IN HONJOR OF BARTLESON POST NO. 6 G.A.R. WAR MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Ordinance Memorials (cannonballs, torpedoes, bombs-must have markers)
Year Dedicated: 1927
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Photograph By: SEAN P. FLYNN
Submitted By: COURTSEY OF HMdb.org
Bartleson Post was named after Col. Frederick Bartleson, a Joliet lawyer who commanded the 100th Illinois, a regiment comprised primarily of men from Will County. Bartleson lost his arm in battle at Shiloh, and was later jailed at Libby Prison after being captured during the Battle of Chickamauga. He was later released in a prisoner exchange and, after recovering, rejoined his regiment for the Atlanta campaign. He was killed on June 23, 1864, at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
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