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History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Object -- Musical Instrument
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene
Sculpture
Memorial to Veterans of Civil War, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Memorial to Veterans of Civil War, (sculpture).
Dates:
1907.
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 5 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(Front:) COEUR D'ALENE CITY,/THE G.A.R. AND W.R.C. OF A.T. McREYNOLDS/POST DEDICATE THIS MONUMENT TO THE SOLDIERS/AND SAILORS WHO ENLISTED TO PRESERVE THE/UNION FROM 1861 TO 1865 (Proper left side:) WHAT WAS OUR LOSS/WAS THE WORLD'S GAIN (Back:) HEROES OF/CIVIL WAR FAME (Proper right side:) ERECTED A.D./1907 unsigned
Description:
A Civil War soldier stands with his proper left leg forward. He holds a rifle in front of him with both hands, proper left over proper right. The butt of the gun rests in front of his proper right foot. He is dressed in a military uniform. A relief of an anchor appears below the soldier on the base. Reliefs of two medals and a drum positioned in front of two crossed flags are also carved on the base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Medal
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Drum
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene
Sculpture
Owner:
Coeur d'Alene Forest Cemetery, 221 South Fifth, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: MEMORIAL TO/VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I/AND THEIR LADIES AUXILIARY/WHO GAVE SO MUCH OF/THEMSELVES DURING W.W.I./1917-1918/DEDICATED BY COEUR D'ALENE BARRACKS 227
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Idaho 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 ID000104
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