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Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Illinois State Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1874. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Shaft: granite; Figures: marble; base: concrete. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 75 ft.; Granite shaft: approx. H. 50 ft.; Pedestal: approx. H. 14 ft.; Base: approx. 24 ft. square. Inscription:  (On four sides of the pedestal are marble slabs with the names of Illinois soldiers who died during the Civil War) Description:  The pedestal, 14 ft. in height, rests on a base 24 ft. square, and is surmounted by a shaft 50 ft. in height. On the four sides of the pedestal are marble slabs containing the names of the soldiers in whose memory the monument was erected. At the bottom of the shaft there are two figures in marble -- one represents a volunteer soldier, the other a sailor. Atop the shaft is the goddess of war. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- War Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Mound City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420 Located Mound City National Cemetery, Illinois Route 51, Mound City, Illinois 62963 Remarks:  The monument was erected by an appropriation of the General Assembly of Illinois. The monument cost 25,000 dollars. IAS files contain a copy of a the "1905 Illinois Blue Book." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1993. National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005. 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 IL000386   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000386 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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