The Lanesville soldiers’ monument was erected with impressive ceremonies September 29, 1885. It was designed by Comrade William Williams, a resident of Bay View, and stands in the village cemetery.

Following are the inscriptions:
“In memory of our honored dead, who fought for the preservation of the Union 1861-1865. Erected by the Lanesville Soldiers’ Monument Association, A. D. 1885.”
Names inscribed are: Alonzo Low, Co. F, Thirty-fifth Regiment, Luther Ham, Co. F, Second Regiment, Heavy Artillery; Henry Munsey, Co. H, Twenty-fourth Regiment, Charles Tracy, Co. K, Twelfth Regiment, William Hayden, Co. I, Second Regiment, William H. Lull, Co. I, Second Regiment, Heavy Artillery, Andrew M. Lucas, Co. H, Twenty-fourth Regiment, Daniel A. Thayer, Co. C, Twenty-fourth Regiment, Frank H. Stevens, Co. I, Second Regiment, Heavy Artillery, Archibald Greenough, Co. C., Twenty-fourth Regiment."