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Fettweis, Leopold,
Niehaus, Charles Henry,
Leopold Fettweis Construction,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
State of Being -- Evil
Emblem -- Seal
Object -- Other
Object -- Foliage
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Ft. Oglethorpe
Relief
Sculpture
9th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fettweis
,
Leopold
,
sculptor
.
Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935,
sculptor
.
Leopold
Fettweis
Construction, contractor.
Title:
9th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1894.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Marker: Barre granite; Relief plaque: bronze; Seal: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Marker: approx. 17 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 4 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft. (47,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Bottom left corner of relief plaque:)
Leopold
Fett Weis (Seal, top of marker:) OHIO C.H. NIEHAUS (Lower front of marker, raised lettering:) 9TH OHIO INFANTRY/VAN DERVEER'S DIVISION/GRANNAN'S DIVISION/14TH ARMY CORPS signed
Description:
A bronze relief plaque depicting a full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier holding a flag and a rifle is mounted on the front of a granite marker. The soldier has a moustache and wears a cap. He holds the flag in his proper right hand and holds the barrel of his rifle in his proper left hand. The State of Ohio seal is above the relief, centered within molding. The marker is topped with a granite acorn and is mounted a square, two-stepped, rough-cut base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Ohio
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
State of Being -- Evil -- War
Emblem -- Seal
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object -- Foliage -- Acorn
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Ft. Oglethorpe
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Administered by Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, P. O. Box 2128, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742
Located Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Snodgrass Hill, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia
Remarks:
The monument commemorates the involvement of the 9th Ohio Infantry, Van Derveer's Division, Grannan's Division, 14th Army Corps at the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War. It was placed by the State of Ohio and marks the position held by the regiment during the battle. The cost was $1,470. The relief plaque was sculpted by
Leopold
Fettweis
. The State of Ohio seal was sculpted by Charles Henry Niehaus. IAS files contain: a related excerpt from Jack Kerr's "Monuments and Markers of the 29 States Engaged at Chickamauga and Chattanooga" Collegedale, TN: The College Press, n.d.; a copy of Georgia Historic Resources 1988 form, Historic Preservation Section, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures No. 03138. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, GA7426, 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Kerr, Jack, "Monuments and Markers of the 29 States Engaged at Chickamauga and Chattanooga," Collegedale, TN: The College Press, n.d.
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 GA000677
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