Civil War Soldiers' Monument
October 17th, 1871 / T S Jones / Pomeroy
Statue of a Union soldier with rifle in hand seated on a stack of logs and looking off into the distance. It is mounted on a high stone base on a hillside beside the courthouse. Around the base of the statue are eight bronze plaques, the one to the front reading: In Memory of the Soldiers of Meigs County, 1861-1866. Their Country Asked Their Lives, Their Lives They Gave.
On the remaining seven panels are inscribed the names on the men and boys of Meigs County who gave their lives during the war.
Location: Corner of 2nd st. and Mulberry Ave.
Title
Civil War Soldiers' Monument
Description
Statue of a Union soldier with rifle in hand seated on a stack of logs and looking off into the distance. It is mounted on a high stone base on a hillside beside the courthouse. Around the base of the statue are eight bronze plaques, the one to the front reading: In Memory of the Soldiers of Meigs County, 1861-1866. Their Country Asked Their Lives, Their Lives They Gave.
On the remaining seven panels are inscribed the names on the men and boys of Meigs County who gave their lives during the war.
On the remaining seven panels are inscribed the names on the men and boys of Meigs County who gave their lives during the war.
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Date
October 17th, 1871
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Media Sculpture Height
10'4""
Creation Date
06/01/1870
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