MYSTIC

St. Joseph County Civil War Mo

South Bend, United States

<br>[ Front Plaque ]<br><br> <center><b>1861 &#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211; 1865</b><br><br> In grateful recognition of <br> the patriotism, services, and <br> sacrifices of our soldiers in <br> the war of the Union, we, the <br> people of St. Joseph County,<br> have erected this monument.<br><br> <i>June 25, 1905</i><br><br> &#8212;&#8212;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211; &#8212;&#8212;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;</center><br><br> &#8220;When the years of Earth are over,<br> and the cares of Earth are done,<br><br> When the reign of Time is ended,<br> and Eternity begun,<br><br> When the thunders of Omniscience <br> on our wakened senses roll,<br><br> And the sky above shall wither,<br> and be gathered like a scroll.<br><br> When, among the lofty mountains,<br> and across the mighty sea,<br><br> The sublime celestial bugler shall <br> ring out the reveille,<br><br> Then shall march with brightest laurels,<br> and with proud, victorious tread,<br><br> To their station up in heaven,<br> our Grand Army of the Dead.&#8221;<br><br> <i>Will Carleton (&#8220;Our Army of the Dead&#8221;)</i><br><br> [ Left Side Plaque ]<br><br> Laurel Hill • Rich Mountain • Shiloh • Iuka • Corinth • Perryville • Stone’s River • Vicksburg • Gettysburg • Chickamauga • Lookout Mountain • Knoxville • Mission Ridge • Atlanta • Sherman’s March • Wilderness • Spottsylvania • Petersburg • Fort Fisher • Mobile • Appomattox <br><br> [ Right Side Plaque ]<br><br> Companies going into the Union Army from St. Joseph County <br><br> Co. I. 9th • Indiana Infantry 5 Month Service <br> Co. I. 9th • Indiana Infantry 5 Year Service <br> Co. B. 15th • <br> Co. F. 29th •<br> Co. H. 29th •<br> Co. B. 48th •<br> Co. F. 39th •<br> Co. F. 49th •<br> Co. C. 73rd •<br> Co. K. 87th •<br> Co. K. 48th •<br> Co. D. 128th •<br> Co. H. 138th •<br> Co. H. 155th •<br> Co. H. 12th • Indiana Cavalry 5 Year Service <br> 21st Indiana Battery <br> 55th Regimental Band <br> Nashville Post Band, 20th Army Corps <br><br> [ Obverse Side Plaque ]<br><br> County Council : <i>(name list - Needed)</i><br> Board of County Commissioners : <i>(name list - Needed)</i><br> Soldier’s Monument Association : <i>(name list - Needed)</i>

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