. Savannah and its surroundings . etly removed the body and buried it in an un-marked spot. Savannah and Its Surroundmgs. 25 THE PULASKI MONUMENT. The Pulaski monumentill Monterey square, inmemory of Brigadier-Gen-eral Count Casimer Pulas-ki, is the last work of thefamous German sculptor,Launitz. The corner stoneof the monument was laidin Chippewa square in1825, with the corner stoneof the Greene monument,but was removed to Mon-terey square in 1853. Themonument is of Italianmarble and is about fiftyfeet high and surmountedby a statue of Libertyholding the banner of theStains and Stripes. Itis
. Savannah and its surroundings . etly removed the body and buried it in an un-marked spot. Savannah and Its Surroundmgs. 25 THE PULASKI MONUMENT. The Pulaski monumentill Monterey square, inmemory of Brigadier-Gen-eral Count Casimer Pulas-ki, is the last work of thefamous German sculptor,Launitz. The corner stoneof the monument was laidin Chippewa square in1825, with the corner stoneof the Greene monument,but was removed to Mon-terey square in 1853. Themonument is of Italianmarble and is about fiftyfeet high and surmountedby a statue of Libertyholding the banner of theStains and Stripes. Itis seen at a glance thatthe monument is intendedfor a soldier who is losinghis life while fighting;wounded, he falls from hishorse still grasping hissword. The date, October9, 1779, is recorded abovethe subject. The coats ofarms of Poland and Geor-gia, surrounded by branch-^es of laurel, ornament thecornice on two sides, whilethe eagle, emblem of liber-ty, courage and independ-ence, and the symbolic bird of Poland and America, rests. THE PULASKI MONUaiENT. 26 Savannah and Its Surroundings. upon both. The reversed cannon on the corners of the dieare emblematic of military loss and mourning, and give themonument a strong military character. Count Pulaski fell mortally wounded in the siege of Sa-vannah near the spot now occupied by the Central Railroadpassenger depot. He was born in 1746, and was leader of aband of patriots confederated to relieve their native landfrom Russian oppression. In the struggle Austrian andPrussian troops were hurried to the assistance of the Rus-sian forces in Poland. Against these overwhelming odds,Pulaski and his little band bravely contended, but they wereoverpowered and the severest punishments were inflictedupon those who were captured. Pulaski fled to he learned of the struggle of the Americans for inde-pendence and tendered his services, which were accepted byCongress, and the rank of Brigadier-General was conferredupon him. After havin
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