Saint Paul - Soldiers and Sailors Monument

erected through
the instrumentality of
the allied organizations
of the city of st. paul
grand army
of the republic
a.d. 1903
the statue represents
josias r. king
the first man to volunteer
in the first minnesota infantry
the first regiment
tendered the government
for the suppression
of the rebellion

the victories
they helped achieve
preserved the
UNION OF THE STATES
abolished
human slavery
established the
NATIONAL PRESTIGE
opened new avenues for the
development of man
and the
advancement of liberty

to perpetuate the memory of
the union soldiers and sailors
of the war of
1861 – 1865
their patriotism inspired
unquestioning devotion
their valor was attested
on hard-won battlefields
their suffering
and
sacrifice exalted
the glorious cause and
enabled the
splendid triumph

Relief showing a medal, circumscribed:

grand army of the republic
1861 veteran 1868

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Soldiers and Sailors Monument

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