Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Walsh, John, sculptor.

Wey & Barcus, contractor.

Cross Brothers, contractor.

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

1913. Completed by July 13, 1913. Dedicated Oct. 8, 1913.

Granite on a granite base.

Overall: approx. H. 30 ft.; Top figure: approx. H. 10 ft.; Proper left figure: approx. H. 6 ft.; Proper right figure: approx. H. 6 ft.

(Front proper right pedestal:) ERECTED IN 1913 (Front proper left pedestal:) DAVIESS COUNTY/FURNISHED 2312 MEN/FOR THE UNION ARMY/FROM 1861 TO 1865 (Center recessed panel on base rear in raised letters:) THIS PANEL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE PIONEERS/WHO BLAZED THE WAY AND CLEARED THE FIELDS/TO THE BRAVE HEARTED SOLDIERS OF THE INDIAN WARS/WHO FOUGHT THE BATTLES OF CIVILIZATION/UPON INDIANA'S SOIL AND TO ALL WHO ANSWERED THE CALL/OF PATRIOTISM UPON THE NATION'S BATTLEFIELDS (Center recessed panel on front of base, in raised letters:) THIS MEMORIAL IS THE TRIBUTE OF/THE PEOPLE OF DAVIESS COUNTY TO THE MEMORY/OF HER BRAVE SOLDIERS WHO ENDURED THE HARDSHIPS/AND FOUGHT THE BATTLES OF 1861 TO 1865/THAT THE UNION MIGHT BE PRESERVED (Metal plaques on either side of the steps leading to the monument list the names of the monument commission and the names of the County Commissioners (1911-1912) and the County Council.)

A monument consisting of a large granite pedestal with a standing figure of a union soldier at the top and 2 soldiers on the lower pedestals. The top figure holds a sword pointed down in his proper right hand and a large flag in his proper left hand. The bottom figure on the proper right is an artilleryman with a ramrod in his proper left hand, waving a cap in his upraised proper right hand. The bottom figure on the proper left is a sentry, holding a rifle across the front of his body. The Indiana State seal is centered on the front of the central pedestal.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Object -- Other -- Flag

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Washington

Administered by Daviess County Commissioners, Daviess County Courthouse, Washington, Indiana 47501

Located Daviess County Courthouse, Front entrance, south side, Washington, Indiana 47501

IAS files contain a copy of Dilts, Jon, "Magnificent 92," pg. 35. For related articles see: Taylor, Robert M., "Indiana: A New Historical Guide," Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Society, 1989, pg. 263; Daviess County Democrat, July 5, 1913 and Oct. 11, 1913; Odon Journal (Odon, IN), May 2, 1913, Oct. 8, 1913, and Oct. 10, 1913. The newspaper articles are available on microfilm at the Indiana State Library, Newspaper Division.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

Dilts, Jon, "Magnificent 92," N.p., n.d., pg. 35.

Dilts, Jon, "Magnificent 92," N.p., n.d., pg. 35.

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