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Veteran's Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Veteran's Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1903. Dedicated Oct. 30, 1903. Medium:  Figure: stone; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 5 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base, incised:) "SLEEPING FOR YOUR TRUE LOVED/COUNTRY, BROTHERS,/SLEEPING FOR THE FLAG YOU BORE."/(G.A.R. Insignia) (On back of base, incised:) ERECTED BY/A PATRIOTIC PEOPLE/OCTOBER 30, 1903 (On side of base, incised:) G.A.R./KENESAW POST No. 123. (On other side of base, incised:) 1861/IN MEMORIUM/SOLDIERS - SAILORS/1865 unsigned Description:  A figure of a mustached male soldier, dressed in a military uniform consisting of a waist-length coat, a sash across his chest with the letters "USA" on it, a wide brimmed hat, trousers, an ammunition pack, and boots, stands at parade rest against a tree stump at his proper left side. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands; the butt of the rifle rests in front of his proper right foot. The figure is placed atop an inscribed and decorated multitiered base, whose lowest tier has textured sides with smooth edges. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Elmwood Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Elmwood, Cemetery Association, 116 East G Street, Elmwood, Nebraska 68349 Located Elmwood Cemetery, 4th Street & Main, Elmwood, Nebraska Remarks:  The monument was erected by the Kenesaw Post, No. 123 of the G.A.R. to memorialize those soldiers and sailors who gave their lives during the Civil War. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. 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 NE000136   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000136 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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