Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Schwarz, Rudolf, 1866-1912, sculptor.

Wey & Barcus, contractor.

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

1909-1910. Dedicated May 25, 1910.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite.

5 figures. Flagbearer: approx. 11 x 3 x 3 ft.; Four lower figures: each approx. 6 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 65 ft. x 34 ft. 7 in. x 34 ft. 7 in.

(On northeast corner of base:) Commissioners - Lewis P. Seeburger, Aurther T. Jones and Thomas Ryan. Auditor Nathan G. Wallace, Builders, Wey and Barcus. (On bronze plaque on east side of obelisk:) In Memory of the/Patriotism and Valor/of the/Soldiers and Sailors of Vigo County/in the/war of 1861-1865 (On bronze plaque on south side of obelisk:) Soldiers Rest Thy Warfare Oe'r/Sleep the sleep that Knows No Breaking/Dream of Battle Fields No More/Days of Danger Nights of Waking (On west side of obelisk:) Erected by the Board/of/Commissioners of Vigo County/and the/Vigo County/Monument Association/AD. 1909 (On north side of obelisk:) On Fames Eternal Camping Ground/Their Silent Tents are Spread/and Glory Guards with Solemn Round/the Bivouac of the Dead/"Bivouac of the Dead" by Theodore O'Hara 1820-1867. Home Book of Verse unsigned

Full-length figure of a Civil War flagbearer stands atop a tall obelisk. He wears a uniform and coat; a scabbard hangs at his proper right side. The obelisk is punctuated by a series of horizontal lines and ends in a raised platform. Each side of the platform is accessed by a series of steps. At the four corners of the platform are raised pedestals. A full-length bronze figure of a Civil War soldier stands atop each pedestal. On the southeast corner is the figure of an artilleryman. He wears a uniform and holds a ramrod vertically with his proper right hand. On the southwest corner is the figure of a sailor. He holds a rope with both hands; the rope is coiled beside his feet. The figure on the northwest corner is of a cavalryman. He holds a riding crop in his hands at waist level. He wears a pistol in a holster on his proper left side and a canteen on the back proper right side of his belt. On the northeast corner is the figure of an infantryman. He is reaching for the hilt of a sword with his proper left hand; the tip of the sword touches the ground. A supply pouch is attached to the back of his belt.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Other -- Flag

Literature -- O'Hara -- Bivouac of the Dead

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Terre Haute

Administered by Vigo County Commissioners, 201 Cherry Street, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807

Located Courthouse, 3rd & Wabash, Terre Haute, Indiana

The monument was erected on the site used for recruitment during the Civil War. For related material see Terre Haute Tribune, May 1, 1907; and Robert M. Taylor's "Indiana: a New Historical Guide", Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1989, pg. 273.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN5032, 1989.

Monumental News, Jan. 1910, pg. 58.

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