Civil War Statue, (sculpture).

Civil War Statue, (sculpture).

Kimball, Fred, sculptor.

Kimball, John, contractor.

Kimball Brothers Monuments, fabricator.

Civil War Statue, (sculpture).

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture).

1924. Installed June 25, 1924. Dedicated July 23, 1924.

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Figure: gray granite; Base: gray granite or marble.

Overall: approx. H. 20 ft.; Figure: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 13 ft.

(Front of base:) DEDICATED/TO THE MEMORY OF THE/SOLDIERS OF/1861-1865/GETTYSBURG (West side of base:) THE FLAG FOR WHICH/THESE HEROES FOUGHT./FOR WHICH THEY DIED, IS/THE EMBLEM OF ALL WE ARE,/OF ALL WE HOPE TO BE./ANTIETAM (Rear of base:) ONE FLAG AND ONE/COUNTRY/TO THE MEMORY OF/THE UNKNOWN DEAD/SHILOH (East side of base:) THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED/THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF/BEN HARRISON CIRCLE,/NO. 42, LADIES OF THE G.A.R./ASSISTED BY SEWARD POST NO.3/GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC/CHANCELLORSVILLE unsigned

Standing full-length figure of a uniformed Civil War soldier, wearing a hat. He holds the barrel of a muzzle loading musket with his proper right hand. The musket runs parallel to the soldiers proper right leg, with the butt of the musket on the plinth. The solider stands on a shaft adorned with an eagle on each of the top corners and a GAR insignia on the upper front, which in turn sits atop a tiered, stepped base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

History -- United States -- Persian Gulf War

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Figure male -- Full length

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Seward

Administered by City of Seward, Seward County Historical Society, Box 274, Seward, Nebraska 68434

Located Seward County Courthouse, Seward, Nebraska

The monument is dedicated to the memory of Civil War soldiers, and was created through the efforts of the Ben Harrison Circle No. 42 Ladies of the G.A.R., and assisted by the Seward Post No. 3, Grand Army of the Republic, Chancellorsville. The site for the monument was selected by Civil War veterans. The sculptor originally made the head of the sculpture larger to be viewed from the top of a dome, but it met with criticism and was reduced. SOS! report listed media for the base as granite, but an attached article lists the base as marble. IAS files contain transcriptions of five nearby plaques that surround the monument and that are dedicated to the Seward County men and women who gave their lives during the following wars: World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. IAS files contain newsclippings that give background on the monument and describe its dedication.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994.

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