The cemetery is now one of the cultural monuments of great importance as immovable property, built in gratitude to Serbian soldiers killed in battle on Javor mountain in 1876.

[1][2] At the memorial cemetery on Javor seven thousand Serbian soldiers were buried.

Among the mounds in the cemetery of heroes of Javor, a monument to major Mihailo Ilić was built on 24 June 1907, who was the commander in chief during the fight and was credited for the victory of the Serbian army in the battle of Javor, and later in other battles of the Sandzak.

[3] Monument to Major Ilić has a square base of limestone derived and compiled in a four-stepped works.

At the podium is set up with square base obelisk with pyramidal end, derived from white marble of Studenica, carved with a cross and the year.