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Civil War American National Cemeteries
The column will be of white American granite. The 6tatues, of Italian marble, to be modeled by our own celebrated sculptor, Rogers. The crowning figure will be so modified as to represent the
Genius of American Liberty, holding in her left hand a sheathed sword, and on the right the wreath of victory about to be cast upon the victorious slain
Instead of bronze, as first intended, the statues upon the pedestal will be of marble, representing, respectively, War, Peace, History, and Industry. The pedestal will also be decorated laterally with emblematic groups.
The front plinth will bear, in bronze, the United States coat of arms; and around the shaft will be cut 18 stars, suggestive of the represented States: and below these, and in front, "July 1, 2, 3, 1863"—the memorial days on which their gallant sons battled for and won the decisive victory.
National Cemeteries of the Civil War
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