The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor.

Mitchell, George H., designer.

Schamel, Josiah, designer.

Hall, John S., sculptor.

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

War Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated Oct. 6, 1891.

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Fine grained red Westerly granite on a Barre granite base.

Overall monument: approx. H. 50 ft.; Standard bearer atop monument: approx. H. 10 ft.; Infantry & Cavalry figures, each: approx. H. 6 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 10 x 8 ft.

(Base front:) CARROLL COUNTY/TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO SAVED THE/UNION THAT THEIR EXAMPLE MAY SPEAK/TO COMING GENERATIONS (List of soldiers' names who enlisted from Carroll County around the base) (Frieze front:) SLAVERY ABOLISHED (Frieze rear:) PEACE RESTORED (Frieze front:) COURAGE -- ENDURANCE (Front on shaft plinth, cut in raised letters:) 1861-1865 (Reverse:) ERECTED A.D. 1891 (Shaft, southeast face:) ATLANTA/DONNELSON/STONERIVER (Shaft, southwest face:) SHILOH/NASHVILLE/GETTYSBURG (Shaft, northwest face:) CORINTH/VICKSBURG/WILDERNESS (Shaft, northeast face:) RESACA/HATCHEE/CHICKAMAUGA

Standing figure of a soldier holding a flag on his proper left, set atop a tall granite shaft. Lewis H. Sprecher of Lanark posed as a model for this statue. There are two additional figures set on either side of the base, an Infantryman and a cavalryman. The soldier sits on a high rock with his weight on his proper right leg and his proper left leg up and slightly bent at the knee. On one side there is an annex arch which lists an additional 1,284 names of soldiers. Behind the annex is a stack of cannon balls.

History -- United States -- Military history

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Figure group -- Male

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Other -- Flag

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Mount Carroll

Administered by Carroll County Sheriff's Department, 302 North Main Street, Mt. Carroll, Illinois 61053

Located Carroll County Courthouse, Southeast corner of Main Street & Market Street, Mount Carroll, Illinois 61053

IAS files contain a copy of an information booklet available at the Mount Carroll Library discussing the monument, the decision to erect it, the artist and the markings. Lorado Zadoc Taft was the artist of the piece, George H. Mitchell designed the memorial, Josiah Schamel built the foundation, and John S. Hall designed the annex arch. The idea for the memorial originated with the Soldiers and Sailors Reunion Society of Carroll County, formed in 1884. In Nov. 1890, the County Board of Soldiers appropriated six thousand dollars for the monument. By Feb. 1891, eight designs had been solicited and Mitchell's design was selected. Five thousand individuals attended the dedication ceremony on Oct. 6, 1891. Annex was added when county discovered that the original honor roll list was missing many names.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL5031, 1989.

Monumental News, Jan. 1913, pg. 41.

Monumental News, Jan. 1913, pg. 41.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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