Civil War Soldiers making Peace - Lookout Mountain, TN
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YoSam.
N 35° 00.661 W 085° 20.646
16S E 651090 N 3875517
The statues are life size and sit on an 85 foot shaft, and can be seen for miles
Waymark Code: WMP7FA
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2015
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County of statue: Hamilton County
Location of statue: Point Park Rd., Point Park, Lookout Mountain Battlefield
Artist: Roland Hinton Perry, 1870-1941, designer
Engineer: Zabriskie, A. J., engineer
Founder: G. H. Cutting Granite Company, contractor
Proper Description: "A depiction of a Union and a Confederate soldier embracing each other and standing beside the flag. The soldiers stand atop a tall circular shaft which rests atop a colonnade. Bronze plaques with inscriptions are on four sides around the circumference of the shaft. Marble stairs lead up to the colonnade." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum
Remarks: "Roland Hinton Perry designed the sculpture; A. J. Zabniskie prepared the plans and specifications; and G. H. Cutting Granite Company served as the contractor. The monument commemorates the battle for Lookout Mountain. The cost of the monument was $80,000. ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum