Gibson County Civil War Memorial (Princeton, Indiana)

Gibson County Civil War Memorial (Princeton, Indiana)

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1912-01-01

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Gibson County Civil War Memorial (Princeton, Indiana)

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https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Gibson_County_Civil_War_Memorial_(Princeton,_Indiana)

Statue - standing soldier

citizens of Gibson County Indiana

"[battles] Erected 1912. by the citizens of Gibson County, Indiana in honor of the valor and patriotism of the 2200 soldiers and sailors who enlisted from Gibson County in the Civil War of 1861 to 1865 a tribute to the memory of the 500 who gave the full measure of devotion to their Country. ( Left Panel ) “It is rather for us, the living, that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain —– That this Nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom —– and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.” (Gettysburg Address) A. Lincoln. “On fame’s eternal camping ground, Their silent tents are spread, and glory guards with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.” ( Back Panel ) Board of County Commissioners Joseph P. Yochum Gerhard C. Frohbieter George A. Knowles - - - - - - - - - - - Soldiers Monument Committee David W. Smith, Chairman Joseph K. McGary Joseph Moore William W. Blair James W. Lewis, Secretary."

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Gibson County

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