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Books, Larry,
Midles, Darell,
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Animal -- Bird
Homage -- Hill, James M.
Homage -- Williams, Moses
Homage -- Pfisterer, Herman
Homage -- McCammon, William W.
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Vancouver
Sculpture
(Congressional Medal of Honor Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Books, Larry, sculptor.
Midles, Darell, sculptor.
Title:
(Congressional Medal of Honor Monument), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 8, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Marker: concrete, granite; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Marker: approx. 40 x 70 x 8 in.; Base: approx. 13 x 74 x 10 in.
Inscription:
(On larger placard, in medallion:) CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (On placard to the right of the medallion:) THIS MONUMENT IS PRESENTED TO THE/CITY OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, BY THE/CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY,/IN RECOGNITION OF THE SPIRIT AND SACRIFICE/SHOWN BY THE VALIANT MEDAL OF HONOR/RECIPIENTS NOW AT REST IN THE/VANCOUVER BARRACKS CEMETERY./FIRST SERGEANT JAMES M. HILL,/5TH U.S. CAVALRY, THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN, 1873/FIRST SERGEANT MOSES WILLIAMS,/9TH U.S. CAVALRY, THE INDIAN CAMPAIGNS, 1876/FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM W. McCAMMON,/24TH MISSOURI REGIMENT, THE CIVIL WAR, 1896/BUGLER HERMAN PFISTERER,/21ST INFANTRY, THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR, 1899./DEDICATED BY GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL/CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF./MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK H. BREELY, CMH/CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY/8 NOVEMBER 1991 unsigned
Description:
A horizontal, rectangular concrete marker set on a low concrete base. The marker is topped with a sloping cap. On the front face of the marker are two granite placards, both rectangular in shape. The smaller placard on the proper left has a silhouette in white of an eagle in flight pointed to the proper right. The eagle is surrounded by 17 stars; 15 white and black vertical stripes rise from the eagle's wing. At the top of the larger placard on the proper right is the Congressional Medal of Honor Society medallion.
Subject:
Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant
Occupation -- Military -- Sergeant
Occupation -- Military -- Bugler
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Homage -- Hill, James M.
Homage -- Williams, Moses
Homage -- Pfisterer, Herman
Homage -- McCammon, William W.
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Vancouver
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Vancouver, Parks & Recreation, P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver, Washington 98668
Located Fort Vancouver, Officer's Row, Sharos Plaza, Vancouver, Washington
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.
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 WA000325
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