Chatham Artillery Monument, (sculpture).

Chatham Artillery Monument, (sculpture).

Little, Milton, designer.

Strassacker Bronze, founder.

Oglethorpe Marble and Granite Company, fabricator.

Chatham Artillery Monument, (sculpture).

1984-1986. Dedicated May 4, 1986.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: gray granite.

Overall: approx. H. 11 ft.; Sculpture: approx. W. 4 ft. x D. 4 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 7 x 7 ft.; Foundation: approx. W. 10 ft. x D. 10 ft.

(Front of base, incised lettering:) CHATHAM ARTILLERY/1786/DEDICATED MAY 4, 1986/TO HONOR THE MEMBERS OF THE/CHATHAM ARTILLERY/SERVANTS OF GOD, COUNTRY,/STATE AND COMMUNITY/SOLDIERS IN WAR/PATRIOTS IN PEACE (Back of base, incised lettering:) COMMANDERS - PRESIDENTS/(list of forty-five names with service dates follows, beginning with Edward Lloyd 1790)/(continuation of eight names on granite ground slab, ending with John C. Knight, 1994) (East side of base, incised lettering:) CHATHAM HISTORY 1786-1886/ORGANIZED MAY 1, 1786 (lengthy historical transcription follows) (West side of base:) CHATHAM HISTORY 1886-1986/(lengthy historical transcription follows) unsigned

A bronze eagle with its wings spread is mounted on a tapered, polished granite shaft. The shaft is set on a two-tiered, rough-edged granite base. The sculpture is enclosed by a circular iron fence.

History -- United States -- Military history

History -- United States -- Georgia

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah

Administered by City of Savannah, Park & Tree Department, P. O. Box 1027, Savannah, Georgia 31402

Located Emmett Park, Bay Street at Price Street, Savannah, Georgia

The monument was erected by the Chatham Artillery, a volunteer militia group of Savannah, Georgia, organized in 1786. It commemorates the 200th anniversary of the organization, as well as the soldiers who served with it. The granite shaft was designed by Milton Little of Oglethorpe Marble and Granite Company of Savannah. The bronze eagle was a stock item, supplied by Strassacker Bronze. The design of the monument was inspired by the 101st Airborne Memorial (see IAS DC000205) in Arlington National Cemetery. The height of the monument was subject to a height limitation placed on Emmett Park monuments by the Savannah Park and Tree Commission. IAS files contain: a partial transcription of names on front of base; a full transcription of inscriptions on sides of base; an excerpt from a report for the Savannah Park and Tree Department entitled "The Monuments and Fountains of Savannah" by Dorothy H. Stewart, June 1993, pg. 577-578.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.

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