Main Street and Soldiers Monument

Description:	This photograph was taken looking south along Main Street. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, originally located at Main and Tyler Streets north of the railroad tracks, was dedicated on August 23, 1889. Silas Baldwin donated the monument to the city in memory of the brave soldiers (including his son) and sailors who served in the Civil War. Lt. Frank Baldwin died in action during the Civil War battle of Stone River in December of 1862. The inscriptions are quotes from a number of historical figures. Abraham Lincoln (With malice toward none, with charity for all to bind up the Nations wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan.) and James A. Garfield (God reigns and the government at Washington still lives.) are inscribed on the east side. Ulysses S. Grant (Let us have peace. Soldiers of the United States your marches, sieges, and battles, in distance, duration, resolution and brilliancy of results, dim the lustre of the Worlds past military achievements.) on the west, Oliver Morton (We are many states, but one people, having one government, one flag and one common destiny.) and John A. Logan (The American citizen soldier, brave in war, eminent as a statesman, admirable as a citizen.) are on the south side. The north side thanks the donor, Erected by Silas Baldwin in honor of the heroes who fought and the martyrs who fell in the war of 1861-1865. The monument remained at the site of its dedication until the spring of 1928. An increase in automobile traffic around that area raised concerns about the hazard presented by the statue. When the city planned to resurface Main Street, it was determined that the statue should be removed and placed at Rice Cemetery where it stands today.
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Collection:	Elkhart Public Library
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Subjects:	Elkhart County (Ind.) Sculpture Soldiers Monuments & memorials Streets Automobiles Street railroads

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