Colonel Ulysses S. Grant
Colonel Ulysses S. Grant
Wrote orders for the
21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry
while camped near this site
July 4, 1861
Placed by:
Springfield Chapter DAR
Springfield Chapter SAR
July 4, 1961
Civil War Centennial
Marker is at the intersection of Old Jacksonville Road (County Route 8) and New Salem Church Road, on the left when traveling west on Old Jacksonville Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
