Abraham Lincoln's Tomb: The Cavalry Group - Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL
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A rearing horse with a standing soldier on its proper left side and a second soldier falling backwards off of the horse with his proper right hand out.
Waymark Code: WMQZ9W
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2016
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This piece is set to the proper left of the infantry group (in the front), with the standing figure and coat of arms in the center. One of several statuary groups to comprise Lincoln's Tomb.
Dimensions: Approx. H. 8 ft. 8 in.
Inscription: L. G. MEAD/AMES FOUNDRY/CHICOPEE signed Founder's mark appears.
Sixty-five old cannons were donated by the Federal Government to be melted down for casting materials for these pieces. This piece is one of six pieces on the monument done by Larkin G. Mead. The cost of this piece was $13,700.
TITLE: Abraham Lincoln's Tomb: The Cavalry Group
ARTIST(S): Mead, Larkin Goldsmith, 1835-1910, sculptor. Ames Manufacturing Company, founder.
DATE: Installed 1883.
MEDIUM: Bronze on a granite base.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IL000375
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Oak Ridge Cemetery, Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, 1441 Monument Avenue, Springfield, Illinois
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