Maj. Gen. John Grubb Parke - Vicksburg National Military Park - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

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"John Grubb Parke (September 22, 1827 – December 16, 1900) was a United States Army engineer and a Union general in the American Civil War. Parke's Civil War service was closely associated with Ambrose E. Burnside often serving him as chief of staff in major engagements such as Antietam, Fredericksburg and the Overland Campaign. Parke also held significant field commands during Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, Vicksburg and the battle of Fort Stedman as well as brief stints in command of the Army of the Potomac.

In the Army of the Potomac, Parke served briefly as commander of 3rd Division, IX Corps. Then he served as chief of staff to Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside during the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg. He assumed command of the IX Corps and was sent to the Western Theater for the Vicksburg Campaign. Parke then was Burnside's chief of staff in the Army of the Ohio in the defense of Knoxville."

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"Sculptor:
McKenzie, R. Tait 1867-1938

Subject:
Park, John Grubb

Medium:
Bust: bronze; Column: grey granite

Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
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 Grant Circle Vicksburg Mississippi

Date:
Cast 1919. Dedicated 1930

Topic:
History--United States--Civil War
Portrait male--Bust
Occupation--Military--Major General

Control number:
IAS MS000278

Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7019, 1989

Summary:
A bust of Major General John Grubb Park, dressed in military uniform and wearing a mustache and muttonchops, placed on top of a tall, incised column with a wreath-like decoration around the top.

Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums"

TITLE: Maj. Gen. John Grubb Parke ARTIST(S): McKenzie, R. Tait 1867-1938 DATE: Cast 1919. Dedicated 1930 MEDIUM: Bust: bronze; Column: grey granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MS000278 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 3201 Clay Street Vicksburg, Ms. 39183 The Memorial is located South of the Pennsylvania Memorial on the left as one approaches the Pennsylvania Memorial at milepost 4.6 at the Grant Avenue Circle. It is the bust closest to the Pennsylvania Memorial on the left. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Seen other than the bust could use a cleaning.

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