St Paul Soldiers and Sailors Monument (St Paul, Minnesota)

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Title

St Paul Soldiers and Sailors Monument (St Paul, Minnesota)

Description

The St Paul Soldiers and Sailors Monument honours United States veterans of the Civil War and their victories for the union and abolition of slavery. The statue depicts Josias R. King, said to be the first Minnesotan to volunteer to fight for the union and is sculpted out of Vermont marble. The statue features King standing and holding a rifle and has a distinct backdrop of the Cathedral of St Paul. The statue is maintained and funded for by the city of St. Paul and has undergone multiple restorations.

Date

1903-01-01

Contributor

Gretasporcich

Language

English

Type

Site

Identifier

2474

Date Created

1897-01-01

Date Issued

1903-11-20

Extent

0m x 0m x NaNm

Medium

DeCarlo, Peter J., ‘The complicated history of St Paul’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial’, MinnPost, 23 June 2020, https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2020/06/the-complicated-history-of-st-pauls-soldiers-and-sailors-memorial/. DeCarlo, Peter J., ‘Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, St Paul’, MNOpedia, last modified 3 March 2022, https://www.mnopedia.org/thing/soldiers-and-sailors-memorial-st-paul. Ringham, Eric, ‘Massacre clouds story of the soldier on Minnesota’s pedestal’, MPR News, 27 September 2018, https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/27/iconic-minnesota-soldier-part-of-atrocity. Sepic, Matt, ‘Amid debate over Civil War statues, Minn. restores monument to first volunteer soldier’, 18 August 2017, https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/08/18/restorers-preserve-monument-minnesota-civil-war-regular-soldier. ‘Soldiers and Sailors Memorial’, Historic Twin Cities, 28 January 2019, http://www.historictwincities.com/2019/01/28/soldiers-and-sailors-memorial/. ‘Soldiers and Sailors Monument’, St Paul Minnesota, accessed 10 February 2024, https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation-centers/parks-recreation-programs/public-art/soldiers. ‘St. Paul Civil War Memorial’, The Historical Marker Database, accessed 10 February 2024, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=231550.

Spatial Coverage

current,44.94804974317406,-93.10742963556406;previous2,44.94732192302793,-93.10820326021823;

Rights Holder

John K. Daniels (face of the statue)

Europeana

Country

USA

Europeana Data Provider

St Paul Soldiers and Sailors Monument (St Paul, Minnesota)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/St_Paul_Soldiers_and_Sailors_Monument_(St_Paul,_Minnesota)

Monument Type

Statue - high ranking official

Erected by

Grand Army of the Republic

Funded by

Anchor Post #21 of the Grand Army of the Republic

Run by

City of St Paul

Material

Bronze,Marble

Inscription

Side 1, West side -‘To perpetuate the memory of the Union Soldiers and Sailors of the War of 1861 — 1865 · Their patriotism inspired unquestioning devotion · Their valor was attested on hard-won battlefields · Their suffering and sacrifice exalted the glorious cause and ennobled the splendid triumph.’ Side 2, North side - ‘The victories they helped achieve preserved the Union of the States · Abolished slavery · Established the National Prestige · Opened new avenues for the development of man and the advancement of liberty.’ Side 3, East side - ‘Erected through the instrumentality of the Allied Organizations of the City of St. Paul · Grand Army of the Republic · A.D. 1903 · The statue represents Josias R. King · The first man to volunteer in the First Minnesota Infantry · The first regiment tendered the government for the suppression of the rebellion.’

Cost

$9000

State

Minnesota

County

Ramsey

Affiliation

Union

Indigenous Land

Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Wahpekute

City

St Paul

Address2

intersection of old 4th and Dayton Avenues

Location Type

City