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Maryland Sons Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Buberl, Caspar, 1834-1899, sculptor. McMenamin, carver. Boston Terra Cotta Company, fabricator. Title:  Maryland Sons Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Union Obelisk, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed Sept. 1884. Dedicated May 30, 1885. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite and terra cotta. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 25 x 10 x 10 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) Crescite et multiplicamini (Maryland state seal with laurel leaves) (On base, right side:) HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE WHO SINK TO REST/BY ALL THEIR COUNTRY'S WISHES BLEST/BY FAIRY HANDS THEIR KNELL IS RUNG/THERE HONOR COMES A PRILGRIM GRAY/TO BLESS THE TURN THAT WRAPS THEIR CLAY,/AND FREEDOM SHALL A WHILE REPAIR/TO DWELL A WEEPING HERMIT THERE (On back:) E. Pluribus Unum (U.S. seal with laurel leaves) (On left side:) TO THE SONS OF MARYLAND/WHO PERISHED IN PRESERVING/TO US AND POSTERITY/THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE/SECURED BY OUR FATHERS/THROUGH THE UNION/THIS MEMORIAL/IS ERECTED/BY HER LOYAL AND GRATEFUL DAUGHTERS Description:  A tall granite obelisk rests on a square granite base that is adorned around the sides with a terra cotta frieze depicting soldiers marching and officers on horseback. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Equestrian Object Type:  Obelisk Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420 Located Loudon Park National Cemetery, 3445 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21228 Remarks:  The monument was erected by daughters of Union veterans in honor of Maryland soldiers who served during the Civil War. The terra cotta frieze around the base was cast from molds created by Buberl for the Pension Building in Washington, D.C. The terra cotta frieze was cast by the Boston Terra Cotta Company. The poem on the monument base is by English poet William Collins IAS files contain copies of articles from: Baltimore American, May 13, 1885; May 31, 1885; May 31, 1893; May 31, 1896; and Baltimore Sun, June 1, 1885. IAS files also include an excerpt from Susan Cooke Soderberg's "Lest We Forget" (White Mane Publishing Co.,1995), pg. 40. References:  National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005. 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 68000026   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 68000026 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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