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Erastus B. Wolcott (statue)

Coordinates: 43°3′59.152″N 87°52′13.778″W / 43.06643111°N 87.87049389°W / 43.06643111; -87.87049389
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Erastus B. Wolcott
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ArtistFrancis Herman Packer
Year1920
Typebronze
Dimensions470 cm (184 in)
LocationLake Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°3′59.152″N 87°52′13.778″W / 43.06643111°N 87.87049389°W / 43.06643111; -87.87049389
OwnerMilwaukee County Parks

Erastus B. Wolcott is a public art work by American artist Francis Herman Packer, located in Lake Park on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The bronze equestrian commemorates military officer and physician Erastus B. Wolcott.[2] It is located in the center of Lake Park, near Eight Stone Lions and the North Point Lighthouse.

It is said that his wife wrote the epitaph. The inscription reads:

Brig. Gen. Erastus B. Wolcott

Surgeon General of Wisconsin in the Civil War and for thirteen years afterward.
He lived a blameless life. Eminent in his profession. A lover of humanity. Who delighted to serve his fellowmen, his city state and nation.

Fraternity - Charity - Equality - Devotion to Country

References

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  1. ^ "General Erastus B. Wolcott (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ Buck, Diane M. and Virginia A. Palmer (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook. The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.