Lincoln at 23, (sculpture).

Lincoln at 23, (sculpture).

Crunelle, Leonard, 1872-1944, sculptor.

Hammond, C. Herrick, architect.

American Bronze Company, founder.

Lincoln at 23, (sculpture).

Captain, (sculpture).

Lincoln the Soldier, (sculpture).

Young Captain Lincoln, (sculpture).

Lincoln/1932, (sculpture).

Cast 1930.; Dedicated April 1930.

Bronze sculpture on granite base.

Sculpture: 10 x 2 x 18 in.; Base: 5 x 6 x 6 ft.

(On back of base, north side under relief of John Dixon:) JOHN DIXON/FOUNDER OF THE CITY OF DIXON/APRIL 11, 1830 - PROPRIETOR/OF THE FERRY AND TAVERN HERE/DURING THE BLACK HAWK WAR (Under relief of Ft. Dixon:) FORT DIXON IN 1832 (Under relief of a tavern, wagon, and boat:) DIXON TAVERN AND FERRY 1830 (Front of base:) LINCOLN

Full-length standing figure of Lincoln, depicted as a Captain in the Black Hawk war in Illinois, 1832. Lincoln holds a sword in his proper left hand and has a coat over his proper right arm.

Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham

Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer

Occupation -- Political -- President

Occupation -- Military -- Captain

Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Dixon

Administered by Dixon Historical Society, 1309 Burchell Court, Dixon, Illinois 61021

Located President's Park, Corner of Hennepin & Lincoln Streets, Dixon, Illinois

Inscription on nearby marker reads: ABRAHAM LINCOLN/WAS STATIONED HERE DVRING THE/BLACK HAWK WAR IN 1832, AS/CAPTAIN OF VOLUNTEERS./ON APRIL 21, 1832, HE ENLISTED AT/RICHLAND CREEK, SANGAMON/COVNTY, AND WAS ELECTED/CAPTAIN. HE WAS MVSTERED INTO/STATE SERVICE AT BEARDSTOWN/ON APRIL 22 AND INTO VNITED/STATES SERVICE AT MOVTH OF/ROCK RIVER MAY 3. AT THE/MOVTH OF FOX RIVER ON MAY 27,/HE WAS MVSTERED OVT AND ON THE/SAME DAY RE-ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE/IN CAPTAIN ELIJA ILES' COMPANY./AT THE EXPIRATION OF THIS/ENLISTMENT, HE RE-ENLISTED ON/JVNE 16, AT FORT WILBOVRN IN/CAPTAIN JACOB EARLY'S COMPANY,/AND WAS FINALLY MVSTERED OVT OF/SERVICE ON JVLY 10, 1832, AT WHITE/WATER RIVER, WISCONSIN./MEMORIAL ERECTED BY/THE STATE OF ILLINOIS/IN 1930 AT THE SITE OF THE BLOCK HOUSE KNOWN AS/FORT DIXON (Followed by a list of names of people who played a role in the creation and dedication of the memorial)

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.

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