Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson Monument - Lexington, VA
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N 37° 47.424 W 079° 26.155
17S E 637716 N 4183711
"Stonewall" Jackson was a professor at VMI
Waymark Code: WM8JQ3
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2010
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Official Description: Figure of Jackson wearing full military uniform, including hat. His proper right hand holds his binoculars, and his proper left hand rests on his drawn sword. An unexploded bomb rests beside his proper left foot. His coat is blown back by a breeze.
Inscriptions:
STONEWALL JACKSON
THE
VIRGINIA MILITARY
INSTITUTE
WILL BE HEARD FROM
TODAY
GENERAL JACKSON
AT CHANCELLORSVILLE
MAY 2, 1863
ATK. GES. GLADENBECK/BERLIN - FRIEDRICHSHAGEN
M. Ezekiel/Roma 1909
Statue seen with several cannons at the edge of the parade grounds right in front of the VMI barracks.
TITLE: Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson Monument
ARTIST(S): Sir Moses Jacob Ezekiel
DATE: Dedicated June 19, 1912.
MEDIUM: Figure: bronze; Base: Italian tufa.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75008593
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Virginia Military Institute
In front of Jackson Arch of Barracks
at north end of Parade Grounds
Lexington, Virginia 24450
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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