Dennis O'Leary Grave Marker - Santa Fe National Cemetery - Santa Fe, NM
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N 35° 41.718 W 105° 56.948
13S E 414127 N 3950568
This sandstone headstone is the largest in the Santa Fe national Cemetery. The Cemetery is located at 501 North Guadalupe Street in Santa Fe.
Waymark Code: WMFDJW
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2012
Views: 3
Considering this sculpture is made of sandstone, and it stood over a desolate grave in western New Mexico for many years, it is in remarkably great shape. This is the largest headstone in the cemetery and is in the far southern portion of the cemetery. It shows a lot of detail - down to bullets in the belt. The text of the inscription reads:
Dennis O'Leary
Pvt Co. I 23rd Infantry
Died Apl 1, 1901
Age 23 Yrs, 9 Mos.
Description from SIRIS:
"Full-length portrait of Dennis O'Leary. He is dressed in a military uniform and reclines against a tree trunk. He holds a wide-brimmed hat in his proper right hand."
TITLE: Dennis O'Leary Grave Marker
ARTIST(S): Dennis O'Leary
DATE: 1901
MEDIUM: Sandstone.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 73261841
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Santa Fe National Cemetery
501 North Guadalupe Street
Southern end of the Cemetery to the right of the second street of the old entrance.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The inscription in SIRIS reads Co. 1 - it should read the letter "I", other than that, the description is good.
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