Richard Oglesby Monument, 1919
Leonard Crunelle
Lincoln Park
West of North Cannon
Drive and north of West Fullerton Parkway
This
ten-foot-tall bronze figure honors Richard Oglesby, a Civil War hero and the
fourteenth Governor of Illinois. The Kentucky-born Oglesby was raised in
Decatur, Illinois by an uncle and was elected to the State Senate in 1860 as a
Republican. After his service with the 8th Illinois Infantry
Regiment, President Lincoln made him a Major General. He ran for Governor on
the Union ticket in 1864 and was re-elected in 1872, but subsequently appointed
U.S. Senator in 1873, and again in 1884. A frequent political opponent was
another former general, John Logan, who is honored with an equestrian portrait
in Grant Park.
Unveiled on November 21, 1919, this memorial was the gift
of five individuals: John Barton Payne, J.S. Runnels, John W. Bunn, L.C.
LaForce and Martin B. Bailey. The sculptor, Leonard Crunelle, was mentored by
the famous Chicago artist Lorado Taft. Crunelle portrayed Oglesby holding his
hat in one hand and coat thrown over his arm in a naturalistic fashion, more as
politician than military hero.
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