National War Memorial Registry, War Memorial Catalog Of United States

HERE OHIO LOYALTY RESPONDED TO THE SUMMONS "REMEMBER THE MAINS". CAMPBUSHNELL WAS A RENDEZVOUS CAMP FOR OHIO NATIONAL GUARD AND OTHER OHIO TROOPS WHICH WERE CALLED TO ARMS FOR THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. THE FIRST CALL TO ARMS TO WHICH 428 OFFICERS AND 8,052 ENLISTED MEN RESPONDED. IN ANSWER TO THE SECOND CALL 75 OFFICERS AND 6,801 MEN VOLUNTEERED. AS A TRIBUTE TO THE PATRIOTISM OF THESE MEN THIS MEMORIAL WAR ERECTED BY THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF BEXLEY.