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Friedley-Voshardt Company,
Harrison Granite Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Middleburg
Sculpture
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Friedley-Voshardt Company, founder.
Harrison Granite Company, fabricator.
Title:
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1903.
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: Barre granite.
Dimensions:
Figures: each approx. 6 ft. 1/2 in. x 6 ft. 11 in. x 4 ft. 1 in.; Column and base: approx. H. 23 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) Snyder Co./To Her Loyal Sons/Who Fought/For The Union 1861-1865 (Rear of base:) Erected in Memory of The Sons of Snyder/County Who, In the War of 1861-1865, Enlisted In the 35th, 49th, 51st, 74th, 131st,/161st, 184th, and 208th Of Pennsylvania/Regiments, And Fought For The/Preservation of the Union In The Battles/of New Bern, Gains' Mill, Williamsburg,/Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam,/Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville,/Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Wildnerness/Spottsylvania, Petersburg, Cold Harbor/Bethesda Church, Winchester, Hatcher's Run/Weldon Rail Road, Fort Steadman, Sailors' Creek, Appomattox, and Other Battles. signed
Description:
Atop a granite shaft stands a full-length figure of a Civil War soldier drawing his sword. The base is adorned with figures of an infantryman at parade rest and a sailor.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Middleburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Snyder County Historical Society, Market Street, Middleburg, Pennsylvania 17842
Located Corner of East Market Street & Cemetary Road, Middleburg, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The monument cost $7,800 and erected by the County. In 1903, the County approved the idea of creating war memorials, the cost and design to be based on each city's population at the time. Disputes surfaced with the G.A.R. regarding Middleburg's memorial. IAS files contain excerpts from Middleburg: A Book, published by Middleburg Bicentennial Committee, 1975; and George Franklin Dunkelburger's "Story of Snyder County," (Snyder Co. Historical Society, Selinsgrove, 1948), which details controversy.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0271, 1989.
Monumental News, Jan. 1905, pg. 91.
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 PA001513
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PA001513
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