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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Animal -- Horse
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Hart
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (U.S. Soldier's Monument), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (U.S. Soldier's Monument), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    United States Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1903.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: 11 x 6 x 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    ERECTED IN 1903 BY/OCEANA VETERANS MONUMENT ASSOCIATION (On Michigan shield:) TO OUR/FALLEN/HEROES/-1861-1865 E PLURIBUS UNUM/TEUBUR (On soldier's canteen:) "U.S." unsigned
    Description: 
    A soldier in military dress stands at parade rest with both hands on the barrel of his rifle, the butt of which rests by his feet. On his proper right he wears a canteen. The soldier is mounted on a pedestal-like base with reliefs on the sides and rear. On the rear relief there is a soldier with his horse rearing on its hind legs. On the relief on the side a soldier stands with a staff in his right hand and a rope tied to mooring in his left hand. On the relief on the other side of the base, a soldier stands in front of a cannon with a staff in his left hand and his right hand on his belt.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Animal -- Horse
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Hart
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Located State Street & Lincoln Street, Hart, Michigan
    Remarks: 
    Erected by the Oceana Veterans Monument Association to honor the Civil War Dead. Nearby plaque reads: OCEANA COUNTY/IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL OF VALORIOUS DEADS (sic)/ON BATTLEFIELD AND SEA DEDICATES THIS TABLET AS A LASTING/MEMORIAL TO HER SONS AND CITIZENS, WHO FREELY BARED THEIR/BREASTS AND SHED THEIR LIFE BLOOD THAT LIBERTY AND THE/NATION MIGHT ENDURE; THAT OPRESSION (sic) SHOULD FALL AND THAT/HUMAN PROGRESS MIGHT ADVANCE.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
    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 MI000300
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