Soldiers & Sailors Monument - Terre Haute, IN - Picture Perfect Postcards on Waymarking.com

County of statues: Vigo County
Loction of statues: 3rd St. (US 41) side of former Vigo County courthouse lawn, Terre Haute
Statues dedicated: May 25, 1910
Artist: Rudolf Schwarz, 1866-1912, sculptor
Contractor: Wey & Barcus

Proper Description:
"Full-length figure of a Civil War flagbearer stands atop a tall obelisk. He wears a uniform and coat; a scabbard hangs at his proper right side. The obelisk is punctuated by a series of horizontal lines and ends in a raised platform. Each side of the platform is accessed by a series of steps. At the four corners of the platform are raised pedestals. A full-length bronze figure of a Civil War soldier stands atop each pedestal. On the southeast corner is the figure of an artilleryman. He wears a uniform and holds a ramrod vertically with his proper right hand. On the southwest corner is the figure of a sailor. He holds a rope with both hands; the rope is coiled beside his feet. The figure on the northwest corner is of a cavalryman. He holds a riding crop in his hands at waist level. He wears a pistol in a holster on his proper left side and a canteen on the back proper right side of his belt. On the northeast corner is the figure of an infantryman. He is reaching for the hilt of a sword with his proper left hand; the tip of the sword touches the ground. A supply pouch is attached to the back of his belt." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Text on Monument:

Side 1:
In Memory of the Patriotism and Valor of the Soldiers and Sailors of Vigo County in the War of 1861 -- 1865.

Side 2:

Soldiers Rest Thy Warfare O'er,
Sleep The Sleep That Knows No Breaking,
Dream Of Battle Fields No More.
Days Of Danger - Nights Of Waking.
Side 3:"On Fame's Eternal camping Ground,
Their Silent Tents Are Spread,
And Glory Guards With Solemn Round,
The Bivouac Of The Dead."

Physical Address: 33 S. 3rd St., Terre Haute, IN 47807 Related Web Site: [Web Link] Description of Postcard Location: Postcard has the same view as my photo, only 96 years before mine. Tall monument, with piece of courthouse on the right. Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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