Wisconsin Memorial - Vicksburg NMP, Vicksburg, MS
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N 32° 21.901 W 090° 59.440
15S E 689053 N 3582671
Memorial to the troops from Wisconsin erected in the Vicksburg National Military Park along Union Avenue at milepost 2.9 from the entrance to the park.
Waymark Code: WMP2Q8
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2015
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An eagle, representing Old Abe, the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment sits atop a tall column, with bronze reliefs and two flanking soldiers at base. One soldier, dressed in uniform with hat and caped coat, holds a rifle in both hands at waist level. The other soldier is seen in the act of firing his rifle. Beside him is his horse, fallen on hind legs, with head rearing back.
From the National Park Service page
Web Page on the Memorial.
The Wisconsin State Memorial is located on Union Avenue at milepost 2.9 of the park tour road. It was constructed from Winnsboro, SC, granite and stands 122 feet in height. A bronze statue of "Old Abe" the war eagle, mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, sits atop the monument. It was erected at a cost of $90,644 and dedicated on May 22, 1911. The memorial features bronze tablets with the names of the 9,075 Wisconsin troops who fought at Vicksburg, and a relief tablet at the base of the column picture a Union and Confederate soldier with hands clasped in friendship to symbolize the peace which now exists between the states. The sculptor was Julius Loester.
Inscription: (On plaque on front base of obelisk:) THIS MEMORIAL/IS DEDICATED IN GRATEFUL/REMEMBRANCE OF THE FAITHFUL/SERVICE, UNSELFISH DEVOTION AND/EXALTED PATRIOTISM OF WISCONSIN/SOLDIERS ENGAGED IN THE/CAMPAIGN AND SIEGE OF VICKSBURG,/MARCH 29-JULY 4, 1863 (Left side base of sculpture:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS (On bottom right side of frieze:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS unsigned Founder's mark appears.