Fort Sheridan Centennial Legacy Statue (Highland Park, Illinois)

Dublin Core

Title

Fort Sheridan Centennial Legacy Statue (Highland Park, Illinois)

Source

unionmonument

Date

1990-06-14

Contributor

Jack_Kornowske

Language

English

Type

Site

Identifier

2243

Extent

m x m x m

Medium

“Ft. Sheridan Centennial Legacy Statue - Ft. Sheridan, IL - U.S. Civil War General Statues on Waymarking.com.” Www.waymarking.com, www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm68VG_Ft_Sheridan_Centennial_Legacy_Statue_Ft_Sheridan_IL. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024. ‌D’Elia, Paul. “FORT SHERIDAN CENTENNIAL LEGACY STATUE MEMORIAL.” Www.memorialdayfoundation.org, www.memorialdayfoundation.org/illinois/fort-sheridan-centennial-legacy-statue-memorial.html. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024. ‌Park, City of Highland. “Public Art in the City of Highland Park.” ArcGIS StoryMaps, 11 Mar. 2024, storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3a99b392412e47c688f89866a1acc072. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024. ‌

Spatial Coverage

current,42.21687862795285,-87.81600147991487;

Rights Holder

Larry Noble

Europeana

Country

United States

Europeana Data Provider

Fort Sheridan Centennial Legacy Statue (Highland Park, Illinois)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Fort_Sheridan_Centennial_Legacy_Statue_(Highland_Park,_Illinois)

Monument Type

Statue – equestrian

Funded by

McCormick Trust, Association of the U.S. Army

Material

Bronze

Inscription

General Philip H. Sheridan Astride his mount "Rienzi" at the height of the Battle of Five Forks in April, 1865, where he inspired his troop by riding back and forth in front of them (and the enemy) carrying his unit's guidon and rallying them to victory.

State

Illinois

County

Lake

Town

Highland Park

Location Type

Park