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Title
The Soldier's Monument in Danville National Cemetery (Danville, Illinois)
Description
The Soldier's Monument at Danville National cemetery is located on a cemetery that was designated a national cemetery in 1898 and was a dedicated burial site for veterans of the civil war who had died at the National Home for Disabled Volunteers (est. 1897). The remains of 99 veterans were reinterred in 1901 to a new cemetery at the east end of the campus. The scultpure was designed by Clark Noble, and the monument was constructed by the Van Amring Granite Company. The scultpure is a bronze statue of a civil war soldier holding his rifle atop a granit base. The monument is located within the innermost circle of three circles where veterans are laid to rest. The monument was dedicated on 30th May 1917.
Creator
The Van Amring Granite Co.
Source
american
Date
1917-01-01
Contributor
ct212@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
2083
Date Created
1900-01-01
Date Issued
1917-05-30
Extent
0m x 0m x 0m
Spatial Coverage
current,40.127107,-87.580405;
Rights Holder
William Clark Noble designed the sculpture
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
The Soldier's Monument in Danville National Cemetery
Object
https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/danvilleil.asp
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/The_Soldier's_Monument_in_Danville_National_Cemetery
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
County Board
Funded by
Na
Run by
National Cemetery Administration
Material
Granite base, Bronze statue
Inscription
In / Memory / of / The Men / Who Deffred / Their Lives / IN Defense / Of / Their Country
Organisation
National Cemetery Administration
Cost
$6000
State
Illinois
County
Vermilion
Affiliation
Union
City
Danville