Erastus B. Wolcott is a public art work by American artist Francis Herman Packer, located in Lake Park on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The bronze equestrian commemorates military officer and physician Erastus B. Wolcott.[2] It is located in the center of Lake Park, near Eight Stone Lions and the North Point Lighthouse.

It is said that his wife wrote the epitaph. The inscription reads:

Brig. Gen. Erastus B. Wolcott

Surgeon General of Wisconsin in the Civil War and for thirteen years afterward.
He lived a blameless life. Eminent in his profession. A lover of humanity. Who delighted to serve his fellowmen, his city state and nation.

Fraternity - Charity - Equality - Devotion to Country

References

  1. ^ "General Erastus B. Wolcott (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ Buck, Diane M. and Virginia A. Palmer (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook. The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.