32nd Indiana Monument

  • Also Known As: August Bloedner Monument
  • Also Known As: First German Monument
  • Also Known As: JF-EC-19

  • Address: 829 W Main St
  • Vicinity: Lobby of Frazier History Museum
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Object

The Bloedner monument is a Monument to fallen German-Americans killed at the Battle of Rowlett's Station. It is the oldest American Civil War memorial, it was carved by Private August Bloedner, a member of the 32nd Indiana Infantry Regiment, out of a natural outcrop of limestone. Bloedner, a native of Germany, wrote the inscription in German. The original monument is on display in the Frazier History Museum's lobby and a replica has has been placed at Cave Hill National Cemetery. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1862/01/00 August Bloedner Artist Private August Bloedner carves a monument to his fallen comrades of the 32nd Indiana Infantry Regiment. Battle of Rowlett's Station
1862/01/00 August Bloedner Artist Private August Bloedner carves a monument to his fallen comrades of the 32nd Indiana Infantry Regiment. German People Settle in America

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Particulars for 32nd Indiana Monument:
Area of Significance Commemorative Property
Criteria Exemplar
Cultural Affiliation German-American
Historic Use Monument
Attribute Moved property
Sight Category Object
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 97000688
Resource Type:
Owner: Local
Architect: Bloettner, Adolph
Architectural Style: No style listed
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination, Additional documentation
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event
Criteria Consideration: Commemorative property, Moved property
Significant Year: c 1861
Historic Function: Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Monument, Marker
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Monument, Marker

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