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Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Asbjornsen, Sigvald, 1867-1954, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. McDonnell and Sons, contractor. Title:  Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Middleton Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1907. Dedicated May 29 or 30, 1908. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 14 x 8 x 7 ft.; Base: approx. 141 x 10 x 10 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on front of base:) THEY LED AND FOLLOWED/ERECTED TO/THE EVERLASTING MEMORY/OF THE SOLDIERS OF/JEFFERSON COUNTY/IN THE CIVIL WAR/1861-1865/BY THEIR COMRADE/GEORGE MIDDLETON/PRIVATE, CO. E-THIRD REGIMENT/INDIANA CAVALRY (On second plaque on front of base:) SOLDIER/SAILOR MONUMENT REDEDICATED & PRESERVED/JUNE 14, 1991, WHILE OUR COUNTRY WAS AT WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST./CONSERVATOR - JOHN DUGGER, VENUS BRONZE WORKS/DONATED BY DAR - CO. COMM. signed Description:  Atop a tall square base stands a bronze group of three soldiers and one sailor illustrating the vigilance and valor of Civil War servicemen. One infantryman takes aim with his rifle, one draws his sword, and one artilleryman kneels beside a cannon, holding a cannon tamper in his proper right hand. The sailor stands behind the three soldiers holding up a flag with his proper right hand. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Other -- Flag Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Madison Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Jefferson County Commissioners, Jefferson County Courthouse, Madison, Indiana 47250 Located Jefferson County Courthouse, Main & Walnut, northeast corner, Madison, Indiana 47250 Remarks:  The sculpture was funded by George Middleton at a cost of $15,000. The sculpture was restored in 1991 by Venus Bronze Works. References:  Monumental News, July 1908, pg. 502. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN0012, 1989. Heitmann, Helen M., 1989, 1993. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, July 1908, pg. 502. 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 74070004   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74070004 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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