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Lincoln Memorial and Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Eisele, Anton, b. 1840, sculptor. Marble Works, fabricator. Title:  Lincoln Memorial and Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1866. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: marble coated with cement. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 22 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 19 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (Lower front of obelisk of sculpture, in incised lettering:) SACRED/to the memory of/(Raised lettering:) ABRAHAM LINCOLN/(Incised lettering:) PRESIDENT/of the United States/DIED/by the hand of an assassin/April 15, AD 1865/A martyr to freedom. (Remaining sides of obelisk of sculpture: names of twenty-four Sharon Civil War dead) unsigned Description:  An eagle stands perched with his wings in a semi-opened position, mounted upon an inscribed, two-sectioned obelisk. On the upper front of the obelisk is the seal of the United States, and on the east side crossed flags. The north side has a seal of Michigan, and the west side has crossed flags. The sculpture is mounted upon a short, two-tiered marble base coated with cement. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Homage -- Lincoln, Abraham Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Emblem -- Seal Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Sharon Township Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Sharon Township, 20453 Pleasant Lake Road, Manchester, Michigan 48158 Located Sharon Township Hall, 18010 Pleasant Lake Road, In front, Sharon Township, Michigan Remarks:  The sculpture commemorates Abraham Lincoln, and was erected to the twenty-four soldiers from Sharon who died in the Civil War. The sculpture's cost of $1,500 was raised by subscription. In June, 1917, the sculpture was partly blown down during a tornado, and may have been relocated. IAS files contain a related article from the Manchester Enterprise (Michigan), June 7, 1917, which discusses the tornado damage. The sculpture has also been "partially knocked down" by a car, but was reerected. IAS files contain related sections from: "Past and Present of Washenaw County," S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1906, pg. 789; and, "Combination Atlas Map of Washtenaw County, Michigan," Everts & Stewart, pg. 22. IAS files contain a related article from the Ann Arbor News, Aug. 12, 1956, as well as a partial transcription of names on one side of the obelisk. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. The Ann Arbor News, Aug. 12, 1956, pg. 26. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS MI000396   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000396 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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