The Illinois Memorial.
8. MICHIGAN MONUMENT.
Symbolic figure of Michigan bringing laurels to her soldiers of the siege. Beyond the monument, left of the avenue, notice the wall which protected the Union artillery.
9. SHIRLEY HOUSE.
A siege landmark, and termed the “White House” by the soldiers, it is the lone surviving wartime structure in the park.
10. ILLINOIS MONUMENT.
Modeled after the Pantheon in Rome, this Memorial Temple, the largest monument on the field, is dedicated to the 36,312 Illinois men whose names are inscribed on the bronze plaques within. The Illinois Commission specified that no device indicative of war should appear on the memorial.
11. THIRD LOUISIANA REDAN.
This Confederate fort, marked by the three artillery pieces at right of the avenue, was reached by “Logan’s Approach,” a Union advance trench. Federal engineers constructed a mine underneath the redan and exploded 2,200 pounds of powder, which blasted a tremendous crater into which Union infantry raced, only to be driven back after severe fighting.