Richard Enderlin's Statue Returns to Chillicothe's Yoctangee Park

From the July 1, 2021,  littermedia "Civil War statue returns to Yoctangee Park" by Mike Smith.

The statue at the head of Chillicothe's Yoctangee Park was damaged by a traffic crash in December 2019.  It has now been repaired and returned to its pedestal.

Although Richard Enderlin's name appears on the pedestral, the Union soldier statue is not him, but represents the men who served with him.

Its return on June 30th comes just in time to commemorate the 158 years since Medal of Honor recipient Richard Enderlin "voluntarily took a rifle and served  as a soldier in the ranks during the first and second days of the Battle of Gettysburg.  Voluntarily and at his imminent peril went into the enemy's lines at night and, under a sharp fire, rescued a wounded comrade."

The inscription of it reads:

"Erected 1917 by Richard Enderlin, Co. B, 73 Regt. O.V.V.I. to the memory of his comrades who helped preserve the Union.  LOYALTY"

It is so refreshing to see statues being returned instead of removed or torn down.

--Old Secesh