Lawrence Park Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Lawrence Park Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

German Ornamental Iron, fabricator.

Lawrence Park Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Private Soldier, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: cast iron; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 20 x 5 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 30 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.

(On front of base:) (Masonic emblem) (Roster of Company D 34th Georgia Regiment)/BAKER'S CREEK/LAWRENCE PARK (On right side of base, raised lettering:) VICKSBURG unsigned

A Civil War soldier stands holding his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel, the gunstock resting near his proper right foot. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and has a bedroll strapped over his proper left shoulder. A circular canteen is at his proper left side. The sculpture is mounted upon a cast iron shaft and base decorated with bands fashioned to look like rough-hewn stone. The shaft rests on a cornice supported by columns at each corner mounted upon a graduated bottom. The memorial is set upon a concrete base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Emblem -- Masonic

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Menlo

Administered by City of Menlo, P. O. Box 155, City Hall, Menlo, Georgia 30731

Located Lawrence Park, Menlo, Georgia

The monument was erected by a single individual, Andrew Jackson Lawrence, in honor of all soldiers, particularly those from Chattooga County, Georgia, who fought in the Civil War, and the women on the homefront during the Civil War. A. J. Lawrence founded the town of Menlo where the sculpture is located and during the Civil War, Lawrence fought for the South, but deserted. His brother was killed fighting for the North. IAS files contain related excerpts from Frank M. McKenney's "The Standing Army," Alpharetta, G.A.: W. H. Wolfe Associates, 1993, pg. 35-36; the Chattooga County Historical Society Newsletter (Autumn 1988) II; and Jack Kerr's "Taps Book."

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.

McKenney, Frank M., "The Standing Army," Alpharetta, G.A.: W. H. Associates, 1993, pg. 36.

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