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History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Middlebury
Sculpture
Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1909.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 20 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 75 x 50 x 50 in.
Inscription:
(Side of base, raised lettering:) IN MEMORY OF/THE/SOLDIERS/OF THE/AMERICAN WARS (Other side of base:) ERECTED BY/THE/LOYAL LADIES CIRCLE/1909 unsigned
Description:
A uniformed Union soldier in sentry stance, facing north, holds the barrel of his rifle at chest height, the butt resting by his feet. He has a moustache and wears a billed cap, greatcoat, and bayonet scabbard at his proper left side. The soldier is mounted upon a pedestal with a half-furled flag etched on the front, set on a rough-edged lower base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Middlebury
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Middlebury, Maintenance Department, P. O. Box 812, Middlebury, Indiana 46540
Located Gracelawn Cemetery, CR 16, one mile east of Middebury, Middlebury, Indiana
Remarks:
Monument commemorates soldiers of American wars and was erected by the Loyal Ladies Circle.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
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 IN000645
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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