Minnesota Monument

United States historic place

Significant dates

Minnesota Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


34°43′28″N 92°15′25″W / 34.72444°N 92.25694°W / 34.72444; -92.25694
Area	less than one acre
Built	1916 (1916)
Sculptor	John Karl Daniels
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Part of	Little Rock National Cemetery (ID96001496)
MPS	Civil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP reference No.	96000498^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 3, 1996
Designated CP	December 20, 1996

The Minnesota Monument is an American Civil War memorial in the Little Rock National Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. Also known as "Taps", it depicts a Union Army soldier, his bare head slightly bowed. His hands resting on the butt of his rifle, which is inverted, with the barrel resting on the ground. The bronze sculpture is 7 feet (2.1 m) tall, and is mounted on a granite base about 8 feet (2.4 m) tall. It is dedicated to the 36 soldiers from Minnesota who are buried here. The sculpture was designed by John Karl Daniels, and was funded by the state of Minnesota. It was dedicated in 1916.^[2]

The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Minnesota Monument" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved February 11, 2016.