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Illinois Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Bullard, Robert A., architect. J. S. Culver Company, contractor. Title:  Illinois Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1899. Dedicated 1899. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Shaft & base: Quincy granite and marble. Dimensions:  Overall, approx: H. 80 ft.; Base: approx. 2 1/2 x 14 x 14 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) ILLINOIS (On back of base:) ILLINOIS (Inside base, left side:) The commands inscribed here engaged in campaign, but not in the assault on Missionary Ridge, 11/25/1863. (List of Infantry units follows) unsigned Description:  A figure of a Union soldier standing and holding a flag in both hands at his proper left side, with the flag furled over his proper left shoulder. His proper left leg is forward and slightly bent, while his proper right leg is straight. The elaborate base is a covered seating area with doors on the front and back. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, P. O. Box 2128, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742 Located Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Orchard Knob, East 4th & Hawthorne, Chattanooga, Tennessee Remarks:  This monument was erected by the J. S. Culver Company, and designed by Robert A. Bullard, an architect for the company, at a cost of $10,000. IAS files contain full transcription of base inscriptions. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. 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 TN000335   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000335 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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