Administered by Logan County Board Logan County Court House Lincoln Illinois 62656
Located Logan County Courthouse South Kickapoo Street & Broadway Street Northside lawn Lincoln Illinois 62656
Date:
1869.; Dedicated June 9, 1869
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
"History of Logan County, IL," Chicago, IL: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1886, pg. 285-287.
Image on file.
(The middle tier of the base is inscribed with several names, now barely visible. Bronze plaques near the bottom list the names of 326 war dead)
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Summary:
Standing figure of a soldier. He wears a uniform with a long coat and a cap. His hands are clasped in front of him and his rifle hangs over his proper right shoulder. He stands with his proper left leg forward, atop a tall, multi-tiered shaft.