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Soldier's Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Soldier's Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Jefferson County's Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1907. Medium:  Monument: stone; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Monument: approx. 25 x 10 x 10 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on one side of central section of monument:) Dedicated 1907 By Jefferson County to the Memory of Her Soldier Dead (On plaque on other side of central section of monument:) The muffled sad roll has beat the soldiers last tattoo. No more on life's parade shall meet. That brave and silent few. On fame's eternal camping ground their silent tents are spread. And glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead. Description:  A monument consisting of a multitiered pedestal topped by a four-cornered monument with a uniformed Civil War figure placed at each corner. The Monument has an attenuated upper section and is surmounted by a Civil War soldier, dressed in military uniform consisting of a thigh-length jacket, a cape, and cap, who stands holding an unfurled flag, the bottom of the flagpole rests at his feet. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure group Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Jefferson Sculpture Owner:  Courthouse Park, Corner of East Dodge & South Center, Jefferson, Wisconsin Remarks:  Erected by Jefferson County to honor the memory of her slain soldiers. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1994. 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 WI000121   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WI000121 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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