Grave Monument of Thomas E. G. Ransom (Chicago, Illinois)
Union
Monument type:
Obelisk
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1871-05-31
Address:
Chicago
Cook
Illinois
United States
Inscription:
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Conception Date:
1869-05-31
Opening Date:
Material:
Marble - white
Size:
m x m x m
Creator:
Cost / Value:
Erected by:
General Wallace, Dr. Brock Movickar, C.C. Kellogg, and General James R. Hugunin, General Wm. E. Strong, Joseph Stockton, Colonel L.H. Whittlesy
Funded by:
Run by:
Indigenous Land
Organization/Curator:
Data Sources:
“Bvt. Maj. Gen. Ransom · Monuments and Markers · the Civil War and Chicago: Memorialization, Commemoration, and Remembrance at Rosehill Cemetery.” Cwrosehill.omeka.net, cwrosehill.omeka.net/exhibits/show/exhibit2/officer/ransom. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.
“Thomas E. G. Ransom.” Wikipedia, 28 Dec. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._G._Ransom. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.
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