Perry in Lake County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hugh Mosher and the "Spirit of '76"
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
1. Hugh Mosher and the "Spirit of '76" Marker
Inscription.
Hugh Mosher and the "Spirit of '76". . Hugh Mosher was the fifer portrayed in Archibald Willard's "Spirit of '76", one of America"s most famous patriotic paintings. Mosher was born on January 29, 1819 in Perry, Lake County (then part of Geauga County), Ohio. He served as Fifer Major in the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. After the conflict, Mosher was considered the finest fifer in the state, and performed at veterans' reunions and other celebrations. Always popular and noted for his generosity, Mosher died on August 15, 1896 and is buried in Brighton (Lorain County), Ohio.
Hugh Mosher was the fifer portrayed in Archibald Willard's "Spirit of '76", one of America"s most famous patriotic paintings. Mosher was born on January 29, 1819 in Perry, Lake County (then part of Geauga County), Ohio. He served as Fifer Major in the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. After the conflict, Mosher was considered the finest fifer in the state, and performed at veterans' reunions and other celebrations. Always popular and noted for his generosity, Mosher died on August 15, 1896 and is buried in Brighton (Lorain County), Ohio.
Erected 1999 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Perry Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 7-43.)
Location. 41° 45.769′ N, 81° 8.822′ W. Marker is in Perry, Ohio, in Lake County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Center Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Located at the Perry Township Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perry OH 44081, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Hugh Mosher at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
2. Hugh Mosher and the "Spirit of '76" Marker
Photo depicted on the marker
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
3. Hugh Mosher and the "Spirit of '76" Marker
Photographed By Archibald Willard (painter), 1875
4. "Spirit of '76" painting
Originally entitled Yankee Doodle, this is one of several versions of a scene painted by Archibald MacNeal Willard in the late nineteenth century that came to be known as The Spirit of '76. Often imitated or parodied, it is one of the most famous images relating to the American Revolutionary War. The life-sized original hangs in Abbot Hall in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
The flag in the painting, often assumed to be the Betsy Ross flag, is actually the Cowpens flag, flown during a major turning point in the war, the Battle of Cowpens.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 904 times since then and 136 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.