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Florida State Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Milinn, L., sculptor. McNeel Marble Works, fabricator. Title:  Florida State Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Florida State Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1912-1913. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: Mt. Airy granite; Monument: Mt. Airy granite, bronze. Dimensions:  Figure: 6 ft. x 1 ft. x 20 in.; Base: 45 in. x 28 in. x 28 in. Inscription:  (On outside of vaulted roof, all four sides:) 1861 FLORIDA 1865 (Bronze plaque on front face of sculpture base:) THIS MONUMENT/HAS BEEN ERECTED/IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS/OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA/WHO TOOK PART IN THE BATTLE/FOUGHT HERE/SEPTEMBER 19-20, 1863/WHETHER THEY FELL IN BATTLE/OR LIVED/TO RENDER FURTHER SERVICES/TO THEIR STATE AND COUNTRY (Bronze plaque on back face of sculpture base:) FLORIDA TROOPS ENGAGED IN/THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA/SEPTEMBER 19-20, 1863 (followed by a list of brigades involved in the battle) (Bottom of sculpture, proper left side:) L. Milinn/Sculptor signed Description:  Full-length figure of a soldier standing at rest. He holds a rifle in both hands in front of him; the butt of the gun rests on the ground. He has a bed-roll draped over his proper left shoulder and a canteen hanging behind from his proper right shoulder. He wears a hat and uniform. The sculpture rests on a granite base which is situated in an open, vaulted monument. The monument is square and has open columns, three in each corner. There are steps in the middle of each side of the monument. The front entrance is topped by a bronze seal of the State of Florida. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Emblem -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Ft. Oglethorpe 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, Lafayette Road, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia Remarks:  Erected by the State of Florida for $13,500. IAS files contain copy of Georgia Historic Resources form, Historic Preservation Section, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. National Park Service List of Classified Structures No. 03294. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, GA0033, 1989. Monumental News, May 1913, Pg. 360-361. 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 GA000415   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000415 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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