The Dubois County Soldiers and Sailors Monument honors service in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865, invokes major battles including Antietam, Chickamauga, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg, and dedicates itself to soldiers and sailors with verses mourning the thousands who sleep far away where they fell, calling for remembrance of comrades and rest after warfare, all in service of country and flag and of the army and navy.