(Soldier), (sculpture).

(Soldier), (sculpture).

Haslam, Frederick, sculptor.

D. O. Sellers Monument Works of Paola, fabricator.

(Soldier), (sculpture).

Paola Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Installed 1916. Plaque: 1925.

Sculpture: gray granite; Base: gray granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 24 x 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 ft. (5 tons).

(On bronze plaque on north side of base:) MIAMI COUNTY'S HONORED DEAD/SPANISH AMERICAN WAR AND PHILIPPINES/KILLED IN BATTLE/(list of three names follows)/DIED IN SERVICE/(list of three names follows)/WORLD WAR/KILLED IN BATTLE/(list of seventeen names follows/DIED IN SERVICE/(list of twenty-three names follows) (On lower section of north side of base, inscribed letters:) ERECTED 1916, IN HONOR OF OUR COUNTRY'S/DEFENDERS, BY THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF/MIAMI COUNTY AND THE D.O. SELLERS FAMILY./DEDICATED IN 1968 TO THOSE WHO HAVE/MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. (On north side of lower section of base, incised letters:) COURAGE (On east side of lower section of base, incised letters:) PATRIOTISM (On south side of lower section of base, incised letters:) HEROISM (On west side of lower section of base, incised letters:) LOYALTY

A Civil War Union soldier, stands atop a tall obelisk, in an "at rest" position with his left leg forward. The soldier clasps the upper end of his rifle in both hands, the left above the right, with the butt of the rifle held against the outside of his right toe, with the trigger guard on the proper right side. The soldier has a mustache, but is otherwise clean-shaven. He wears a greatcoat buttoned at the neck, with the upper right side of the cape laid back on his shoulder, as if blown by wind. The soldier has a belt on the outside of his coat; the belt has a bayonet in scabbard hanging on his proper left, a haversack in the back on the proper right, and a cartridge pouch on the proper right in front. The base on which the figure stands is decorated with flag emblems on its upper section; and at the lower section on each of the four corners, eagles sculpted in high-relief. Banners held by the eagles in their beaks, encircle the base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- Philippine Insurrection

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Paola

Administered by City of Paola, 19 East Peoria, Park Square, Paola, Kansas 66071

The monument honors Miami County's war dead and those who served in wars up to and including the Vietnam War. The bronze plaque attached to the north side of the base was commissioned by former Army General Charles Crawford and was installed in 1967.

The idea for the monument originated with editor B.J. Sheridan's 1907 appeal in the Western Spirit. Fund raising efforts stalled and controversy arose over the proposed placement of the memorial. The memorial was finally erected in 1916, although the total $5,000 cost was never raised. In 1967, D.O. Sellers Monument Works gave the work to the City. IAS files contain article from The Miami Republican (KS), April 16, 1986.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995.

The Miami Republican (KS), April 16, 1986.

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