Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

White Bronze Company, founder.

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

1892. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1892.

Sculpture: white bronze; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. x 48 in. x 48 in.

(On west face of base, in raised letters:) OUR TRIBUTE/TO CELEBRATE THE SERVICE AND DEVOTION/OF THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS WHO SERVED/IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION, 1861-1865 (On south face of base, in raised letters:) ERECTED BY THE UNITED EFFORTS OF/BURDICK POST NO. 3 AND BURDICK CORPS/NO. 38, W.R.C., DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA/G.A.R. AND OUR/LOYAL FRIENDS, 1892 (On east face of base:) IN GOD WE TRUST (On north face of base:) WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE/WITH CHARITY FOR ALL unsigned

Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands on an ornate pedestal and rough-hewn base. The figure wears a long caped coat, cap and moustache. He holds his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel and the butt at his feet. A bayonet and cartridge box can be seen on his belt. Relief elements on the base include emblems for the Womens Relief Corps on the south face and Grand Army of the Republic on the west face.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Emblem -- Military Insignia

Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Spring Valley

Administered by Spring Valley Cemetery Association, Spring Valley, Minnesota 55975

Located Spring Valley Cemetery, First road east of main entrance, Spring Valley, Minnesota

Erected by the Burdick Post No. 3, the Burdick Corps No. 38, Womens Relief Corps and the Department of Minnesota Grand Army of the Republic. The sculpture was restored in the spring of 1989 by Carl Peterson, Barney Reed and Milton Lund, all of Spring Valley. Mr. Peterson repaired the leaning soldier and restored the gun, Mr. Reed did the cement work and repaired the deteriorating base and Mr. Lund reinstalled the work at the cemetery. The repair work was funded by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. IAS files contain a related article from the Spring Valley Tribune, May 28, 1989. For further reading see: Spring Valley Sun, Oct. 14, 1892.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995.

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