Col. Jos. R. Cockerill

Col. J. R. Cockerill, bronze relief portrait

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Col. Jos. R. Cockerill, bronze relief portrait

Jos. R. Cockerill, Col.

Cost: $183 for bronze,

by Federal Government

Sculptor: T.A.R. Kitson

Erected: June 12, 1918

Location: Union Avenue,
50 yards West of Tour Stop 5

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

On hearing the news of Vicksburg's surrender, President Lincoln declared, "The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea."