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Civil War Memorials

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*Top Ten Civil War State Memorials*

** Kansas**- is known as "the soldier state" because hundreds of soldiers in the war were from Kansas. In Marshall County, Kansas thousands of soldiers died serving for their country from: wounds, hunger, and many diseases. The Rosehill Cemetary is dedicated to all the soldiers who fought their lives for this country during the Civil War. On one of the tumbstones it reads " In memory~ The Soldiers of~ The Civil War" Thanks to the soldiers we are now a slave free state!

**Pennsylvania** - The Hampton Battery Monument was organized in October 1861 in Pittsburgh. It honors the hampton battery artillery unit. On the base of the statue ( which is a cannon) it lists the soldiers who died in battle. It is a union monument.

** New Mexico** - In Pecos, New Mexico over 12,000 years of America's Civil War artifacts are preserved. Many sites on the Santa Fe Trail, Colonials Missions, and the Ancient Pueblo of Pecos are still sites left from the civil war. The Civil War Battle of Gloria's Pass supplies is a site still standing today. Pecos, New Mexico is located near a passage through the end of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Before the Spainards even knew about this country they traded between the Pueblos and the Rio Grande River. They also fished and hunted buffalo on the plains. Since this location was so nice and clear with food, shelter ect. it led to war and trade.

** Tennessee** - "On February 16, 1862, a Union force under Ulysses S. Grant captured a Confederate fortress in Tennesse. With the fall of Ft. Donelson Union forces captured the city of Nashville without firing a shot, setting the stage for an invasion through Tennessee and Georgia." (Bill Carey). Today Fort Donelson is a national battlefield located in Dover, Tennessee. It is very famous for tourists and has many attractions sites, such as research and visitor centers.

**Washington D.C**- The Abraham Lincoln memorial is stationed in Washington D.C. It is 19 feet tall, or in other words 5.8 meters tall. This memorial has been known for expressing american ideals and it inspired many people too. This memorial also includes two side sections, on one side in consists of two tablets, one the gettysburg address and the other of Lincoln's second inaugural address. Along the other side of the memorial it consists of two paintings, the emancipation and reunion paintings.

**South Carolina**- Fort Sumpter National Monument is located in Charleston, South Carolina. This monument was "authorized in 1948". For many years it has been know as a civil war memorial. Well known facts about this memorial is that it marked the beginning of the civil war. "Lastly the first shot was fired there around 4:30 am on April 12, 1861" (page 1).

**Colorado**- Many monuments and statues of civil war soldiers are built in Colorado. One of the many statues built there, is a statue of a Union soldier. The soldier on the statue is holding a gun in their hand. It was built to honor the many soldiers that served in the Civil War.

* Information about the designer and the statue*- Captain John D. Howland created the monument. Captain John D. Howland was one of the many members of the first Colorado Cavalry and he was also a good artist. Howland studied and did most of his research and work in Europe and Mexico. The Monument was dedicated on July 24, 1909 by using donations that were recieved from taxpayers and Associations in that area of Colorado.

**Florida**- The monument called Marlanna is stationed in Florida. This monument was built to represent and honor the Confederate soldiers of Jackson County. This monument is located near the courthouse in Mariana. The east side of the monument has a cavalry soldier facing that direction, and the north side of the monument has "crossed sabers". The west side shows the bust of the soldier, and the south side contains a stack of rifles. This monument was built on November 30, 1881.

**Massachusetts**- One of the many monuments in Massachusetts is in Woburn square. This monument shows a Union soldier. It is placed near many other memorials that are dedicated to the people who served in the Civil War. This monument is placed near the town's City Hall and near their post office. On the south side of the memorial it reads "Woburn honors the memory of her sons, who fell in the War for the Union and freedom 1861-1865. The spirt of Liberty lives in the Ashes of its Defenders." ( Woburn Monument ). Located on the west side of the monument it contains the names of all the soldiers that have died during the war years. On the east side it lists all the names of the people who died in Rebel prisons and the wounds they suffered. On the north side it names all the soldiers that died of disease in the war. This memorial was built 10/14/1869.

** Virgina** The name of this monument is the Confederate Monument. The monument is located in Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk,Virgina. It was built on November 7, 1912. A bearded Infantry man is on top of the statue. On the eastern side of the statue it says " To Our Confederate Dead" (Confederate Monument). On the northern side there is a wreath that says the dates from 1861 - 1865 inside of it.

Activity

1.) In Pecos New Mexico there is over _________ years of artifacts and monuments preserved there.

2.) Captian John D. Howland, the creator of the Colorado Monument, was a member of the _______________________ , a good __________ , and did most of his work and research in ____________, and _____________.

3.) On the south side of the Massachusetts monument it reads, "_____________________________________________", which is dedicated to Woburn's sons who served in the war.

4.) Kansas is known as ________________ because _____________________ .

5.) In Washington D.C. the Abraham Lincoln memorial is ____ , feet tall and is known for __________________________ .

6.) The _________________ monument was built in South Carolina. This monument is known for marking the _______________________________.

7.) The ____________________ monument was built in Pittsburg Pennslyvania. It honors __________________________________.

*About Us*

Our group researched the memorials of the Civil War. In our group was Emily, Aliyah, Destiney and Ashley. We are all eighth graders at Anthony Wayne Junior High School. For this project that was assigned by our teacher Ms. Wilber, we had to pick a topic about the Civil War. Our group was given the topic Civil War Memorials. This was a very interesting topic to research. We all decided to just do 10 different memorials, one memorial for each state. For this project we all had different roles and different states to research. The roles are listed below.

-Roles-

Emily- I researched the states of Colorado, Florida, and Massachusetts. I found alot of good and interesting information about some of the memorials in each of those states, and it was easy to put that information on the wiki page. I also found some cool pictures and quotes that some of the memorials read on them. Over all I think this was a fun project and I learned alot of new and useful information. A little information about myself is that I am an eighth grader at Anthony Wayne Junior High. I am thirteen years old and my birthday is July 2, 1995. I have one older sister who goes to Anthony Wayne Highschool. My sister's name is Abby and she is a sophomore. My favorite color is pink and my favorite sport is soccer. :)

Aliyah- I researched the states of: New Mexico, Kansas, and Tennessee. These three states that I researched were very interesting and are all known for the different events that happened there. I also found many amazing pictures and facts about each site. My favorite monument to research was Fort Donelson in Tennessee because even though it was not the bloodiest battle it was one of the most important ones of the Civil War. I also like that there is a visitor's center to find out more information about it.

Destiney- I researched the states of Washington D.C. and South Carolina. These two states that I researched were very interesting and had a lot of meaning to go along with the memorial. There were also great pictures to go with the memorial to give you a perfect visual view of the memorial itself. Overall it was a easy way to research and put the information in the correct place, but I believe this was a fun way to learn a lot of new information. A little more information I'm an eighth grader at Anthony Wayne. I am 15 and have one younger brother who attends Fallen Timbers but we are soon to advance to new schools. He's soon to attend Anthony Wayne Jr. High and myself Anthony Wayne High School or possibly Central Catholic?! Well i play two sports one is basketball and the second is soccer =) Not to mention my favorite color is lime green. Well thats all.

Ashley- I researched the states Pennsylvania and Virgina. The states I researched played some roles in the Civil War. As u can see my name is Ashley Pryce. Im 13. My favorite colors are red and lavender. I am an African- American (black). I like to play sports, talk and kick it with family and friends. My favorite romantic movie is Twilight. I also like to read. I am a crazy Harry Potter fan. I have read the last three books of it and seen the rest of the movies. Thats pretty much it. Also I'm cool person to have fun with.

Work Cited

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