General (Kearny) - Arlington, VA
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N 38° 52.797 W 077° 04.458
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The grave of Civil War Major General Philip Kearny at Arlington National Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM14YPF
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2021
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Photos taken on 10 September 2021. Taken from the website: Inscription:
E. C. Potter, Sc. 1914 Gorham Co, Founder/New York (On front of base, incised:) NEW JERSEY/HONORS HER MOST/DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER/ERECTED 1914 (On side of base, incised:) MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP KEARNY/BORN JUNE 1, 1814 (On other side of base, incised:) KEARNY signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
This sculpture depicts Kearny on horseback, head turned to the proper right, his proper right arm is down, proper right hand holding the reins of his horse. He wears a Union Civil War uniform. Kearny was an amputee, and thus the cuff of his proper left sleeve is buttoned to the proper left front of his jacket. He wears a cap and has a goatee. His horse appears to be in mid-stride, with proper right front hoof and proper left rear hoof raised.
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The text reads:
On the long side of the statue base it reads:
MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP KEARNY
BORN JUNE 1, 1814
On the side of the statue base at Kearny's front, it reads:
NEW JERSEY
HONORS HER MOST
DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER
ERECTED 1914
On the side of the statue base at Kearny's back, it reads:
GAVE HIS LEFT ARM
AT
CHURUBUSCO MEXICO
AUGUST 12, 1847
AND HIS LIFE AT CHANTILLY, VA.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1862