Elmdale, Chase County
City Cemetery (northwest of town)
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Type: Granite Monument
Description:
Twenty foot high monument, costing $200, paid for by subscription raised under
the direction of the U. S. Grant post No. 201, Department of Kansas, G. A. R.
On the east side is this inscription: "In Memory Of
The ~ Soldiers And Sailors ~ Of ~ 1861 To 1866. " On the west side:
"Grand Army Of The Republic, 1861, Veterans 1866. Dedicated ~ By The ~ U. S.
Grant Post, No. 20 ~ May 30, 1898".
References: Baruch and Beckman, 1978, Martin, 1910
Photographs: RM Thies, 1995
DE McGovern, November 7, 2004
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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