- CountryUS
- Town:TX Austin
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Year of creation:1907
- Rider(s):Wheeler, Joseph
(1836 –1906) was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during war time for two opposing forces: first as a noted cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the United States Army during both the Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War near the turn-of-the-twentieth-century. For much of the Civil War he served as the senior cavalry general in the Army of Tennessee and fought in most of its battles in the Western Theater. Statue in Austin, Texas.
- Sculptor(s):Coppini, Pompeo
(1870 –1957) was an Italian sculptor who emigrated to the United States. Although his works can be found in Italy, Mexico and a number of American states, the majority of his work can be found in Texas.
In commemoration of the valour of the eighth Texas Cavalry better known as ‘Terry’s Texas Rangers’ provisional army of the confederate states 1861 – 1865 erected 1907 by surviving comrades
