In 1883 the city of Boston donated the Cavalry Group, which
stands to the east of the Lincoln statue. It shows a dying
Union soldier who fell from his horse, supported by a comrade.
Cavalry Sculpture Group
Four bronze military groups anchor the Lincoln tomb design at Oak
Ridge Cemetery. Larkin Mead, who designed
all of them, sketched Civil War battle scenes for Harper's
Weekly in 1861 before moving to Italy.
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