Civil War Monument - Macomb, IL - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of statue: McDonough County
Location of statue: N. Lafayette St. side, Chandler park, Macomb
Artist: Unknown
Erected by: Comrade C. V. CHANDLER, of the 78th ILL. Vol's.

Monument text:
(Column front):

In memory of the Men of McDonough County, who voluntarily offered and freely gave their lives.
"That Government of the People,
By the people, and for the people
Shall not perish from the Earth."
(Column left): VICKSBURG.
CHICKAMAUGA,
ATLANTA,
BENTONVILLE.
(Column right): FORT DONELSON,
SHILOH,
CORINTH,
STONE RIVER.
(Column rear): Erected by comrade
C. V. CHANDLER,
of the 78th ILL. Vol's.
1899.

Proper Description:
"Figure of a Civil War soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform consisting of a long coat, a cape buttoned at the top and a cap. The mustached figure holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the gun rests in front of his proper right foot. His proper left foot is forward and bent at the knee. On the shaft supporting the figure, there are two areas of inscriptions and garlands on each side. The lower portion has shield-like shapes containing images of crossed-swords, a flag, an eagle, and others. The figure and shaft rest on a platform with three steps." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

TITLE: Civil War Monument ARTIST(S): Unknown DATE: Dedicated Aug. 3, 1899 MEDIUM: Statue: Granite; Column: Granite; base: Granite & concrete CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IL000304 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: N. Lafayette St., Chandler Park, Macomb, Illinois DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Many: The text on 3 sides of the monument are NOT on the listing. (Please see text above). Proper description is off a bit. There are three steps leading to the statue, but the statue does not rest upon them. Relief art on column: (proper front) is an eagle holding the Medal of Honor (Brevet Medal) in its claws; on the (proper right) is a mourning bunting above the text with the crossed sabers below; on the (proper left) is the mourning bunting above the text with crossed cannons and a stack of cannon balls below; on the (proper rear) has the mourning bunting above the text with field stack muskets intertwined with crossed flags below. For the text on each side please see above & photos in the gallery It appears as if the steps and very bottom base are concrete, but the column and stepped base are stone.

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