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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Shelbyville
Sculpture
(Civil War Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Civil War Memorial), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
GAR Monument, (sculpture).
Grand Army of the Republic Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1931.
Medium:
Statue: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 66 x 24 x 23 in.; Base: approx. 91 x 54 x 54 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) DUMONT POST NO. 18/(GAR insignia)/1861 1865/We honor you for your/valiant service to our country/in the time of War,/and in the time of Peace./Number of enlistments, 3261./(On plaque:) In the War of the States,/Shelby County Men/served in the following/regiments/Infantry/7-16-17-18-21-33-51-52-70-/79-123-132-146-148/Cavalry/7-9-13-39-/Artillery/3-20 (Plaque on back of base:) Memorial/This memorial was erected/A.D. 1931/By a grateful people/in Commemoration of/courage and bravery of the/Grand Army of the Republic./Soldiers and Sailors from Shelby County/whose valiant service helped/Preserve our union in The War of the States./1861-1865/ unsigned
Description:
A Civil War soldier stands in uniform at parade rest, holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands, the butt of which rests by his feet. He wears a visored cap and jacket, and a cartridge pouch is strapped to his belt on his proper right. A bayonet is to the soldier's proper left side. The soldier stands before a tree stump and is mounted upon a multitiered base, with a shaft-like upper section with inscriptions and plaques.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Shelbyville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Shelbyville County Commissioners, 407 South Harrison, Shelby County Court House, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176
Located Shelby County Courthouse, 407 South Harrison, Grounds, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176
Remarks:
Erected by the Grand Army of the Republic to commemorate those soldiers and sailors from Shelby County who fought in the Civil War.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
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 IN000468
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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