Early - Civil War Memorial GPS Coordinates: 42.457800 by -95.143016

This monument is in the Union Cemetery at Early. Inscriptions on the monument read, "McDowell Post GAR #391 Iowa Department", "Dedicated to the defenders of the Union 1861-1865", "Soldiers and Sailors", "May the remembrance of their valor and patriotism be perpetuated." The cemetery is located SE of town - take 230th Street to the Cemetery. Thank you to Steve Hanken for notification of this monument. Photo taken 9/22/21.

Sac City - Civil War Memorial Oakland Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 42.429400 by -94.991483

This memorial is in Oakland Cemetery in the north section of Sac City. It is an 18 foot obelisk dedicated in 1906. Besides the inscription shown on the south side of the monument in the photo - the east side says ""Soldiers Sailors Citizens" - north side "May the Remembrance of their Valor and Patriotism be Perpetuated" "presented September 1, 1906" - west side "General W T Sherman Post No 284." Go north on 5th Street - after crossing the river, turn left at the 3rd cemetery entrance - then bear right or NW and drive a distance until you come to the monument. The first 2 photos were taken 9/22/21. The final photos were taken 5/4/14 at a monument re-dedication ceremony led by members of the Kinsman SUVCW Camp. This includes a cannon salute by the 2nd Battery Iowa Light Artillery of Sac City.

Sac City - Civil War Soldier GPS Coordinates: 42.421750 by -94.988166

This is a bronze soldier with a granite base. The height is 20 feet. It is in a nice setting in Monumental Square, a small city park just across the street from the Courthouse. There are 20 names of soldiers from Sac County inscribed on three sides of the monument - one of these is shown below. It was built at a cost of $3472 and dedicated November 21, 1894. There are four 105mm Howitzers M3A around the monument - these are WWII cannons. Originally there were CW cannons - see the old postcard. They no doubt were scrapped during WWII and later replaced with the WWII howitzers. It is located just east of the business district on Highway 20. Also see the separate listing for the GAR Hall just west of the monument. Photos of the monument were taken 9/22/21 - photos of the howitzers were taken 2/24/09. Thank you to Danny Krock and David Shedlock for providing copies of the old undated postcards.