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Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Clinton Marble & Granite Works, contractor. Title:  Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Medium:  Figure: marble; Base: granite, partially rusticated; Platform: concrete. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 30 x 8 x 8 ft. Inscription:  (Front of base:) IN MEMORIAM/1861-1865/---/Clinton's Tribute/to the Soldier/Dead Buried Within/These Grounds/(Lower tier, in relief:) SOLDIERS MONUMENT unsigned Description:  A Union soldier in uniform stands at sentry stance, holding the barrel of his rifle with bayonet with both hands, the butt of which rests by his feet. The soldier wears a visored cap with a short-caped coat. The soldier is mounted upon a tall, square base with a shaft-like upper section with a cornice with darts and stylized acanthus leaves around the top. The lower section of the shaft is inscribed and is on top of a stepped, lower base with an inscription. Two cannons flank the lower section of the base, and the monument is atop a short, raised platform with a step in the front, Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Clinton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Clinton, Clinton, Indiana 47842 Located Riverside Cemetery, North Main Street, Clinton, Indiana Remarks:  Commemorates the Civil War dead that are buried within the cemetery. Total cost of monument was $1,725. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN0018, 1989. Monumental News, Oct. 1908, pg. 748. 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 IN000469   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000469 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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