Roselawn Cemetery Cannons and Cannonballs (Pueblo, Colorado)
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The Civil War Cannons monument is located in the Civil War section of Pueblo's Roselawn Cemetery, at the southern edge of Block 12, near the cemetery entrance. It consists of two Civil War-era cannons, one facing southwest, the other facing southeast, mounted on cut sandstone bases on either side of a south-facing marble plaque mounted to a cut sandstone base. The marble plaque reads: "Civil War Memorial Erected in 1902 by the Women's Relief Corps, G.A.R." Attached to the plaque are two brass flags; the US flag in the upper left corner, and the Confederate Stars and Bars in the upper right corner. Attached to the bottom center of the plaque is a brass insignia reading, "Woman's Relief Corps 1863." In front of the cannons are four cannonballs. Two flagpoles flank the plaque.
Monument type:
Flagpole
Artist:
Unknown
Dedication Date:
1902-01-01
Address:
Pueblo
Pueblo County
Colorado
USA
Inscription:
Marble plaque reads "Civil War Memorial Erected in 1902 by the Women's Relief Corps, G.A.R." Muzzle of southwestern-facing cannon engraved with "277" and "JWR." Muzzle of southeastern-facing cannon engraved with "198" and "JWR." The initials "J.W.R." are those of Major James Wolfe Ripley, the army ordnance officer who inspected the guns for quality. The numbers "277" and "198" are the registry numbers of the guns, both cast at Cyrus Alger's foundry in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Conception Date:
Opening Date:
1902-01-01
Material:
Red sandstone bases, iron cannons and cannonballs, marble plaque with brass embossed flags
Size:
1.524m x 0.254m x 0.6096m
Creator:
Unknown
Cost / Value:
Unknown
Erected by:
Women's Relief Corps of the G.A.R., Upton Post Corps No. 8 Auxiliary; an organization founded by the wives of local Civil War veterans.
Funded by:
Unknown
Run by:
Roselawn Cemetery
Indigenous Land
Organization/Curator:
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