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GENERAL NATHANIEL BAKER WAR MEMORIAL

GENERAL NATHANIEL BAKER WAR MEMORIAL
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Location: WOODLAND CEMETERY

City: DES MOINES

State: Iowa

Zip Code: 50301

Type of Memorial: Obelisks War Monument

Year Dedicated: 1876

Access: Cemetery

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Submitted By: IOWACIVILWARMONUMENTS.COM

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.

SEE ALSO-GENERAL NATHANIEL BAKER WAR MEMORIAL STONES A, B, C, & D


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