Illinois Memorial

<i>(front)</i> <center> Illinois<br> </center><br> Erects this monument to commemorate her sons<br> who here gave their services to perpetuate<br> the honor and glory of the United States.<br> <br> <i>(east side)</i><br> Illinois had in this battle 27 regiments<br> of infantry, 10 batteries of artillery and <br> 6 detachments of cavalry. Her loss in killed<br> and wounded was 3957. -- In missing, 410.<br> <br> <i>(west side) </i><br> "The world will little note, nor long<br> remember what we say here. But it <br> can never forget what they did here."