Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

O'Hare, T., sculptor.

Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 17, 1875.

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Sculpture: Quincy granite; Base: Quincy granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 26 ft. x 83 in. x 83 in.

(On base, front:) Erected in memory of the soldiers of/Washington Co. Ohio,/who lost/their lives in the U. S. Service/in the War for the suppression/of the Rebellion of 1861./Washington County/was represented in the following/and many other organizations./36th, 39th, 63rd, 77th, 87th, 92nd and 148 Ohio/Infantry, 1st, 7th and 9th O. and 2nd VA Cavalry/and 1st Ohio and 1st W. VA. Light Artillery./Names of the fallen may be seen at/Recorder's Office. (In raised lettering, below eagle reliefs:) (On upper base, front: SHILOH, CORINTH ANTIEDAM MISSION RIDGE GETTYSBURG

Figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands atop a tall tapered shaft. The figure wears a long coat and holds his rifle in front of him, butt to the ground, both hands around the muzzle. A relief of an eagle on a shield appears on the lower front of the shaft. The names of five battles in which Washington County soldiers participated, appears in raised lettering on the shaft.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Marietta

Administered by City of Marietta, Department of Parks & Recreation, 304 Putnam Street, Marietta, Ohio 45750

Located Muskingum Park, 300 block of Front Street, Marietta, Ohio

An iron fence was placed around the monument in 1877. A Parrott gun was placed on a stone block in each corner in 1880. These were procured by General Warner of Marietta, then a United States Congressman. IAS files include references to the book, "The History of Marietta," by Thomas J. Summers, pg. 309, an article from the Parkersburg News, Jan. 16, 1966 by Geraldine Muscari and "The Birthplace of the Northwest Territory," a 1938 Sesquicentennial publication.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus survey, 1994.

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