Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This monument is two marble pylons on either side of the Parkway that frame the Philadelphia Art Museum. The South pylon is dedicated to sailors, and includes one holding binoculars, and another wounded. The North one is for soldiers, including two equestrians, two carrying rifles, one carrying a bugle, and another wounded. Above these sculptures are low relief engravings of a woman in classical armour. Unlike many other depictions of Civil War soldiers, standing at ease, the figures in this monument are in the action of battle. The inclusion of horses and weapons in a complex high-relief scene conveys the chaos of war. The realism is heightened by the inclusion of wounded soldiers, who might not feature in an idealised representation. However, there is little recognition of the cause of the Civil War. There is only one Black American depicted, as well as a short quote by Lincoln about freedom. This monument has much more emphasis on the Union than emancipation. This can be contrasted with the All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors, also in Logan Square.

Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios

american,ceremonialbuiltworks,unionmonument

amira24

English

Site

2825

1921-01-01

1927-01-01

12.192000000000002m x 4.038600000000001m x 0.254m

Association for Public Art - https://www.associationforpublicart.org/artwork/civil-war-soldiers-and-sailors-memorial-two-pylons/ HMDB - https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=194370 Smithsonian - https://www.si.edu/object/civil-war-soldiers-sailors-memorial-sculpture%3Asiris_ari_14490

current,39.959667,-75.172617;

Hermon Atkins MacNeil

USA

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

TEXT

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Civil_War_Soldiers_and_Sailors_Memorial__Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania

Stone – carved

City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission Memorial Hall

Granite,Marble - grey

One country One constitution One destiny Each for himself gathered up the cherished purposes of life its aims and ambitions its dearest affections and flung all with life itself into the scale of battle Donelson The Peninsula Antietam Murfreesboro Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Chickamauga Chattanooga Petersburg Atlanta Appomattox 1861 1865

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Union

Philadelphia

City