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American Bronze Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- New Castle
Sculpture
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
American Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Henry County Soldiers Memorial, (sculpture).
Henry County Soldier Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1923. Dedicated May 30, 1924.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Vermont granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 7 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 11 in.
Inscription:
(Bottom proper left of sculpture:) CAST BY AMERICAN ART BRONZE/CHICAGO (Front of base, raised lettering:) IN MEMORY/OF THE/HENRY COUNTY/SOLDIERS/1861-1865 (One side of base:) "ONE NATION/INDIVISIBLE" (Other side of base, raised lettering:) "ONE COUNTRY/ONE FLAG" (Rear of base:) "LEST WE FORGET" (Bronze plaque on rear of base:) 1898.1902/THIS TABLET/WAS PLACED IN HONOR OF/THE BOYS HENRY COUNTY/WHO SERVED IN THE WAR/WITH SPAIN/PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION/AND/CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION/ERECTED IN/1923 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Atop a granite shaft is a full-length figure of a uniformed Civil War soldier in a sentry stance. He holds the barrel of his rifle at chest level with both hands, the stock resting by his proper right foot. The soldier wears field gear, including a cap.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
History -- United States -- Philippine Insurrection
History -- United States -- China Relief Expedition
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- New Castle
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Henry County Commissioners, 101 South Main Street, Henry County Courthouse, New Castle, Indiana 47362
Located Henry County Courthouse, 101 South Main Street, East side of courthouse grounds, New Castle, Indiana
Remarks:
The monument commemorates the soldiers from Henry County who served in the Civil War, the Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the China Relief Expedition. It was erected through public fund raising, and was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1924. The dedication was delayed a year because of a strike in the granite quarries of Vermont. IAS files contain: newsclipping ca. June 2, 1924 from The Indianapolis News; newsclipping from the News Republican, Sept. 26, 1985; excerpt from Historicalog (Fall 1986); excerpt from Darrel Radford's "New Castle Indiana, A Pictorial History," St. Louis: G. Bradley Publishing, pg. 126.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
News Republican, Sept. 26, 1985.
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 IN000921
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000921
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