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Old 08-13-2007, 07:06 PM
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Default Equestrian Statues of Great Civil War Leaders



Robert E. Lee at the University of Texas.

There's an issue about this goin' on at Texas boys. Check out this link:

Is A Museum The Right Place For Confederate Statues?
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Old 08-13-2007, 08:35 PM
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Happy to repeat this:

I'm particularly fond of the Grant on a Horse statue in Lincon Park in Chicago.







Well that's just the top, statue part, and not from the best side. Check out this photo of the whole monument:

http://www.city-data.com/picfilesv/picv11085.php

And you can walk under it, and see it from both sides!

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Old 08-14-2007, 12:20 PM
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No picture but while in St. Louis, I saw one of Franz Siegel in the big city park where all the museums are.
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