Artillery Sculpture GroupIn April 1882 the Artillery Group was placed on the Lincoln Tomb's northwest side. A gift from the city of Philadelphia, depicts a scene which sculptor Larkin Mead witnessed on the battlefield near Yorktown, Virginia, early in the Civil War.Enemy fire has dismounted the gun, but the officer in charge escapes unhurt. A wounded soldier lies on one side, while another raises his hands in alarm. <Click on picture to continue. Back to Tour Home |
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