THIS MONUMENT CANNOT DISCLOSE NOR CAN THE SKILL OF MORTAL MAKE A RECORD OF THE COUNTLESS WOES THEY SUFFERED FOR THEIR COUNTRY'S SAKE. DECATUR COUNTY PROVIDED MORE THAN 2,500 OFFICERS AND MEN FOR THE UNION ARMIES DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

TO THE MEMORY OF ALL SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS LIVING AND DEAD.