Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 27, 1883.

Figure: metal; Base: stone

Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 5 x 5 ft.

(On front of base:) CHAS. B. MITCHELL POST/No. 84/GRAND ARMY/OF THE REPUBLIC (On side of base:) ERECTED JUNE 27, 1883/IN MEMORY/OF THE HEROES/OF THE WAR OF 1861

A figure of a Civil War soldier, dressed in a knee-length coat, a cape, and a brimmed cap, stands holding the barrel of a rifle out in front of himself with the butt resting at his feet. The figure is placed atop a tall shaft-like multitiered base that is decorated on the sides of the lower section with reliefs of an anchor, cannons, rifles, and swords.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Maumee

Administered by City of Maumee, 110 East Dudley, Maumee, Ohio 43537

Located Union School, 102 East Broadway, Maumee, Ohio

Memorial honors the heroes of the Civil War.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Toledo survey, 1994.

Wendler, Marilyn Van Voorhis, "The Foot of the Rapids," Canton, Ohio: Daring Books, 1988, pg. 109.

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