.R.
Memorial Day
1906.
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[Monument base panels]
For what he was and all he dared,
remember him today.
Fort Sumter
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Dedicated to Liberty and Union,
Now and Forever,
One and Inseparable.
Gettysburg
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While Virtue, Honor, Love shall flow,
Their deeds and fame
shall brighter grow.
Vicksburg One Country and One Flag.
"Lex regit, Amar Tuentur."
Appomattox
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Conception Date:
Opening Date:
Material:
Sandstone
Size:
m x m x m
Creator:
Cost / Value:
Erected by:
Funded by:
Grand Army of the Republic
Run by:
Indigenous Land
Pawnee Land
Organization/Curator:
Data Sources:
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=79857
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