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    		• Tosi, G.,
     
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    		• Excelsior Granite Company,
     
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    		• W. D. Brewer & Sons,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Perryville
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Union Soldier, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Tosi, G., sculptor.
    Excelsior Granite Company, design firm.
    W. D. Brewer & Sons, contractor.
    Title: 
    Union Soldier, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1923. Dedicated Oct. 7, 1923.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Rock of Ages Barre granite; Base: Rock of Ages Barre granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. H. 14 ft.; Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 7 ft. 9 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front center block of base:) IN MEMORY OF/PERRY COUNTY'S/UNION SOLDIERS/OF THE CIVIL WAR/1861 -- 1865/ERECTED BY/SONS OF VETERANS/AND AUXILIARY/1923 unsigned
    Description: 
    A uniformed Union Civil War soldier stands at parade rest, his hands around the barrel of his musket near his waist, the butt of which rests at his feet. He is dressed in an overcoat with a forage cap and has a bayonet on his belt. The sculpture is mounted atop a base composed of a center, taller, inscribed, polished granite block flanked by two polished granite blocks, resting on a horizontal polished granite block, atop a gray, unpolished block of granite.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Perryville
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Perry County, 15 West St. Maries Street, Perryville, Missouri 63775
    Located Perry County Courthouse, Northwest corner of courthouse square lawn, Perryville, Missouri
    Remarks: 
    The monument cost in excess of $2,000 and commemorates the 1,500 men from Perry County who fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. It was installed by the Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary. Fundraising for the monument began in 1917. The monument was designed by the Excelsior Granite Company and erected by W. D. Brewer & Sons. The monument was originally located on the northeast corner of the courthouse square lawn until it was moved to the northwest corner due to street widening. IAS files contain a related article from the County Republican (Perryville, MO), Sept. 20, 1923, pg. 1.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.
    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 MO000313
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