The Civil War Veterans Memorial is a large, raised, horizontally-oriented gray granite monument set on two footings. On the tablet are the alphabetically-listed names of civil war veterans buried in Fairlawn Cemetery. A total of 206 veterans are identified, including 11 recorded as serving for the Confederate States of America (CSA). Also listed are the states from which they entered service, and in a few cases a branch of service or organization is recognized. The memorial was an Eagle Scout project of John Erickson of Boy Scouts of America Troop 818, in Stillwater, and was sponsored by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW). It was dedicated on July 19, 2008.
Installation Date:
19 Jul 2008
Memorial War Era(s):
- Other
Memorial Condition:
Good
Location:
Stillwater, Payne County, OK 74074. The cemetery is located at 1123 E. 6th Ave. The memorial is located in the north-central (front) part of the cemetery, some 50 yards south and 60 yards east of the western entrance on 6th Ave, in Block 1, Row 40.