Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
- Address: Woodward Ave
- Vicinity: Campus Martius
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1865/00/00 | Governor Austin Blair establishes The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Association to collect funds for a monument commemorating 90,000 Michigan troops who fought for the Union in the Civil War, as well as the 14,823 who died. | |||||
| 1867/00/00 | Randolph Rogers | Sculptor, Architect | With the more than $70,000 in contributions raise, the monument is erected. | |||
| 1867/00/00 | Alexander Chapoton | Architect | With the more than $70,000 in contributions raise, the monument is erected. | |||
| 1872/04/09 | George Armstrong Custer | Dignitary | Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is dedicated to Michigan's sailors and soldiers killed in the Civil War. Attending the dedication were Generals George Armstrong Custer, Philip Sheridan, Thomas J Wood and John Cook. | |||
| 1872/04/09 | Ambrose E Burnside | Dignitary | Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is dedicated to Michigan's sailors and soldiers killed in the Civil War. Attending the dedication were Generals George Armstrong Custer, Philip Sheridan, Thomas J Wood and John Cook. | |||
| 1872/04/09 | Philip H Sheridan | Dignitary | Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is dedicated to Michigan's sailors and soldiers killed in the Civil War. Attending the dedication were Generals George Armstrong Custer, Philip Sheridan, Thomas J Wood and John Cook. | |||
| 1881/07/18 | Four female figures representing Victory, History, Emancipation and Union are added to the monument. |
| Particulars for Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: | |
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| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Historic Use | Monument |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Sight Category | Object |
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