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    		• Washburn, Mary S.,
     
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    		• Mackey, William,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Milroy, Robert H.
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Rensselaer
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Major General Robert H. Milroy, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Washburn, Mary S., b. 1868, sculptor.
    Mackey, William, carver.
    Title: 
    Major General Robert H. Milroy, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Milroy Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1910. Cast 1910. Dedicated July 4, 1910.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 26 in. x 26 in.; Base: approx. 8 x 20 x 20 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Proper right statue base:) MARY WASHBURN SC./ALEX L. WHITEHALL 1910 (Proper left statue base:) ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF JASPER/COUNTY & THE 9th IND. REGT. (Base rear:) THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF/MRS. MARY E. THOMPSON (Pedestal front:) MAJOR-GENERAL/ROBERT HUSTON/MILROY (the other three sides of the pedestal list names alphabetically) signed
    Description: 
    Standing figure of Cavalry officer Robert Milroy set on two blocks of limestone set in the center of four limestone steps with a limestone bench behind it. He is wearing a double breasted knee-length jacket and a long cape pushed back over his proper left arm. His proper right hand is holding a hat by his side. His proper left hand is holding the hilt of a sword which rests on his proper left in the rear.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Milroy, Robert H. -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Major General
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Rensselaer
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Rensselaer, Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 304, Iroquois Park, Rensselaer, Indiana 47978
    Located Iroquois Park, Washington & Milroy, Rensselaer, Indiana 47978
    Remarks: 
    Mary Washburn was the primary artist of the monument and William Mackey was the carver of the pedestal. There is a state historical marker nearby which reads: GENERAL/ROBERT H. MILROY/1816-1890/WAS APPOINTED COLONEL OF THE 9th/INDIANA INFANTRY LATER PROMOTED TO/BRIGADIER AND MAJOR GENERAL. HE SAW/EXTENSIVE ACTION IN WESTERN VIRGINIA./AFTER THE WAR HE SERVED AS INDIAN/AGENT IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN5029, 1989.
    Monumental News, April 1910, pg. 293.
    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 IN000193
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