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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Scheele, Henry, Jr.,     C. H. More & Company,     History -- United States     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Military     Object -- Weapon     Dress -- Uniform     Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Sheboygan     Sculpture

Civil War Obelisk, (sculpture). Artist:  Scheele, Henry, Jr., designer. C. H. More & Company, fabricator. Title:  Civil War Obelisk, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1889. Dedicated 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Bethel or Barre Vermont granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 35 x 10 x 10 ft. (75 tons). Inscription:  (On front of base, raised letters:) IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE/HEROES/WHO FOUGHT FOR THE UNION/1861-1865 unsigned Description:  A moustached, uniformed Union soldier stands at parade rest with both hands on the barrel of his rifle, the butt of which rests by his feet. He wears a visored cap, and a short cape over a knee-length coat. The soldier is mounted on a tall, multitiered base, with an upper shaft-like section and a lower, more ornate section. The front of the shaft is decorated with a relief of an eagle and star. The lower section has classical columns on its four sides and reliefs of two cannons and cannonballs on the front. On the sides and back of the base are reliefs of crossed swords, rifles and an anchor with ropes. The monument is fenced. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Sheboygan Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Sheboygan, Parks Office, 8th & 807 Center Avenue, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Located Fountain Park, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Remarks:  Dedicated to the union soldiers who fought in the Civil War. The sculpture cost $5,000. For related information see the Sheboygan Quasqui Centennial Committee's "When was Then," 1976. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WI5026, 1989. Monumental News, Nov. 1889, pg. 216. 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 WI000273   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WI000273 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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