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Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Probably dedicated ca. 1890s. Medium:  Figure: limestone; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 15 x 8 x 8 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) IN HONOR OF OUR NOBLE DEAD/(G.A.R. emblem)/TO CARE FOR HIM WHO HAS BORNE THE BATTLE/AND FOR HIS WIDOW AND ORPHANS/ERECTED BY/E.T. WOOD POST N. 350./DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA G.A.R. unsigned Description:  A uniformed, standing, full-length figure of a soldier holding a rifle and a laurel wreath. At his proper right hip is an ammunition pouch labelled "U.S." and at his proper left hip is a canteen. Behind him is a tree stump. The soldier stands atop a base with the G.A.R emblem on the front of it. Subject:  History -- United States -- Military history Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Figure male -- Full length Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Foliage -- Laurel Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Ridgeville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by American Legion, Ridgeville Post #507, 4th South Camdon, Ridgeville, Indiana 47380 Located Ridgeville Cemetery, East Main Street, Ridgeville, Indiana Remarks:  Erected by E.T. Wood Post No. 350, G.A.R. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1992. 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 IN000256   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000256 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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