J. B. McPherson, (sculpture).

J. B. McPherson, (sculpture).

Rebisso, Louis T., 1837-1899, sculptor.

Cincinnati Art Foundry, founder.

J. B. McPherson, (sculpture).

James B. McPherson Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 22, 1881.

Figure: bronze; base: gray granite.

Figure: approx. 9 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.

Cincinnati Art Foundry (On front of base, on plaque:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY/OF JAMES BIRDSEYE MCPHERSON/BORN AT CLYDE, OHIO, NOV. 14, 1828;/GRADUATED FROM WEST POINT, 1853;/APPOINTED BREVET SECOND LIEUTENANT OF/ENGINEERS 1853;/APPOINTED CAPTAIN AUG. 6, 1861;/SERVED IN THE FIELD AT THE OPENING OF THE CIVIL WAR/PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL MAY 15, 1862/PROMOTED TO MAJOR GENERAL OCT. 8, 1862./HE TOOK AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE SIEGE AND/CAPTURE OF VICKSBURG, JULY 4, 1863 AND WAS/APPOINTED BRIGADIER GENERAL OF U.S. ARMY AUG. 1, 1863;/MADE COMMANDER OF THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE/MARCH 12, 1864./HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE GEORGIA CAMPAIGN,/COMMANDED IN THE ENGAGEMENT AROUND ATLANTA/AND WAS KILLED WHILE MAKING A/RECONNAISSANCE ON JULY 22, 1864./GENERAL MCPHERSON WAS THE HIGHEST RANKING/OFFICER KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE CIVIL WAR./THIS TABLET ERECTED BY/"MATTIE MCPHERSON TENT NO. 46/DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS"/DEDICATED MAY 30, 1922 (On front of base, below plaque:) J.B.McPHERSON unsigned Founder's mark appears.

A full-length statue of Major General James B. McPherson dressed in his Civil War uniform stands atop a granite base erected over his grave. McPherson's hat is tipped to his left, and a sword in a decorated scabbard hangs from his left hip. His proper right arm is extended to the southwest, pointing with proper right index finger, as he looks to his proper left. In his proper left hand he holds a pair of field glasses at his side. His proper right foot rests on a broken cannon.

Portrait male -- McPherson, James Birdseye -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Major General

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

Object -- Weapon -- Cannon

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Clyde

Administered by City of Clyde, City Manager's Office, 222 North Main Street, Clyde, Ohio 43410

Located McPherson Cemetery, Northeast Corner of SR 20 & SR 101, Clyde, Ohio

The sculpture was erected over McPherson's grave by the veterans of his command, the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, in 1881. IAS files contain excerpts from Elizabeth J. Whaley's "Forgotten Hero: General James B. McPherson," which describes the dedication; and a newspaper article from the Clyde Enterprise (Clyde, Ohio), July 17, 1985, which discusses the 1985 restoration of the sculpture.

The inscription on a nearby marker reads: McPherson Cemetery/Since 1824/Named for Major General James B. McPherson,/Buried here July 29, 1864. Here also are graves of/George Burton Meek, U.S.N., First American Service-/man killed in the War with Spain; Congressional/Medal of Honor Recipients Charles H. McCleary,/Civil War, and Rodger W. Young, World War II; Emma/Anderson, Mother of Author Sherwood Anderson./Clyde Community Council/and/The Ohio Historical Society/1976/3-72.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Toledo survey, 1993.

The Clyde Enterprise (Clyde, Ohio), July 17, 1985.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

Rutherford B. Hayes Library, 1977.

Whaley, Elizabeth J., "Forgotten Hero: General James B. McPherson," Fremont: Lesher Printers, 1955.

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Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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