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Rousseau Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Peter-Burghard Stone Company, fabricator. Title:  Rousseau Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1897. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On south side of monument:) Peter & Burghard/1897 (On west side of monument:) LOVELL HARRISON ROUSSEAU/REPRESENTATIVE INDIANA LEGISLATURE 1844, CAPTAIN INDIANA VOLUNTEERS, MEXICAN WAR, 1846-47, REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATOR KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE 1860. COLONEL 5TH KY. INFANTRY (LOUISVILLE LEGION), BRIGADIER AND MAJOR GENERAL U.S. VOLS. CIVIL WAR, 1861-65, KENTUCKY MEMBER OF CONGRESS, 1866-67, BRIGADIER AND BREVET MAJOR GENERAL U.S. ARMY, 1867-69, BORN IN LINCOLN CO. KY, AUG. 4, 1818, DIED IN NEW ORLEANS, LA. JAN. 8, 1869 / (In raised letters:) ROUSSEAU (On east side of monument:) ROUSSEAU/ERECTED BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE,/MAJ. W.P. MCDOWELL, CHAIRMAN Founder's mark appears Description:  A rectangular granite monument incised with an inscription dedicated to Lovell Harrison Rousseau, who served in the Mexican War and in the Civil war. Subject:  Homage -- Rousseau, Lovell Harrison History -- United States -- Mexican War History -- United States -- Civil War Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420 Located Cave Hill National Cemetery, 701 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40204 Remarks:  The monument was placed by a committee of his admirers when it was determined that his remains would not be buried in Kentucky, but would stay in Arlington National Cemetery. References:  National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005. 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 68000007   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 68000007 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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