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    		• Korbel, Mario Joseph,
     
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    		• Dibelka, James B.,
     
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    		• McNeel Marble Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Marietta
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Illinois Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Korbel, Mario Joseph, 1882-1954, sculptor.
    Dibelka, James B., architect.
    McNeel Marble Works, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Illinois Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated June 27, 1914.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Monument: bronze, marble; Base: marble, aggregate.
    Dimensions: 
    Monument: 25 ft. x 18 ft. x 19 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 32 in. x 34 ft. 5 in. x 35 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of monument:) ILLINOIS/Dedicated/June 27, 1914 (On back of monument:) ERECTED TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/ILLINOIS SOLDIERS/WHO DIED ON THE BATTLEFIELD/OF KENNESAW MOUNTAIN GEORGIA/JUNE 27TH, 1864/ON THIS FIELD THE MEN OF COL./DAN McCOOKS 3RD BRIGADE 2ND/DIV. 14TH ARMY CORPS ASSAULTED/THE CONFEDERATE WORKS ON THE/27TH DAY OF JUNE, 1864, LOSING/FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY KILLED,/AND WOUNDED INCLUDING TWO/COMMANDERS, COL. DAN McCOOK/MORTALLY WOUNDED AND COL./O.F. HARMON KILLED; BRIGADE/REACHED CONFEDERATE WORKS AND/AT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED FEET/FROM THEM MAINTAINED A LINE/FOR SIX DAYS AND NIGHTS WITH-/OUT RELIEF, AT THE END OF/WHICH TIME THE CONFEDERATES/EVACUATED.
    (On lower right hand portion of monument base:) EDWARD F. DUNNE-GOVERNOR/JAMES B. DIBELKA-ARCHITECT/J. MARIO KORBEL-SCULPTOR/L. H. DAWDY/W. A. PAYTON/H. A. REASON COMMISSIONERS/THE MCNEEL MARBLE CO.,/CONTRACTORS (On south side of monument:) 85th ILL. VOLUNTEER INFTY./COMMANDED BY COL. C. J. DILWORTH/86TH ILL. VOLUNTEER INFTY./COMMANDED BY LT. COL. A. L. FAHNESTOCK (On north side of monument:) 125TH ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFTY./COMMANDED BY COL. O. F. HARMON/BATTERY 1, 2ND ILL. LIGHT ARTILLERY./COMMANDED BY LT. COL. ALONZO F. COE unsigned
    Description: 
    Massive square column constructed of marble, with three high bronze figures in front and eagle at top front edge of the monument. The eagle's head is pointed towards the proper right and its wings are outspread vertically. Below the eagle on the center front face of the monument is a shield with a bas-relief profile of an eagle. The eagle's wings are outspread and it carries a long ribbon in its beak. Attached to the front center of the monument, below the shield, is a bronze high relief figure grouping of a Union soldier flanked by two female figures. The soldier wears a uniform and cap and holds a rifle with his proper right hand; the butt of the gun rests on the ground beside his proper right foot. The soldier is flanked by two female figures wearing long gowns. They face the soldier. The figure on the proper left holds a shield. The figure on the proper right holds a palm frond. The three relief figures stand on tiered pedestals which jut out from the monument. The monument ends in a series of steps.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure group
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Marietta
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by National Park Service, Southeast Regional Office, 75 Spring Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303
    Located Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Marietta, Georgia 30061
    Remarks: 
    The monument was erected in 1914, after an appropriation of $20,000 was passed by the state of Illinois in June 1913. Total cost of the monument was $25,000. The monument was dedicated on the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Kennesaw. IAS files contain copy of excerpt from draft of "Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: the Commemoration of American Battlefields and National Park Development, 1887-1942". The eagle on top of the sculpture was damaged in 1984 by lightning and was replaced in 1991.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
    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 GA000703
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