Civil War Memorial of Fountain Cemetery

A 2nd U.S Cavalryman stands proud atop a tall square obelisk-like column holding a rifle upright with the stock resting on the ground and the barrel pointed towards the sky. His proper left hand holds the barrel right above his proper right hand. This depiction of a Civil War serviceman is a common rendition that is frequently used on Civil War memorials all over the United States.

The engraved text on the front reads:
NORRIS POST No 27
PRESENTED BY
RACHEL G. LINHART
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY
OF
JOHN M.
RACHEL G.
AND
HELENA M.
LINHART

On the right face of the column an engraving reads:
ANTIETAM

On the left face of the column an engraving reads:
JOHN M. LINHART
PRIVATE Co. 7TH REGT.
VIRGINIA Vol. INFANTRY