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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Portrait male -- Unidentified
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Vassar
Relief
Sculpture
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Vassar Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Medium:
Figure: zinc; Base: zinc.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 7 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 20 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base, in descending order, fourth tier, raised:) 1861-1865/(Third tier:) General W. T. Sherman Post/No. 410, G.A.R.,/Department of Michigan/(Second tier, raised:) IN MEMORY/OF THE/DEFENDERS OF THE UNION/ERECTED BY/GENERAL W.T. SHERMAN POST,/NO. 410 G.A.R.,/THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS,/NO. 191/AND THE PATRIOTIC CITIZENS/OF VASSAR, MICHIGAN/(First tier, raised:) FORT SUMTER (Back of base, in descending order, fourth tier, raised:) 1896 /(Third tier, inscriptions)/(Second tier: list of names)/(First tier:) APPOMATTOX (Side of base, in descending order, second tier:) Living Soldiers/(list of 56 names)/(First tier, raised:) ARMY OF THE POTOMAC (Other side of base, in descending order, raised, second tier:) List of names)/(First tier:) ARMY SOUTH AND WEST unsigned
Description:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands at parade rest with both hands on the barrel of his rifle, the butt of which rests by his feet. He wears a visored cap, and a short cape over a knee-length coat. The soldier is mounted on a tall, five-tiered base, which includes text inscription and four relief busts.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Portrait male -- Unidentified -- Bust
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Vassar
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Vassar Township, Frankenmuth Road, Vassar, Michigan 48768
Located Riverside Cemetery, Vassar, Michigan
Remarks:
Erected by General W.T. Sherman Post, No. 410, Grand Army of the Republic, the Women's Relief Corps, and the citizens of Vassar in honor of those who fought in the Civil War. Nearby plaque reads: In memoriam/of/Oddfellows/&/Rebekah's.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000306
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000306
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