Comments on: Civil War Soldier Still Guards Courthouse http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/common-pleas-courthouse/civil-war-soldier-still-guards-courthouse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=civil-war-soldier-still-guards-courthouse Coming of Age in Cape Girardeau Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:36:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ken Steinhoff http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/common-pleas-courthouse/civil-war-soldier-still-guards-courthouse/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Ken Steinhoff Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:19:33 +0000 http://www.capecentralhigh.com/?p=216#comment-54 Fred, Thanks for pointing out that the original soldier had been fatally wounded at his post and had been replaced. Now that you've mentioned it, I vaguely remember your pictures. What happened to the remains of the old soldier? And how badly was he damaged? Fred,

Thanks for pointing out that the original soldier had been fatally wounded at his post and had been replaced.

Now that you’ve mentioned it, I vaguely remember your pictures.

What happened to the remains of the old soldier? And how badly was he damaged?

]]> By: Fred Lynch http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/common-pleas-courthouse/civil-war-soldier-still-guards-courthouse/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Fred Lynch Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:56:09 +0000 http://www.capecentralhigh.com/?p=216#comment-53 Ken, You may not have noticed that the Civil War soldier you photographed recently is a different version. Here is a photo gallery I made that documents the change: http://www.semissourian.com/gallery/soldierstatue/ Fred Ken,

You may not have noticed that the Civil War soldier you photographed recently is a different version. Here is a photo gallery I made that documents the change:

http://www.semissourian.com/gallery/soldierstatue/

Fred

]]> By: G. Paul Corbin http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/common-pleas-courthouse/civil-war-soldier-still-guards-courthouse/comment-page-1/#comment-14 G. Paul Corbin Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:44:19 +0000 http://www.capecentralhigh.com/?p=216#comment-14 Great picture - this civil war memorial is emblazoned in my earliest memories of my home town of Cape Girardeau. Thank you for positing it. Great picture – this civil war memorial is emblazoned in my earliest memories of my home town of Cape Girardeau. Thank you for positing it.

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