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Colonel Claudius C. Wilson, (sculpture). Artist:  Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Colonel Claudius C. Wilson, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated August 1915. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Plaque: approx. H. 40 in. x W. 28 in.; Base: approx. 78 x 54 x 28 in. Inscription:  (Left side of plaque, beneath shoulder:) Theo.A.R.Kitson, Sc. (Bottom left corner of plaque:) Gorham Co. Founders (Beneath relief on plaque, raised:) CLAUDIUS C.WILSON/COL.25TH GEORGIA INF./COMMANDING BRIGADE/WALKER'S DIVISION/JOHNSTON'S ARMY signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Plaque featuring a relief bust of Colonel Claudius C. Wilson in uniform. Below the relief is an inscription. Plaque is set on the front of a stele set on a platform. Subject:  Portrait male -- Wilson, Claudius C. -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Colonel Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg Relief Stele Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park, 3201 Clay Street, Box 349, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Located Confederate Avenue at Ferry Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi Remarks:  Colonel Claudius C. Wilson commanded the 25th Georgia Infantry of Johnston's Army during the Vicksburg campaign. Sited on former property of Vicksburg National Military Park. Bronze cost $275 paid by Federal Government. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993. Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988. 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 MS000165   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000165 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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