Old Soldier - Liberal, KS
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YoSam.
N 37° 03.275 W 100° 56.905
14S E 326752 N 4102702
Locals shot bullet holes through the "Old Soldier" and bent his rifle, so it had to be restored.
Waymark Code: WMNEAB
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2015
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County of Statue: Seward County
Location of statue: 1900 W. 15th St., city cemetery, Liberal
Artist: Unknown
Founder: W. H. Mullins Company
Text of Plaque:
COMRADES
1861 ~ 1865
Text on Base:
[VFW seal]
[American Legion seal] [Army Nat. Guard seal]
[Confederates Daughters seal] [D.A.R. seal]
[Sons of Conf. Veterans seal] [Seward Co. Hist. Society seal]
This statue was restored and rededicated in 1994.
To all veterans who struggled throughout the world,
in all wars, to preserve those liberties
We hold so dearly.
Text on Plate:
Statue Manufactured by
THE W. H. MULLINS, CO
Salem, Ohio, U.S.A.
Proper Description:
Full-length figure of a Civil War soldier standing at parade rest. He is dressed in uniform, wears a cap and has a knapsack and bedroll on his back. He holds the end of his rifle with both hands, the butt of the gun rests on the ground. The bronze sculpture rests on a granite pedestal within a fenced enclosure." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum