| Additional Information: | HENRY SCHEELE, SR. WAS THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE MONUMENT.
2020-2024 Targeted Resurvey of Sheboygan information:
Located at the southeast corner of Fountain Park, this monument rises 46 feet high and is constructed of granite that was quarried in Barre, Vermont. Italian artisans carved the military figure at the top, while the rest was cut and chiseled in Vermont. The monument was erected by the Henry Scheele Monument Company of Sheboygan. It weighs a reported 75 tons. The inscription reads, “In Remembrance of the Heroes Who Fought for the Union 1861-1865."
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument, built in honor of those who either served and/or died during the service in the Civil War, was dedicated on 17 October 1889. The dedicatory address was given by U.S. Senator John C. Spooner. The memorial was conceived at a meeting held in July 1888, by the Gustavus Wintermeyer Post of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The monument committee, which was selected by Henry Stocks, was comprised of James H. Mead, George End, Thomas M. Blackstock, Michael Winter and John M. Kohler. A fair was held in October 1888 and the proceeds—a total of $1,891.06--were donated to the monument fund. Thereafter, subscriptions were solicited and Blackstock was the largest contributor with $1,000. Although anticipated to cost $6,000, the actual cost was $5,000.
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| Bibliographic References: | SHEBOYGAN PRESS 6/5/1994.
LJM Architects, Inc. City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Architectural and Historical Intensive Survey Report. City of Sheboygan Historic Preservation Commission & Department of City Development; 2002, 2004 & 2006.
Citations from the 2020-2024 Targeted Resurvey recommendation write-up:
“Scheele Monument Co. Marks Centennial,” The Sheboygan Press, 2 July 1971, 13.
“Public Spirited Citizens of Sheboygan Raised $5,000 for Fountain Park Hero Monument,” The Sheboygan Press, 15 June 1925, 1-2; “Monument Erected in Fountain Park,” The Sheboygan Press, 13 June 1933, 21; “Monument to Veterans was Built in 1889,” The Sheboygan Press, 21 June 1937, 8; “News and Views of Sheboygan City and County: Fountain Park,” The Sheboygan Press, 3 July 1939, 2; “Thousands Find Rest, Fun in City’s Parks,” The Sheboygan Press, 10 August 1953, 7; Newsbrief (re: civil war monument), The Sheboygan Press, 6 September 1975, 13; Jan Hildebrand, “Civil War Monument Turns 100 This Month,” The Sheboygan Press, 21 October 1989, 4. |
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