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(Memorial Soldier), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Memorial Soldier), (sculpture). Dates:  1907. Horan plaque dedicated May 27, 1979. Medium:  Concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 6 ft. Inscription:  (On shaft, front:) CITY OF DUNKIRK/1907/TO COMMEMORATE THE DEEDS AND SERVICES OF THE MEN OF DUNKIRK/1861-1865 (On plaque on shaft, rear:) IN HONORED MEMORY OF/SGT. THOMAS HORAN/WHO WON THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF/HONOR FOR DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY/IN ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG/ON JULY 2, 1863/SGT. HORAN ENLISTED AT DUNKIRK, N.Y./ON MAY 28, 1861 AND WAS ATTACHED TO/COMPANY E 72ND REGIMENT NEW YORK/INFANTRY/HE WAS WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF/THE WILDERNESS MAY 7, 1864/HE DIED JANUARY 4, 1902/DEDICATED MAY 27, 1979 unsigned Description:  Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier at parade rest stands atop a tall shaft and two-tiered base. He wears a caped coat and a cap and holds his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel and the butt near his proper right foot. There is relief at the base of the shaft of pair of crossed rifles draped with a flag. There is a plaque on the rear of the base which honors Sgt. Thomas Horan. Below the text of the plaque is a locomotive pulling a single train car. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Homage -- Horan, Thomas Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Allegory -- Death Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Dunkirk Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Dunkirk, Parks Department, Central Avenue, Dunkirk, New York 14048 Located Washington Park, Washington Avenue & East 5th Street, Dunkirk, New York References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001012   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001012 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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