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(G.A.R. Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (G.A.R. Monument), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Grand Army of the Republic Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1890. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 20 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque on front of base, raised lettering:) IN MEMORY/-OF-/COL. H. I. ZINN/POST NO. 415/ORGANIZED/1884/(lower, on granite, incised lettering:) 1861-1865/G. A. R. (Bronze plaque on rear of base, within GAR insignia:) Grand Army of the Republic/1861 - Veteran - 1866 unsigned Description:  A uniformed Civil War soldier stands holding his rifle in front of him with both hands. On his back he carries a knapsack with a bedroll on top. The sculpture is mounted on a square, stepped base, with a bronze relief plaque of the insignia of Pennsylvania on one side and a bronze relief plaque with the insignia of the G.A.R. on the rear. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Emblem -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Mechanicsburg Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Mechanicsburg Cemetery Association, 137 West Marble Street, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 Located Mechanicsburg Cemetery, Marble & High Streets, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The monument was erected in memory of Colonel H. I. Zinn who died at the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862. Zinn helped to form the 130th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment and was elected colonel of the regiment. G.A.R. Post #415, organized in 1884, was named in his honor. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 PA000974   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000974 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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