LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Chapel
(Kearny and Grant Ave)
Type: Cannons and wall plaques
Description:
The Fort Leavenworth Chapel was built in 1878 and Rededicated in 1978. The interior has 3 polished mountain howitzer tubes mounted in the walls on each side. There are a large number of plaques and dedications to officers and men who served in the Civil War, the Indian Wars, and World Wars I and II.
References:
Martin, 1910,
Stark, 1997
Photographs:
DE McGovern, July 10, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Kearny and Grant
Type: Bronze Soldier Statue (US Grant)
Description:
The inscription on the statue, west side, is as follows: "This statue was erected by ~ officers and enlisted men and ~ employees of the Quartermaster's ~ Department of the U. S. Army; ~ citizens of the states of Kansas ~ and Missouri, including ~ the Leavenworth Athletic Association; ~ Woman's Relief Corps No. 40, Wichita, Kan.; ~ Post 132, G. A. R., Junction City, Kan.; ~ the Traveling Men's Grant Monument fund; ~ the subscription list of the Kansas City Times; ~ J. A. Garfield post No.2, Chamberlain, Dakota; ~ citizens of Philadelphia, and others." On the north side of the pedestal or base is a bronze tablet showing Grant mounted at the head of his staff. An inscription on the base reads: "Hodges & McCarthy ~ St Louis, MO".
A tablet on the south side and underneath the feet of the statue contains a list of the battles of the Mexican and Civil wars in which General Grant participated: "Palo Alto, Resaca De La Palma, Monterey, Cerro Gordo, Contreras San Antonio, Cherubusco, Vera Cruz, Molino Del Rey, Chapultepec, City of Mexico, ** , Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Iuka, Corinth, Grand Gulf, Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champions Hill, Big Black, Siege of Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, Relief of Knoxville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor, Siege of Petersburg, Siege of Richmond, Weldon Railroad, White Oak Road, Dinwiddie Court House, Five Forks, Deep Bottom, Fort Harrison, Amelia Springs, Sailors Creek, Appomattox".
As reported in Martin, 1910: "Fort Leavenworth has a beautiful memorial to Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant, in the form of a bronze statue of the great soldier and president of the United States. It was the first of the kind to be erected in the West to an officer of the United States army. It is the result of a suggestion by Henry Shindler in the Kansas City Times, made within a week after the General's death, which occurred July 23, 1885. The governors of several Western states soon thereafter held a meeting in the office of Gen. Nelson A. Miles to urge the matter. The bronze statue is the work of Lorado Taft. It was unveiled September 14, 1889, in the presence of an audience of 10,000 people, including public men, Federal and Confederate, from all parts of the country. It cost $4791.61, not counting rock foundation and labor required."
References:
Baruch and Beckman, 1978,
Martin, 1910,
SOS! 1994
Photographs:
RM Thies, 1995
DE McGovern, July 10, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Dragoon Glen Overlook
(across from Grant Hall)
Type: Cannons
Description:
Three bonze 12 pdr Napoleons are placed on concrete mounts at the overlook to Dragoon Glen (across the street from Grant Hall).
The northern most tube has "No 207" on the muzzle, "1862 ~ M Greenwood ~ Cincinnati" on one trunnion and "1238 lbs ~ 1865" on the other. The middle tube has "1862 ~ M Greenwood ~ Cincinnati" on the trunnions. The southern most tube has "272" on one trunnion and "no 245 ~ 1220 lbs ~ 1865" on the breech.
There are no other inscriptions.
References:
Stark, 1997
Photographs:
DE McGovern, July 10, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Frontier Military Museum
Type: Cannons
Description:
Three cannons are mounted on concrete stands in front of the Frontier Military Museum on the Fort Leavenworth grounds. The Parrott (western most tube) has "No 108" on the muzzle and "RPP ~ WPF ~ 1862" on the trunnions. The middle cannon (24 pdr) has "LB 8" on the muzzle and "WPF ~ 1826" on the trunnions. The eastern most tube (also a 24 pdr) has "WM ~ No 176" on the muzzle and "McC W & Co ~ PFP ~ 1838" on the trunnions.
There are no other inscriptions.
References:
Stark, 1997,
Thies, 2004
Photographs:
RM Thies, May 2, 1998
DE McGovern, July 10, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Mount Muncie Cemetery
(1500 N 8th Street)
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
The granite monument is engraved: "Custer Post No. 6 ~ G.A.R. ~ Custer Corps No. 200 ~ W.R.C."
References:
reported by RM Thies
Photographs:
RM Thies, February 3, 1998
RL Wandel, May 3, 2007
DE McGovern, August 5, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Leavenworth National Cemetery
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
It is reported that "Post 350, National Military Home, has a $150 monument erected by the Ladies of the GAR and the children of Leavenworth, in memory of Thomas Brennan ". Inscriptions read: "Thomas Brennan ~ Co E ~ 7th Kansas Cav ~ Died ~ Jan'y 22, 1886 ~ Aged ~ 71 Years" and "Erected ~ By ~ Thomas Brennan Post ~ No 380 ~ Department ~ Of Kansas ~ G.A.R.", The other sides have an engraved GAR badge and stacked rifles.
References:
Baruch and Beckman, 1978,
Martin, 1910
Photographs:
DE McGovern, August 5, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Leavenworth National Cemetery
Type: Granite Spire
Description:
A tall granite spire is central to the Leavenworth National Cemetery. The inscription at the base of the spire reads: "In Memory ~ Of The Men Who Offered ~ Their Lives In Defense ~ Of Their Country".
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, August 5, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
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Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Mount Muncie Cemetery
(1500 N 8th Street)
Type: Marble Soldier Monument (Wiegant)
Description:
Soldier at attention in dress military clothing. The monument inscriptions read: "Col. J.H.E. Wiegant ~ born ~ May 7, 1852 ~ Died Feb 11, 1895 ~ Dear Little verse, the careless eye ~ and needless heart will pass thee by, ~ and never attest thou hope to be ~to others as thou art to me. ~ For lo, I know thy bliss and woe ~ thy shallows, depths, and boundless ~ heights ~ how thou wast wrought, , patient and ~ Slow ~ through crucibles of sleepless nights", "Wilhelmina W. Wiegant ~ May 31, 1856 ~ Nov 1, 1927" and "Rose S Wiegant ~ born ~ Dec 1, 1876 ~ Died Mar 22, 1905 ~ Hannah R. Wiegant ~ Nov 27, 1827 ~ Nov 26, 1908"
References:
SOS! 1994
Photographs:
DE McGovern, August 5, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
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Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
VA Center
(4101 S. 4th Street)
Type: Granite Markers, Spanish cannon
Description:
A memorial plaza contains a Spanish cannon and numerous monuments. The Markers are inscribed: "Lest we forget ~ May this ~ monument ~ help us remember ~ all those POW's ~ and MIA's who ~ served this ~ nation."
"Dwight D. Eisenhower Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center"
"Presented by ~ the American Legion ~ Disabled American Veterans ~ Veterans of Foreign Wars ~ 1990"
"Presented by ~ Disabled American Veterans ~ Area Chapters ~ Sept 16, 1988"
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, May 7, 2011
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
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