GENERAL NATHANIEL BAKER WAR MEMORIAL
GENERAL BAKER SERVED AS IOWA'S ADJUTANT GENERAL DURING THE CIVIL WAR. HE HAD A MAJOR ROLE IN RAISING 57 REGIMENTS DURING THE WAR. HE WAS CONSIDERED A FRIEND AND SUPPORTER OF VETERANS AFTER THE WAR. WHEN HE DIED IN 1876, VETERANS RAISED FUNDS FOR THIS IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL IN WOODLAND CEMETERY.
Listing Details
- Cemetery
- CIVIL WAR
- Obelisks War Monument
- 1876
- WOODLAND CEMETERY
- 50301
- IOWACIVILWARMONUMENTS.COM
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