Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Joseph Schaver Granite and Marble Company, fabricator.

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Installed Jan. 1903.

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Overall: approx. H. 70 ft. x 11ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 7 in.

(On east side of shaft:) ERECTED BY THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT ASSOCIATION N.W.B.N.H FOR D.V.S. ( abbreviation stands for North West Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers) JAN. 1903 (On west side of shaft:) IN MEMORY OF COMRADES BURIED IN THIS HOME CEMETERY (On north side of shaft:) THE UNION FOREVER (On south side:) 1861-1865

A granite figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle at parade rest stands atop a very tall rusticated granite shaft. The soldier holds his rifle vertically in front of him with both hands on the barrel and the rifle butt resting by his right foot. He wears small cap and a long belted coat with a short cape. The north side of the shaft is adorned with a relief image of crossed cannons and the south side of the shaft is adorned with a relief image of an anchor.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Wood

Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420

Located Wood National Cemetery, 5000 West National Avenue, Wood, Wisconsin 53295

The memorial was donated by the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association in honor of Wisconsin soldiers and sailors who lost their lives during the Civil War. For additional information see the souvenir booklet of the Soldiers Home "Old Soldiers Home: 1867-1987," Elizabeth Corbett's "Our at the Soldier home: A Memory Book," 1941, and the Milwaukee Journal, Oct. 11, 1930.

National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005.

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