Description:
Tucked away amidst the gravestones in the Rosehill Cemetery, you will find the Chicago Board of Trade Battery Monument. This simple block of stone honors the sacrifice of soldiers recruited from the Chicago Board of Trade, the oldest commodity exchange organization in the United States. The battery is noted for its quick assembly, and it is estimated that the group had organized within forty-eight hours. To honor the battery's fallen soldiers, the Board raised $10,000 by subscription and began plans as early as 1869. Despite this, the monument did not materialize until 1901. The moment's inscription details the battery's active service from 1862-1865 in which they marched a total of 5268 miles.
