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Stotzer, Samuel,
Clarihew & Gray,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Baraboo
Sculpture
Civil War Soldier, GAR, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Stotzer, Samuel, contractor.
Clarihew & Gray, contractor.
Title:
Civil War Soldier, GAR, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1896.
Medium:
Figure: dark Barre granite; Base: dark Barre granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6.5 x 2.8 x 1.2 ft.; Base: approx. 14.5 x 9 x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base, incised:) ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/SAUK COUNTY SOLDIERS/IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION/BY/JOE HOOKER POST NO. 9, DEPT. OF WIS./GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,/THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS NO. 36,/AND CITIZENS OF SAUK COUNTY,/1896 (Front of base:) 1861-1865 (Back of base:) SAUK CO FURNISHED/FULL COS./CO. A 6TH INFT/"B12"/"H17"/"F23"/CO. D 9TH INFT/"E12"/"A19"/"K23"/CO F 3D CAV/PARIS OF COS./1ST HEA.ART./12 LIGHT"/4TH INFT/11"/18"/36"/42"/49"/6TH LIGHT ART./1ST INFT/7TH"/14"/26"/40"/48"/2D CAV/1ST CAV/TOTAL No OF MEN/646/KILLED AND DIED IN SERVICE 285
Description:
A mustached, uniformed, Civil War soldier stands at parade rest holding the barrel of his rifle with his proper left hand, the butt of which rests on the ground. The soldier's proper right hand is raised, it once held a wooden tamper, and the soldier is positioned as if tamping a ball into place in his rifle. The soldier wears a visored cap and stands on top of a multitiered,inscribed base with a stepped lower section.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Baraboo
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Baraboo, City Parks Division, 515 Oak Street, City Hall, Sauk County Courthouse, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913
Located Sauk County Courthouse, 515 Oak Street, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913
Remarks:
Monument to Sauk County Civil War soldiers, erected by Joe Hooker Post no. 9, Department of Wisconsin, Grand Army of the Republic; the Women's Relief Corps; and citizens of Sauk County. The cost was $2,500.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WI5024, 1989.
Monumental News, Feb. 1897; July, 1897.
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 WI000129
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