In 1883 the city of Boston donated the Cavalry Group, which
stands to the right 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 on the exterior.
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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