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five feet high and the eagle measures eleven 
feet from tip to tip of wings. The bronze work 
was cast by the Roman Bronze Works, of Brook- 
lyn, N. Y. 
The statue of History, recording Iowa’s part in 
the battle, is a fine, strongly modeled figure, well 
draped, and poised to sustain a difficult attitude. 
The monument is placed on a rise of ground 
where the Iowa troops were engaged in the mem- 
orable battle, and towering above its back- 
ground of trees is one of the striking features 
of the battlefield. The work of transporting 
the different pieces to the site was a large under- 
taking, but was accomplished without mishap. 
The stones were taken up the Tennessee river 
by boat, and transported to the battlefield on 
wagons. 
The soldiers of Iowa were in the battle’s front 
at Shiloh. There were eleven regiments in the 
fight and the names of over 2,200 of Iowa’s sons 
appeared in the list of casualties. It is said on 
good authority that the first day’s battle at Shi- 
loh was one of the most sanguinary of modern 
times, considering the number of men engaged, 
and is entitled to be classed among the great 
battles of the world. 
The Iowa state monument on the battlefield of 
Shiloh, illustrated on this page, is an imposing 
shaft of light Barre granite 75 feet high and 34 
feet square at the base. It has just been com- 
pleted and a public dedication was planned for 
Memorial Day. 
The bronze statue of History on the base, the 
surmounting eagle and Corinthian capital, the 
band around the shaft and the other bronze work 
was modeled by F. E. Triebel, of New York, 
who was awarded the commission for the me- 
morial. The Harrison Granite Co., of New York, 
were the sub-contractors. 
There are five bases, on one of which History 
stands, inscribing the deeds of the Iowa soldiers 
upon the die, an architecturally treated composi- 
tion with pilasters at the corners. The statue 
is twelve feet high, and the die is seven feet 
square by 8 Ret high. The bronze capital is 
Iowa State Monument at SHiloH. 
