Illinois Memorial

Illinois Memorial
The memorial in 2012
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32°21′35.2″N 90°50′29.3″W / 32.359778°N 90.841472°W / 32.359778; -90.841472
LocationVicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
DesignerWilliam Le Baron Jenney (architect)
Charles Mulligan (sculptor)
BuilderCulver Construction Company
MaterialGeorgia marble
Granite
Bronze
Height62 feet (19 m)
Dedicated dateOctober 26, 1906
Dedicated toIllinois soldiers who fought in the Vicksburg campaign

The Illinois Memorial (also known as the Illinois State Memorial and the Illinois Monument) is a public memorial located at Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. Dedicated in 1906, it honors the Union Army soldiers from Illinois who fought in the siege of Vicksburg during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. It was designed by architect William Le Baron Jenney and sculptor Charles Mulligan. It is known to the locals as Echo Hall or the Hollar House.