Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park 3201 Clay Street, Box 349 Vicksburg Mississippi 39180
Located Vicksburg National Military Park Graveyard Road between Union Avenue & Confederate Avenue Vicksburg Mississippi
Date:
Dedicated 1911
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7107, 1989.
Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988.
Image on file.
(Left side of large plaque, beneath shoulder:) THEO A. RUGGLES-KITSON FECIT 1911 (Bottom left side of large plaque:) CAST BY TIFFANY STUDIOS N.Y. (Lower section of large plaque, raised:) WILLIAM LB. JENNEY/CAPTAIN U. S. VOLS./CHIEF ENGINEER/FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS/MARCH 29-JULY 4 1863 (Small plaque, raised:) GIVEN BY/HIS/FAMILY signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Plaque featuring a relief bust of Captain William Jenney in uniform. He is balding and wears a beard and moustache. Beneath the relief is an inscription. Beneath the plaque is a smaller plaque with an inscription. Both plaques are set on a base consisting of a stele atop a pedestal.
