Jacksonville's Civil War Monument (1920)
Location
City Square Park at State St and Main St., Jacksonville, IL
Information
Summary
Atop a tall pedestal, a standing bronze female figure wearing a garland in her hair, holding a scroll in her left hand and resting her right hand on the hilt of a sword. Below her, on the west side of the base, is a seated woman and standing boy; his hands on top of a helmet resting on the woman's knee. On the east side of the base is a seated male figure, leaning to his left. Below the base figures is a multi'stepped platform with inscribed bronze tablets. Fountains are on the north and south sides.
Medium
Bronze on granite base