The Dansville Civil War Monument invokes the course and memory of the war from Fort Sumpter to Appomattox and presents its meaning through four themes: peace, fraternity, charity, and loyalty, expressed with the words “Let us have Peace,” attributed to Grant; “With malice towards none, with charity for all,” attributed to Lincoln; and “If any man attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot,” attributed to Dix.