This marker is located just west of the New Salem United Methodist Church at Riddle Hill, next to the Potawatomi Trail of Death Historical Marker. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) symbol is in the upper left corner and the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) in in the upper right.
The plaque reads:
Colonel Ulysses S. Grant Wrote orders for the 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry while camped near this site July 4, 1861 Placed by: Springfield Chapter DAR Springfield Chapter SAR July 4, 1961 Civil War Centennial |
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