Dublin Core
Title
In Memory of Old Abe Civil War Memorial (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)
Contributor
Jack_Kornowske
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
2400
Date Issued
1927-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=38223
Spatial Coverage
current,44.948160759912604,-91.40077455128846;
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
In Memory of Old Abe Civil War Memorial (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/In_Memory_of_Old_Abe_Civil_War_Memorial_(Chippewa_Falls,_Wisconsin)
Monument Type
Plaque
Funded by
Chippewa County Federation of Women's Clubs
Inscription
"In Memory of Old Abe
1861 • 1881 The soldier bird who was captured in Chippewa County by Chief Sky and taken to Eau Claire by Daniel McCann of Eagle Point. With Company ""C"" of the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment, he participated in twenty-five battles of the Civil War and was afterwards presented to the State of Wisconsin.
Erected by the Chippewa County Federation of Women's Clubs in the year 1927.
Donated in memory of Juanita E. (McCann) Cutsforth granddaughter of Dan McCann of ""Old Abe"" fame and her husband Vallie D. Cutsforth."
State
Wisconsin
County
Chippewa
Affiliation
Union
Town
Chippewa Falls
Location Type
City