Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Located Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia
Date:
1891 or 1897
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974.
Image on file.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, E-19.
C.R./1897 (On plaque on front of base, raised:) WILLIAM WORTH BELKNAP/BORN 1829 - DIED 1890/COLONEL 15TH IOWA VOL. INFANTRY/BRIGADIER & BREVET MAJOR GENERAL U.S.VOLS./SECRETARY OF WAR 1869-1876/ERECTED BY HIS COMRADES OF THE/CROCKER IOWA BRIGADE/11TH, 13TH, 15TH AND 16TH IOWA VOL. INFANTRY/ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE./COMPANIONS OF THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE/LOYAL LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES/AND OTHER FRIENDS (Below plaque, raised:) BELKNAP signed
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Summary:
Bronze relief bust of William Worth Belknap in circular setting on upper front of granite base. Belknap wears a dress uniform, his hair is parted on the proper right side, and he has a long, full beard.
