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Figure male -- Full length
History -- United States
History -- United States
Object -- Musical Instrument
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota
Sculpture
Whitestone Battlefield Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Whitestone Battlefield Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 12, 1909.
Medium:
Granite sculpture and base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 264 x 46 x 46 in.; Base: approx. 32 x 146 x 146 in.
Inscription:
(Lower front:) IN/MEMORY OF/SOLDIERS/OF THE 6TH IOWA AND/2ND NEBRASKA CAVALRY/KILLED ON THE GROUND/IN BATTLE WITH/SIOUX INDIANS/SEPT. 3 AND 5, 1863/WHITESTONE/BATTLE FIELD (Lower back:) E. R. Kennedy/Theo Northrop/H. F. Eaton/Comm.
Description:
A uniformed cavalry soldier wearing a cap on his head. He holds a bugle to his lips with his proper right hand, while the proper left arm rests at his side, the hand grasping the handle of a sword. Hanging from his belt on the proper left side is a sword in a sheath. Carved on one side of the tiered, 4 sided base is a laurel wreath crossed with sabers. The back of the monument has a carved staff draped with an American flag, with an eagle on top.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
History -- United States -- North Dakota
History -- United States -- Military history
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bugle
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State Historical Society of North Dakota, North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
Located Whitestone Hill Battlefield, Dickey County, North Dakota
Remarks:
Site is surrounded by 20 granite grave markers, each inscribed with a name, company, and division of those soldiers who died in battle and are buried there. The Merricourt Valley News (Merricourt, ND), Oct. 22, 1909 article discusses the dedication of the site.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992.
The Merricourt Valley News (Merricourt, ND), Oct. 22, 1909.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, ND7002, 1989.
Monumental News, Jan. 1910, pg. 37.
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 ND000055
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