W. Hailes, Pickell (On plaques on front and back of bottom tier of base:) GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC/MEMORIAL/1861 1865 (followed by three columns of honor roll names) (On plaques inset in sides of bottom tier of base:) TO THE MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN/COMRADES/1861 1865 (followed by three columns of honor roll names) signed
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Summary:
Full-length figure of a Civil War solider standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform, cap and a long overcoat. He has a moustache and a goatee. He holds the barrel of a rifle with his proper right hand; his proper left wrist rests on top of the rifle barrel. The stock of the gun rests near his feet. The bronze sculpture stands atop a multi-tiered granite base. On the front face of the highest tier is a bronze oval plaque featuring a bas-relief bust of Abraham Lincoln. He is depicted in proper right profile and has a beard.
