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Monument to General George Crockett Strong (1832-1863) (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Monument to General George Crockett Strong (1832-1863) (sculpture). Medium:  Marble. Description:  A marble monument carved with cannon barrels on each corner, crossed swords on the front, and an eagle on top. Subject:  Homage -- Strong, George Crockett Occupation -- Military -- General Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object Type:  Sculpture Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn Gravestone Owner:  Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11232 Remarks:  Civil War General George Crockett Strong lost his life as he commanded his troops in the battle against Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the African American troops of the Massachusetts 54th Infantry. References:  Richmond, Jeffrey I., "Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure," Brooklyn, NY: Green-Wood Cemetery, 2008, pg. 73-74. Illustration:  Richmond, Jeffrey I., "Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure," Brooklyn, NY: Green-Wood Cemetery, 2008, pg. 74. 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 68320023   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 68320023 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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