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| Soldiers Monument (in Antietam National Cemetery) [Image] | |
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| Contents: | Pt. 1. Northeast face -- pt. 2. North face -- pt. 3. Close-up of north face -- pt. 4. South face -- pt. 5. Distance shot showing setting |
| Publisher: | U.S. National Park Service |
| Published: | 07/26/2001 |
| Access: | Public access |
| Restrictions: | Public domain |
| Is Part Of: | Civil War Heritage Digital Collection |
| Format: | File encoded in MrSID format and served in JPG or choice of MrSID, TIF formats |
| Note: | Structure Number:
001B |
| Note: | Constructed of white granite from Westerly, RI. 22' square at base and 44'7" h from fndtn to top of statue.Statue itself is 21'6" h figure of soldier w/rifle.Base reads "NOT FOR THEMSELVES/BUT/FOR THEIR COUNTRY". Replace mortar. |
| Note: | Built between 1871 and 1873; sculpted by James W. Pollette. Shown at Philadelphia Centennial Expo in 1876; base created by Cemetery Association in 1879; monument installed and dedicated in 1880 |
| Subject: | Soldiers Monument |
| Subject: | Union monuments and markers |
| Subject: | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Subject: | Civil war soldiers -- Monuments and markers |
| Park name: | Antietam National Battlefield |
| Place: | Maryland -- Antietam National Battlefield |
| Time Period: | 01/01/1871 - 12/31/1873 |
| Summary: | Commemorative monument erected to honor those who served and died during the Battle of Antietam on Sept 17, 1862. Expected to be the largest work of its kind in the country when completed. Statue cost $30,000. |
| Related to: | Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System (http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/) |
| Source: | 35mm color film negative |
| Imaging Specs: | Scanned by Inter-Analog, Inc. at 3000 pixels along the long side of negative, 36 bits; saved as uncompressed TIF file |
