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(Civil War Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Davis, Henry H., sculptor. Title:  (Civil War Monument), (sculpture). Dates:  1871. Dedicated July 4, 1871. Medium:  Sculpture: white Quincy granite; Base: white Quincy granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 50 ft. Inscription:  (On the front of the shaft:) ANTIETAM/VICKSBURG/APPOMATTOX (On the back of the shaft:) SHILO/WILDERNESS/MALVERN HILL (On the right side of the shaft:) ROANOKE/WINCHESTER/GETTYSBURG (On the left side of the shaft:) ATLANTA/DONELSON/COLD HARBOR (On the front of the base:) ERECTED, BY/THE PEOPLE OF/MORRIS COUNTY,/TO PERPETUATE/THE MEMORY OF/HER SOLDIERS AND/SAILORS, WHO FELL/DURING THE GREAT/CIVIL WAR/MORRIS COUNTY (On back of base:) IN HONOR OF OUR/HEROIC DEAD, WHO/FELL MARTYRS FOR/UNION AND LIBERTY (On left side of base:) A GRATEFUL COUNTRY/MOURNS THE LOSS/OF THOSE WHO FELL/IN HER DEFENSE unsigned Description:  Full-length figure of a Civil War soldier. He wears a uniform and stands at parade rest. He holds a rifle in front of him; the butt of the gun rests on the ground. The white granite figure surmounts a granite shaft. The shaft is divided into three horizontal sections. At the bottom of the shaft on the front is a bas-relief medallion. The base of the shaft stands on a series of steps. A cannon stands at each corner of the base. The monument is enclosed with a wrought iron fence. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Morristown Relief Sculpture Owner:  Located The Green, Morristown, New Jersey Remarks:  The memorial was erected by the people of Morris County. Cost of the memorial was $14,300. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Virginia Bostick's "The Public Monuments & Sculpture of Morristown, New Jersey", 1978, pg. 10-11. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Bostick, Virginia L., "The Public Monuments & Sculpture of Morristown, New Jersey", 1978, pg. 10-11. 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 NJ000512   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000512 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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