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History -- United States
Object -- Weapon
Obelisk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Hopewell
Sculpture
Army of the James Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Army of the James Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1865.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Marble.
Dimensions:
Approx. 15 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On north side:) SACRED/TO THE/LAMENTED DEAD/OF/THE ARMY OF THE JAMES (On south side:) ERECTED/BY THE DIRECTION OF/MAJ. GENL. B.E. BUTLER/-/GEORGE SUCKLEY./SURG. U.S. VOLS./COLONEL AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR/-/H.B. FOWLER,/SURG. 12 N.H. VOL./SURGEON IN CHARGE OF/POINT OF ROCKS HOSPITAL/-/GEO. JONES./HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN/-/1865
Description:
An obelisk topped with drapery carved in relief, and a cannon ball placed on top. At the base of the obelisk there are military symbols on the north, south, and east sides. Two panels of inscriptions incised on the north and south sides of the base are dedicated to those who lost their lives at the battles of City Point and Petersburg.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Object -- Weapon
Object Type:
Obelisk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Hopewell
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420
Located City Point National Cemetery, 10th Avenue & David Street, Hopewell, Virginia 23860
Remarks:
The monument is dedicated to those who lost their lives at the battles of City Point and Petersburg. IAS files contain an excerpt from Old City Point and Hopewell, the 1st 370 Years," by Cabs, Easterling, and Rayburn.
References:
National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005.
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 68000008
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
68000008
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