15th Illinois Cavalry, Company H, (Kane County Independent Cavalry)

Unit position marker

NPS Photo

Monument located on the north side of Union Ave. approximately .6 miles west of Thayer's Approach (Park Tour Stop #6). This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. John M. Thayer's 1st Division of Maj. Gen'ls William T. Sherman & Frederick Steele's XV Army Corps and commanded by Lt. Thomas J. Beebe. [Refer to Steele of New York]