Soldiers' Monument, Civil War memorial in Freeport, Illinois, United States

The Soldiers' Monument is an 83-foot limestone obelisk at the northern corner of Galena Avenue and Stephenson Street, designed by General Smith D. Atkins and erected in 1871. Four 7-foot statues stand at the corners of the base, representing the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Navy. A statue of Victory, destroyed by lightning in 1960, was recreated by local artist Vincent Tolpo and put back in place on December 4, 2015.

Designed by General Smith D. Atkins, the limestone obelisk was erected in 1871 at Galena Avenue and Stephenson Street. A Victory statue crowned it until a lightning strike destroyed it in 1960; after the Civil War Monument Fund raised over $120,000, local artist Vincent Tolpo recreated the statue, replaced on December 4, 2015. The monument joined the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 1998.

Four 7-foot statues at the base corners depict Union Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Navy soldiers; identical replicas replaced the originals in 1924. Marble tablets listing Stephenson County's Civil War dead were reversed and covered with bronze plaques in 1924 so all the county's veterans could be named.

The monument stands at the northern corner of Galena Avenue and Stephenson Street, on a street corner in downtown Freeport rather than in a cemetery. Visitors can walk up to the base and read the bronze plaques listing Stephenson County's Civil War veterans; the four branch statues stand at the corners of the base.

The Victory statue destroyed by lightning in 1960 stayed missing for 55 years. The Civil War Monument Fund raised over $120,000, and local artist Vincent Tolpo recreated the figure, which was put back on the obelisk on December 4, 2015.