Our Heroes: Civil War Monument, 1869-70
Leonard Wells Volk
Rosehill Cemetery
East
central section
5800 North Ravenswood
Avenue
A Union standard bearer, holding a flag in his left hand
and bugle in his right, is depicted in marble and stands atop a 30-foot tall
square limestone shaft. The monument is dedicated to Union soldiers who died in
the Civil War and 230 veterans are buried in large plots east of this
site.
The four bronze plaques at the
base show members of the four branches of the military: Union cavalry,
infantry, artillery and naval units. The artist, Leonard Volk, is buried in
this cemetery as well and is best known for his plaster casts of Abraham
Lincoln’s face and hands, made in 1860 and used by many other sculptors, such
as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, in their own portrayals of the 16th
President.
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