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History -- United States
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Warsaw
Sculpture
(Civil War Cannon Replica), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Civil War Cannon Replica), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 1897. Sculpture replaced ca. 1945.
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 24 x 76 x 24 in.; Sculpture base: approx. 14 x 48 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 66 in. x 16 ft. x 76 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(Front of sculpture's base, incised lettering:) THIS IS A REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL/GUNS TAKEN FROM THIS BASE FOR/MUNITIONS METAL IN THE SECOND/WORLD WAR (Panel on one side of base:) Post 114 Post 147 (Panel on center front of base, incised lettering:) THESE GUNS WERE DONA/TED BY THE GOVERNMENT/TO POST 114 & 442 G.A.R./AND BY THEM PRESENTED TO/KUSCIUSKO COUNTY TO BE DEDICATED AS A MONUMENT TO/THE UNION SOLDIERS OF 1861-65/DEDICATED OCT 1897 (Panel on other side of base, incised lettering:) THESE GUNS DURING/THE WAR OF THE RE-/BELLION COMMANDED/THE DEFENSE AT /PORT ROYAL, N.C.
Description:
A full-scale replica of a Civil War cannon, mounted on a short base and set upon a larger U-shaped base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Object -- Weapon -- Cannon
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Warsaw
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Kosciusko County Commissioners, Kosciusko County Courthouse, Warsaw, Indiana 46580
Located Courthouse Square, Southeast corner, Warsaw, Indiana
Remarks:
Monument commemorates Civil War soldiers. It was dedicated in October 1897 and was originally topped by actual cannons used at Port Royal (North Carolina), donated by the government to GAR Posts 114 and 442. The original cannons were used for munitions metal in World War II, and this replica cannon was added around 1945.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
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 IN000641
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