Albia - Civil War Soldier GPS Coordinates: 41.026966 by -92.807550

This 27 foot monument is in the courthouse square in Albia. It was dedicated on Memorial Day 1917 with a large crowd including CW Veterans attending. It was built at a cost of of $4450. Thanks to Albia Historian Dave Johnson for providing historical information. The courthouse and buildings around the square have been beautifully restored. Photos taken 6/13/20. The old undated photo was provided by Danny Krock.

Albia - Welcome Home Soldier Monument - Civil War Bugler GPS Coordinates: 41.015966 by -92.821250

The Welcome Home Soldier Monument on the west side off Albia is striking and unique. It sets on 8 acres of well landscaped grounds. It has 100 American Flags, all state flags, several monuments, and a wall (similar to the Vietnam wall) where Veteran's names can be included. It includes a Civil War Bugler Monument about 10 feet high that was erected in 2018. The Bugler plays reveille at 8:00 each morning and taps at 5:00 each evening. The monument is off Hwy 34 on the west side of Albia - is worth a trip to see this amazing memorial honoring Veterans. Photos taken 6/13/20.

Melrose - Civil War Monument in Evans Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 40.900933 by -93.094116

This monument was dedicated on July 19, 1866, one of the first Civil War monuments erected in the state. The copper cone on the top was made by Bernard Casebolt and the monument was rededicated in 1996. The original lower portion mentions Sgt. James P. Evans who enlisted in the 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment but was discharged for disability. Later he enlisted in the Iowa 8th Cavalry Regiment, was captured and died of disease in Annapolis, Maryland. He is buried in the National Cemetery there. The copper cone has the names of a number of CW Veterans from the region inscribed on it.

Evans Cemetery is very old, historic and hard to locate. It is SW of Melrose - take 500 Avenue south - if you go too far you will drive into Lake Rathbun. Just before you get to the lake, go left or east on a road with a sign saying "Timber View Tower" - then go 0.2 miles and the cemetery is off the road on the right. Thank you to Ron Rittel for notification of this monument. For much more information, see Historian Frank Myers' blog "The Lucas Countyan" - look under the heading "Civil War Related." Photos taken June 5, 2009 and September 25, 2018.