Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Cleveland, OH
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member kbarhow
N 41° 29.970 W 081° 41.576
17T E 442165 N 4594440
Monument to Civil War veterns from Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Located on Public Square in downtown Cleveland.
Waymark Code: WM3JVD
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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According the website for the group that manages it:

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument commemorates the Civil War, it consists of a 125 foot shaft on top of a memorial building base. A tall column topped with a statue of the "Goddess of Liberty" signifies loyalty to the nation. Four bronze groupings at base depict Navy, Cavalry, Infantry and Artillery. In the base are tablets listing 9,000 Civil War veterans. Also, four bronze relief sculptures depicting the Soldiers' Aid Society, Emancipation of the Slaves, Beginning of the War in Ohio and the End of the War, as well as busts of James Barnett, Levi Scofield and officers killed in action.

The Sculptor was Levi T. Scofield The Composition of the Statue: bronze Base: dark Quincy granite & Amherst stone.

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1894

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Union

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union

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