Vicksburg-Warren County Memorial World War I - Vicksburg, MS
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N 32° 20.887 W 090° 52.891
15S E 699361 N 3580995
Restored World War I memorial to men from Vicksburg and Warren County Mississippi, located on the memorial median of Monroe Street, between South Street and Crawford Street, downtown.
Waymark Code: WMP2QY
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2015
Views: 3
Monument consists of tall, square shaft flanked by figures of an infantryman and a sailor. The shaft is mostly plain, except for a relief of an airplane at the top southwest side and crossed cannons on the lower southwest side. The infantryman stands on the west side and the sailor stands on the east. Both figures are in full uniform and the infantryman holds a Springfield rifle in front of him in both hands.
The monument is a memorial to Vicksburg and Warren County soldiers killed in World War I. The soldier was modelled after William W. Allein and the sailor after his brother, Henry C. Allein. The brothers were killed in action, Oct. 1918.
On the front and back (North and South sides) in the inscription
"Vicksburg Warren County Memorial
Let us hold in honored memory those who died for their country in the World War 1917-1918"
The shaft is mostly unadorned, except for a Caduceus (twin entwined snakes and a winged staff) on the north side, and a biplane on the top and crossed cannons on the bottom of the south side.
On the eastern side of the monument is the statue of a sailor in uniform. On the western side is a soldier in full uniform holding a Springfield rifle in front of him.
The monument was restored in 2005 by the Rotary Club. A plaque on the ground on the North side indicates "Restored by the Rotary Club of Vicksburg in commemoration of the centennial observation of Rotary International 2005"
TITLE: Vicksburg-Warren County Memorial World War I, (sculpture)
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: 1923 (Restored 2005)
MEDIUM: Sculpture: grey granite; Base: grey granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MS000389
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Median of Monroe Street, with other war monuments, between South Street and Crawford Street, downtown Vicksburg, MS.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Monument was restored by the Rotary Club, 2005. Inventory indicates Treatment Urgent (surveyed 1994).
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