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O'Connor, A.,
Niehaus, Charles Henry,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
E. F. Carr & Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Opdycke, Emerson
Occupation -- Military
Animal -- Cougar
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
State of Being -- Evil
Architecture -- Military
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Ft. Oglethorpe
Relief
Sculpture
125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
O
'Connor, A.,
sculptor
.
Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935,
sculptor
.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
E. F. Carr & Company, contractor.
Title:
125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1894.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Marker: granite; Portrait medallion: bronze; Relief plaque; bronze; Seal: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Marker: approx. 11 x 6 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(Relief plaque on front of marker:) (Bottom right corner:) A.
O
'CONNER/SC (Bottom left corner:) CAST BY THE HENRY BONNARD BRONZE CO. NY/1894 (Bottom edge of portrait medallion on front of marker:) CAST BY THE HENRY BONNARD BRONZE CO. NY 1894 (Front of marker, raised lettering:) 125TH
O
.VI./COL. EMERSON OPDYCKE, COMDG./HARKER'S BRIG. WOOD'S DIV./21ST ARMY CORPS (Back of marker, below lion:) 125TH
O
.V.I. (Medallion seal on rear of marker:) OHIO C.H. NIEHAUS (Bronze plaque on rear of marker: account of the battle) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A granite commemorative marker topped with a mountain lion is adorned on the front with a bronze medallion of Colonel Emerson Opdycke and a bronze relief depicting a Civil War battle scene. On the back of the marker is the State of Ohio seal. The marker is set upon a rectangular base with rough edges.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Ohio
Portrait male -- Opdycke, Emerson -- Bust
Occupation -- Military -- Colonel
Animal -- Cougar
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
State of Being -- Evil -- War
Architecture -- Military -- Battlefield
Emblem -- Seal
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 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Colonel Emerson Opdycke commanding, Harker's Brigade, Wood's Division, 21st Army Corps at the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War. It was placed by the State of Ohio and veterans and marks the position held by the regiment during the battle. The cost was $1,470. The relief plaque was sculpted by A.
O
'Connor. The relief plaque and portrait medallion were cast by the Henry Bonnard Bronze Company. The State of Ohio seal was sculpted by Charles Henry Niehaus. IAS files contain: an 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. 03055. 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, GA7388, 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 GA000671
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000671
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