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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Table Rock
Sculpture
Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1909.
Medium:
Figure: sandstone; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 23 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, raised:) ERECTED BY/JOHN N. GERE, POST/No. 165 G.A.R./AND THE/WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS/No 120/DEPARTMENT OF/NEBRASKA/DEDICATED/TO THE MEMORY OF/THEIR COMRADES WHO REST/IN UNKNOWN GRAVES (On back of base:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES WHO REST IN UNKNOWN GRAVES./ON PATRIOTS SACRED CAMPING GROUND THEIR SILENT TENTS ARE SPREAD, THEIR COUNTRY GUARDS THE HONORED MOUNDS, THE BIVOUAC OF THEIR DEAD/BY THE GAR & WRC
Description:
A mustached Civil War soldier, dressed in a military uniform consisting of a knee-length jacket, trousers, and a cap, stands at parade rest holding the barrel of a rifle with both hands; the butt of the rifle rests by his proper right foot. A tree stump-like object is placed by the soldier's proper left side. The figure is placed atop a multitiered base that is decorated on the upper portion with military insignia.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Table Rock
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Table Rock Cemetery Association, Village Hall, Table Rock, Nebraska 68447
Located Table Rock Cemetery, Table Rock, Nebraska
Remarks:
The memorial was erected by the John N. Gere Post, No. 165 of the G.A.R. and the Women's Relief Corps., No. 120, Department of Nebraska and is dedicated to the memory of their comrades who "rest in unknown graves."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994.
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 NE000132
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NE000132
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