Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-15

IS erecty and confidently as any OF his SOL
dicrs could ask.
Tie view Of the group from Pennsylvania
avenue will present the great warriors pro-
lie, probably his most characteristic pose.
Eut the sight of the rider from the White
House Will be especially fine. The Sherman
manifest in Mr.. Jensen 5 worl- IS a man of
pronounced strength, Of great tenacity or
opinion and of unyie!ding purpose, and
these qualities are delineatcd in Mr.. Jen-
sens model even when viewed from as
great distance Us the Executive Mansion.
Whep riding At The head of the troops as
sembled here at the close of the war Cen
cral Shermans hat was carried crumped
in his right hand. This has been made the
excuse for of the most picturesque
touches OF the group, General Sherman be-
ing bareheaded and his hat held firmly
against mis- saddle cloth. In order TO make
the portrait statue as lifelille as possible
Mrs. ROhl-Smith and Mr.. Jensen obtained
from the authorities General Sherman's
service saddle and cloth and hired Sergeant
Joseph Duific of Grants army to assist in
arranging these trappings.
, The Bas-Reliefs.
The bas-Teliefs were executed by Mr.
Henry II. KitSon OF Boston, assisted by Mr.
Jensen. These are placed below the rider
and on the four sides OF the pedestal one of
them representing General Sherman stand
ing by his camp fire in the forest at mid
night About him on the ground lie his of
| ltCefS, ana ltfthef away, just where Inc
! trees begin to hide them FROM view, are the
priv tes sleeping son.dly with their KNAPP
sacks ana guns beside them on the ground.
Another of the scenes p0rtrIys tao storIninG
| OF Missionary Ridge on the north side is a
! scene showing Shermans army Marching
Through Georgia" and on the south side of
| the pedestal is depicted the battle of At
| lanta.
The groups, Peace and War, attract more
attention IS works of art than any other
| portion of the statue. These are placed be-
| fore the bas-re!ief on the east and west
| sides of the pedestal Stephan Sinding
started the groups in Denmark, after haV-
| ing promised to bring them over and COM
| We're about to he shipped he was taken i'll
| and sent Carl j. Bonnesen in his place.
| After having completed the group Peace"
| he returned to Denmark and Sigvald Ash
jorDsen completed the last group, War"
The Medallions.
| The medalions were designed by Mr.
! Kitson and represent Generals Logan
| Ransom. Grierson. Blair Dodge, O. O..
| Howard. Macpherson and ]. A Smith. They
! are placed also on the east and west sides
| of the pedestal. The four ful-sized figures
| or soldiers are placed the four corners
of the granite platform on which the ped
estal rests. Three of these were completed
by Mr.. Rohl-Smith before his death, the
| other is the work of Sigvald Asbjornsen of
! Chicago. They represent enlisted men of
| the engineer. artillery, cavalry and in
| fantry branches of the service. The badge
| of the Society of the Army of the Terines-
| see, a spread-eagle with arrows in It's tai
l ons. and across it's breast the symbol ''41
| rounds" ornaments the south end of the
| pedestal
On the front of the pedestal, carved in
| the granite. is the Inscription:
| William TecumSeh Sherman,
| 1S20-1S91.
Below this i6 craven in the stone the fol.