Administered by City of Fort Wayne Parks Department 705 East State Boulevard Fort Wayne Indiana 46805
Located Lawton Park Spy Run Avenue at Tennessee Avenue Fort Wayne Indiana
Date:
Dedicated April 20, 1893
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN0042, IN5023, 1989.
Monumental News, Nov. 1894, pg. 550, 554
SOS Assessment Award, 1998.
Summary:
A figure of a bearded Union Civil War soldier dressed in military uniform kneels on his proper left knee. He holds a rifle with his proper left hand, barrel facing upward, the butt resting near his proper right foot. He holds a cap out to his side with his proper right hand. Behind the soldier is a figure of Lady Liberty standing dressed in flowing robes, holding a raised, partially unfurled flag with her proper left hand. In her proper right hand she holds a laurel wreath out over the soldier's head. Behind the female figure is a cannon mounted on wheels. The upper section of the base is decorated with carved eagles, the Indiana State seal, the seal of the City of Fort Wayne, and the G.A.R. medal.
