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Banning and Rowe Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Banning and Rowe Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Rowe Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1870's (?). Medium:  Brownstone. Dimensions:  Approx. 8 ft. 11 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On east face of sculpture, incised letters:) JOHN F. BANNING/BORN/DEC. 26, 1831./ENLISTED/JULY 23, 1862./IN CO. E 16, REGT. C.V./WAS CAPTURED AT THE/SURRENDER OF/PLYMOUTH N.C./APR. 20, 1864. AND DIED/SEPT. 3, 1864,/A MARTYR TO THIS/UNHOLY REBELLION/SON OF BENJAMIN H. &/MARTHA B. BANNING (On south face of sculpture, incised letters:) RODOLPHUS D. ROWE/BORN/MARCH 1, 1838./ENLISTED/AUG. 7, 1862./AS MUSICIAN IN/CO. E 16, REGT. C.V./WAS CAPTURED AT/THE SURRENDER OF/PLYMOUTH N.C./APRIL 20, 1864./DIED ON BOARD/TRANSPORT/NOV. 30, 1864/THREE DAYS AFTER/BEING EXCHANGED/WAS BURIED AT BEAUFORD, S.C./BELOVED HUSBAND THERE'S/NO PARTING IN HEAVEN unsigned Description:  A tapered obelisk with a relief of crossed bayonets joined by a shield, which displays a single star and diagonal band. On the south side is a raised design of an eagle, whose talons are grasping a diagonal rod. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Homage -- Banning, John F. Homage -- Rowe, Rodolphus D. Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Weapon -- Sword Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hartland Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by East Hartland Cemetery Association, c/o Gordon Wright, Hartland Boulevard, SR 20, East Hartland, Connecticut 06027 Located Opposite 27 Granville Road, Hartland, Connecticut Remarks:  John F. Banning and Rodolphus D. Rowe served as part of the Union forces during the Civil War. For related information see: Mildred C. Baruch and Ellen J. Beckman's "Civil War Union Monuments," Washington, DC: Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1978, pg. 9. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994. 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 CT000288   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000288 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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