Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
c. ROGERS CLARK.
VIRGINIA PATRIOT.
SAVED HIS STATE
Intrepid Leader Was Born
Near Charlottesville, No
vember 10, 1852.
WAS HEROIC SPIRIT OF
REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD
Brother of William Clark, of
Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Woodsman From Youth.
ny CHARITIES HENRY DOM.

N!rginin. youthful figure mounted
on horseback. and one OF the mos,
daring leaders OF the Revolutionar,
period, IS the principal subject Of /.
n"'abi. group or figures In bronze, de.
signed and completed recently bY
captain Robert Aiken. United state.
Army. American sculptor soldier, VIII,
served his country ga!lantiy In tn.
| !at. VAR. but since the signing OF IN.
! af'hist'cc has returned TO nj,
native Rand 20 engage In creating he
/ role and monumental examples or IN,
plastic art,
| The Virginia patriot. who snrvcJ
his native state and country and yor
the day for tho Meg. and the grca
! southwest. Is portrayed by the sculp
tor as being on horseback. and :.
I c'asp!nE the rcins or his stecd's bridl.
! With his lief, hand. while his RICH,
arm Is outstretchcd. rs II TO poin
! the way 10 his valorous riflcIncn. 1,
victory.
| The fsurc OF tho young mIIitar,
leader ~ about eight feet in heiYh,
| and on horseback he towers abou
ten and halt feet high. He In clar
/ IN the bucksiSin costume OF the PORTO,
t"arly Colonial days.. such as III.
I pioneer Daniel I!oonc essayed. anc
his cap Of beaver skin shows a bcavc,
tail dangling jauntiiy at the eide.
iins Cynical F:Iprr.sion.
There Ia almost cynical cIprcs
sion on the fact OF the young soldier
but with this is n certain look o.
determination. which unuucstionabl,
MAS associated with tho character a
i George Rogers Clark, valiant Vir
gilman.
rms intrcp"d leader was born nca
s.. Charlottesville. Albcrnaric Count.
November 10. 1862 He was bro,h..
81 william Clark. Of the fumou
lewis aad Clark Expeditions. am
vas q wnodsman from his youth.
Altogether, there arc seven Azure.
IN THIS bronze group, designed by tn.
neu,p'or az memorial To the her,
of Vinccnncs.
Three Indinnn I. Group.
In HIS march through tho wilder
ness General Clark often encounters,
various Indian ch!cftians. and so tn.
sculptor has Introduced the figures o
three Indians. who appear in tn,
group.
Evidently hc met these Indians OF
hia way 10 Kaskaskia, One of til.
80" ~ -" i"uiaH rome ans
IL looking a: Clark. the central nEur.
IN. WINE. ,.,.s ''''''N'
.a.,, - -
go" !" cohsla'r 'nc Indians any aeri
Gus barrier In his march on 10 Kas
kaskin MA No., >;t,
Rut "a return 10 the Indians in IN.
h'o'i'' one 'hict ~ crouching upon tn
ground partly clad. and sGuaw 1.
carrying her pnpoose I'M. CONNIE,
- - '"'''sc' mus compIrt
@ 70 ~ 'ne 'o'cs'ouhh. ~
~" patriot band. with their eye
So. nitnS In the sunlight.
r".i"ming the 2atr!oi, and arm,.
MN hint-!oc rifles. are three 10!
tt"tts ana supporters OF the corn
,,iAnHtf OF IN" military forces froi
NTsIh.h. one OF ihc men is engage,
IN hahn''ns Il barr! VITA ropes. pos
IKE; ;hh,S hrs OF rowder. while an
!ett, and ~oodsnan with gun /,
MANI ~ alert. and suggests by hi
III, ,hh.i',ant at'itude. minute man o
'"I PERIOD.
,ssniuts ioak and air OF determine
TO-. wh'ch We have already observe.
~ me leader of the expedition. Whe,
,h ,r.n concncted his famous marc
tweniy-ss* years old, but staiwar
'IHc win hnerrinE aim, and swim
an aN on the outer walls of fortress
II necessary.
iias High Aim
Ills arcWcd object was TO save yir
GINA and Kentucky. and to check tn.
advance OF the enemy in the Yves
and Southwest;
The ti;nc chosen by Captain Aitker
the sculptor. for the portrayal of IN
nero. ~ Just on the eve Of the n;
tack on Fort kaskuskia, an incitlen
famous in the history OF the Reyolu
ton
u was dramatic moment in til
epoch making days OK America, u-hc
hhcRwoodsmen followed the call o
the!r leader and marched through n
mosi impossible obstacles and 10
ireshets, and by sheer courage wo.
victory on OF apparent defeat.
cue OF NIrgininn.
,n Ii statue In honor of George Rog
crs clark. patriot. who saved the da,
i3r MS country in the stormy time
.n' ttrNnlution, is gift OF a Wiz
Ei.'an, ianl {. Mcintyre. n citizen q
t!ariot tcSNiilc, to the University %
asihia' ana upon the completion o
~ ~ nTonZc II VIII Dc unfcls
:" anu aemlcatcd.
1919 rogers CLARK, whose mem
aaS,, naN pech honorcu ny the stain
an'I 90, go Wy captain aiken; was
nm, -; LOT unn comma ndHd u co,'
Inaja, IN ,unInorcs war aBaihee i"'
Uc r, ~ 100. ,,s - pa.r,,I
Iyanrv iater ainca uy q -,
1900 'fpNtTHOT III siH'