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Soldiers and Sailor Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor. McKain, A. A., designer. Mann Brothers, contractor. Title:  Soldiers and Sailor Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  James Moorman Monument, (sculpture). Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1889-1890. Dedicated July 21, 1892. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone and Barre granite. Dimensions:  Top figure: approx. 12 x 3 x 3 ft.; Lower figures: approx. 8 ft. x 6 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 12 x 9 ft. Description:  A soldier holding a flag in his proper left hand stands atop an elaborate column. At the base of the column is a granite ashlar through which cannons protrude. Above this is a square element with turrets at each corner, in front of which stand bronze figures --an infantryman, a sailor, an artilleryman, and a cavalryman. At the bottom of the column is a bronze relief depicting the Battle of the Wilderness. Above the relief is a section of granite with twelve small Corinthian columns. The top portion of the central column is composed of rusticated granite. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure group -- Male Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Weapon -- Gun Architecture -- Military -- Battlefield Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Winchester Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Randolph County, Commissioners, Randolph County Courthouse, Winchester, Indiana 47394 Located Randolph County Courthouse Square, Winchester, Indiana 47394 Remarks:  The campaign to build this monument to the Randolph County men who served in the Union forces during the Civil War was sparked by a $2,000 bequest of Winchester banker James Moorman. The monument was erected in 1892 by the county commissioners at a cost of $25,109. IAS files contain a transcription of the inscriptions appearing on the base; a newspaper article from The Winchester Harold, July 27, 1892; a copy of the dedication program; and an article from The Randolph County Historical Review (February 1961): pg.1. References:  Salmon, Thomas W., II, 1991. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN5020, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Monumental News, Oct. 1889, pg. 194. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 74110011   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74110011 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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