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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Saint Joe
     
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    Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Installed 1911. Dedicated May 30, 1912.
    Medium: 
    Granite on a granite base.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 17 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Base east side, front:) CHARITY/ONE COUNTRY/ONE FLAG/1861-1865 (Base south side:) FRATERNITY/ERECTED A.D. 1911/BY JOHN C. CARNES POST/NO. 144 G.A.R. DEPT. OF IND. AND PATRIOTIC CITIZENS/OF ST. JOE AND VICINITY/TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/DURING THE CIVIL WAR. (Base west side:) NAMES OF THE CHARTER MEMBERS POST NO. 144 (a list of soldiers' names) (Base north side:) LOYALTY unsigned
    Description: 
    Figure of a Union soldier standing at parade rest on a tall multi-tiered pedestal. He wears a uniform consisting of a long coat, a cape buttoned at the top and a cap. The soldier holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the gun rest in front on his proper right foot.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Figure male -- Full length
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Saint Joe
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Saint Joe, 306 Hart Street, Box 305, Saint Joe, Indiana 46785
    Located Cemetery, southeast side of town, along St. Joseph River, Saint Joe, Indiana 46785
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain a copy of St. Joe News (Saint Joe, IN), May 30, 1912, which includes text of speech given by Prof. W. H. McIntosh of Auburn. IAS files also contain photocopies of historical photographs taken of the monument, including one taken at what might be the dedication ceremony.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
    St. Joe News (Saint Joe, IN), May 30, 1912.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    St. Joe News (Saint Joe, IN), May 30, 1912.
    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 IN000083
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