Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Schwarz, Rudolf, 1866-1912, sculptor.

Clark Brothers, contractor.

Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

1911-1912. Dedicated Nov. 12, 1912 or Nov. 12, 1919.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: gray Barre granite, red-chocolate Montello granite.

5 figures. Flagbearer: approx. H. 12 ft.; Four lower figures: each approx. 8 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 47 x 32 x 32 ft.(135 tons)

(On front of shaft:) RESACCA/GETTYSBURG/CHICKAMAUGA (On front of base:) ERECTED 1912/BY THE CITIZENS OF/GIBSON COUNTY, INDIANA/IN HONOR OF THE VALOR/AND PATRIOTISM OF THE/2200 SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/WHO ENLISTED FROM/GIBSON COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR OF/1861 TO 1865/A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF/THE 500 WHO GAVE/THE FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION/TO THEIR COUNTRY (On proper left side of shaft:) ANTIETAM/FRANKLIN/KENNESAW MT./FREDRICKSBURG (On proper left side of base:) "ON FAME'S ETERNAL CAMPING GROUND,/THEIR SILENT TENTS ARE SPREAD,/AND GLORY GUARDS WITH SOLEMN/ROUND, THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD."

(On back of shaft:) BENTONVILLE/ATLANTA/MISSION RIDGE/STONE RIVER (On back of base:) Board of County Commissioners/Joseph P. Yochum/David W. Smith/George A. Knowls/Soldiers Monument Committee/David W. Smith, Chairman/Joseph K. McGary/Joseph Moore/William W. Blair/James W. Lewis, Secretary (On proper right side of shaft:) SHILOH/PERRYVILLE/VICKSBURG/NASHVILLE (On proper right side of base:) "IT IS RATHER FOR US, THE LIVING, THAT WE/RESOLVE THAT THESE DEAD SHALL NOT HAVE DIED/IN VAIN----THAT THIS NATION, UNDER GOD,/SHALL HAVE A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM---AND THAT/GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND/FOR THE PEOPLE, SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH."/(GETTYSBURG ADDRESS)/A. LINCOLN unsigned

Full-length figure of a Civil War flagbearer stands atop a tall granite shaft. He wears a uniform and hat and holds the flagpole in his proper left hand. The shaft is red-chocolate Montello granite and is punctuated by three narrow bands. Standing around the four corners of the base of the red granite shaft are four full-length bronze figures representing the infantry, the cavalry, the artillery and the navy. Each figure is dressed in the respective Civil War uniform. The shaft ends in a multi-stepped base of grey Barre granite.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Other -- Flag

Literature -- Lincoln -- Gettysburg Address

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Princeton

Administered by Gibson County, County Commissioners, Court House, Princeton, Indiana 47670

Located Courthouse Square, Princeton, Indiana

The monument was funded by the Gibson County Council, which appropriated $25,000 for the project. The shaft was fabricated in Montello, WI. The base was fabricated in Barre, Vermont. The ramrod held by the figure of the artilleryman was stolen and replaced. It has since been stolen again. There is a discrepancy in the dedication date: SOS! survey indicates dedication date of 1919; base inscription and Stormont text indicate dedication date of 1912. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Gil R. Stormont's "History of Gibson County, Indiana", 1914, pg. 263-265. For related article see: Clarion-News (Princeton News), Jan. 4, 1911.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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