This bronze statue on a grey granite base with a granite bench on flanking the base. The statue has the General's right foot forward, his left hand on his hip with the elbow flexed. His right hand holds gloves by his side. The general has a sword in scabbard on the left side. He is hatless.
Text on the front of the marker:
COMMANDING
THIRD DIVISION
SEVENTEENTH CORPS
MAJOR GENERAL
JOHN A. LOGAN
ILLINOIS
From Wikipedia:
Major General John A. Logan
"John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 - December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a General in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a State Senator, a Congressman, and a U.S. Senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States with James G. Blaine in the election of 1884. As the 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, he is regarded as the most important figure in the movement to recognize Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) as an official holiday.
In Grant's Vicksburg Campaign, Logan commanded the 3rd Division of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps, which was the first to enter the city of Vicksburg in 1863, and after its capture, Logan served as its military governor. In November 1863 he succeeded William Tecumseh Sherman in command of the XV Corps; and after the death of McPherson he commanded the Army of the Tennessee at the Battle of Atlanta (July 22, 1864) until relieved by Oliver O. Howard."
From the Smithsonian Entry:
Major General John A. Logan
SCULPTOR:
Berchem, Jules 1855-1930
FOUNDER:
American Bronze Company
SUBJECT:
Logan, John A
MEDIUM:
Statue: bronze; Base: grey granite; Bench: granite
TYPE:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Bench
Sculptures
OWNER/LOCATION:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park 3201 Clay Street, Box 349 Vicksburg Mississippi 39180
Located Vicksburg National Military Park Junction of Union Avenue & Old Jackson Road Vicksburg Mississippi
DATE:
Dedicated 1919
TOPIC:
History--United States--Civil War
Portrait male--Full length
Occupation--Military--Major General
Occupation--Political--Congressman
CONTROL NUMBER:
IAS MS000297
NOTES:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7118, 1989
SUMMARY:
Major General John A. Logan stands in military uniform with a mustache, wearing a buttoned, knee-length coat, with his proper left hand on his hip and his proper right hand clutching a pair of gloves. The statue is mounted upon an inscribed, multitiered base with an integral, wide bench to its rear, providing seating on both sides of the base.
DATA SOURCE:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums