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History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Other
Dress -- Accessory
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Sycamore
Sculpture
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1896.; Dedicated May 30, 1897.
Medium:
Metal, granite and wood.
Dimensions:
Each figure: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 50 x 10 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(Base front:) ERECTED/1896 (Lower base front:) DEKALB COUNTY/TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO/FOUGHT TO PRESERVE THE UNION: "THAT/THE NATION SHALL UNDER GOD, HAVE A/NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM, AND THAT/GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE/PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE SHALL/NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH" (Base upper proper right:) PEACE RESTORED (Base proper right side:) MALVERN HILL/RICHMOND/APPOMATTOX (Base upper proper left:) SLAVERY ABOLISHED (Base proper left side:) ANTEITAM/FREDERICKSBURG/GETTYSBURG (Base rear:) DONELSON-STONE RIVER/SHILOH - ATLANTA/VICKSBURG - NASHVILLE
Description:
Standing figure of a Civil War soldier set on top of a tall granite shaft. He wears a uniform consisting of a long coat, a cape buttoned at the top and a cap. The mustached figure holds the handle of a sword in his proper right hand with the tip resting in front of his proper right foot. He holds a flag in his proper left hand. On the base below stands a Union soldier on the proper right side and a Confederate soldier on the proper left side. The Union soldier is dressed with a cap a long coat and a cape. The Confederate soldier is wearing a brimmed hat and short jacket. The rifles held by the two bottom soldiers and the base they each stand on is wood.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object -- Other -- Flag
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Sycamore
Sculpture
Owner:
Dekalb County Courthouse, 133 State Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Blue Book of the State of Illinois, 1905, pg. 549-550.
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 IL000424
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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