Soldiers Circle, Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio

Title

Soldiers Circle, Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio

Description

Black and white image of Soldiers Circle in Greenlawn Cemetery. Within the new cemetery in Portsmouth in the mid to late 1800's, land was set aside after the War of the Rebellion due to their being no place to bury soldiers, known today as Soldier Circle. On May 30, 1869 the first public service was held in the cemetery, and the Ladies Aid Society purchased the Civil War Union Soldier Monument to be placed there.

Creator

Unknown

Date

1907

Contributor

Scan donated by Paul O'Neill from the Bill Glockner Collection

Format

9 x 14 cm scanned postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Paul O'Neill