Abraham Lincoln - Second Inaugural Address - Saturday, March 4, 1865 - Etched in Stone on Waymarking.com

County of Statue: Randolph County
Location of Statue: E. Rollins St., Oaklawn Cemetery, Moberly
Statue Erected by: G.A.R., James F. How Post 567 and Woman's Relief Corps No. 50
Artist: Unknown

Statue Text:
(On front of column):

In Memorium
to the Federal
Soldiers
1861 --1865 (On front base): WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL

(On proper right side of column): W. R. G.
GOD AND OUR COUNTRY
ONE LANGUAGE
ONE FLAG (On proper left side of column): G.A.R.
ERECTED BY
James R. How Post 567
and Womans Relief Corps
No. 60 - 1902

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds. ~ Abraham Lincoln

Proper description of statue:
"A Federal soldier, dressed in a military uniform that includes a knee-length coat and brimmed cap, stands at parade rest holding the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests at his feet. The figure is placed atop a tall inscribed tiered base." - Smithsonian American Art Museum

Address: E. Rollins St., NW sector Oaklawn Cemetery, Moberly Website: [Web Link]

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