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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Borglum, Solon Hannibal,     Roman Bronze Works,     Harris Granite Quarries Company,     History -- United States     Portrait male -- Gregg, John     Occupation -- Military     Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg     Sculpture

Brig. General John Gregg, (sculpture). Artist:  Borglum, Solon Hannibal, 1868-1922, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Harris Granite Quarries Company, fabricator. Title:  Brig. General John Gregg, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1914. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: polished pink granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 56 x 36 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 66 x 44 x 44 in. Inscription:  (On left side of plinth:) SOLON H. BORGLUM Sc (On right side of plinth:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y (On bronze plaque on upper front of base:) JOHN GREGG/BRIG. GENERAL C.S. ARMY/COMMANDING BRIGADE/WALKER'S DIVISION/JOHNSTON'S ARMY (Bronze plaque on upper side of base:) JOHN GREGG/COL. 7TH TEXAS INF.NOV.9.1861/BRIG. GEN. C.S.ARMY AUG. 29. 1862/KILLED IN BATTLE OCT. 7 1864 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A bust of Brigadier General John Gregg dressed in military uniform without a hat, wearing a mustache and beard. The bust is mounted upon a two-sectioned base with two inscribed plaques. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Gregg, John -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg 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 Vicksburg National Military Park, Confederate Avenue at Melborn Place, Vicksburg, Mississippi Remarks:  Commemorates Civil War Brigadier General John Gregg, who died in battle on October 7, 1864. Erected the federal government. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 003317). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. Bronze and base cost $220 paid by Federal Government. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7001, 1989. 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 MS000291   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000291 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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