90th IL Monument North End Missionary
Monument is located on Grant Avenue between the Kansas Memorial and Grant Circle. This unit was attached to Col. William W. Sanford's 4th Brigade of Brig. Gen. William Sooy Smith's 1st Division, Maj. Gen. Cadwallader C. Washburn's XVI Army Corps (Detachment) and was commanded by Col. Lucien Greathouse. [Refer to pages 694 & 695, Volume VI of the WPA Monumentation Survey Books.]

This monument is Governeur K. Warren, a very famous Union General, on Little Round Top at the Gettysburg battlefield,the statue in sundown.

Warren played a key role during the Battle of Gettysburg, acting quickly to prevent the attacking Confederates from overpowering the left end of the Federal line. That particular moment in history was well illustrated in the movie "Gettysburg" by actor Jeff Daniels, who portrayed Joshua Chamberlain, as he led the 20th Maine in the defense of Little Round Top.
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This monument is Governeur K. Warren, a very famous Union General, on Little Round Top at the Gettysburg battlefield In daytime

Warren played a key role during the Battle of Gettysburg, acting quickly to prevent the attacking Confederates from overpowering the left end of the Federal line. That particular moment in history was well illustrated in the movie "Gettysburg" by actor Jeff Daniels, who portrayed Joshua Chamberlain, as he led the 20th Maine in the defense of Little Round Top.
Photo from Julio

At the center of this memorial is a column bearing South Carolina's state seal and a short inscription. The inscription was written by Henry Timrod, "Poet Laureate of the Confederacy." The base of the memorial contains an excerpt from "Ode at Magnolia Cemetery" heard at ceremonies on Confederate Memorial Day, April 1867. On either side of the column, flanked by carvings of the state's Palmetto tree, are blue granite tablets lising South Carolina's First Army Corps, Third Army Corps, and Cavalry units who served in the Army of Northern Virginia.

Photo Courtesy of JD Petruzzi

Photo Courtesy of JD Petruzzi

This memorial offers a dramatic portrayal of the fierce, hand-to-hand combat all too common during the battle of Gettysburg. Here an infantryman swings his musket as his only defense in a brutal encounter. Below him lies the body of a fallen comrade, still bearing the colors of the Confederate army.

The statue of a lone soldier, caught mid-stride atop this monument's massive base, effectively serves as a visual metaphor for the great contribution made by this single regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg. A bronze plaque on the base of the monument graphically represents the Minnesotan's efforts to stem the Confederate tide of July 2nd. A group of trees nearby contains a marker commemorating the additional sacrifice by Minnesota to repel Pickett's charge.

Draped dramatically across the base of this monument is the body of a fallen soldier, holding tight to his chest the Confederate flag. Above him is the angel-like figure of a woman noted to be the "Spirit of the Confederacy." She holds to her lips a clarion; and in her right hand, a flaming cannon ball. If you look closely, you will notice a hidden symbol of peace: a dove perched in the tuft of branches.

A rustic stone path leads visitors to this monument and the benches flanking it. At the base of the monument are three cubes of Indiana limestone. The center column bears the state seal. Those on each side feature inscriptions and plinths that reach skyward to create a unique silhouette.