Emmitsburg in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Spirit of the American Doughboy
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
1. The Spirit of the American Doughboy Marker
Emmitsburg In The Great War
This memorial
erected and dedicated in honor of
those from Emmitsburg District
who served in The World War
Bentzel, Arthur H★ Hahn, Martin Luther★ Rowe, Francis Edward★
Elder, Francis Xavier★ Ohler, Vernon Ross★ Schley, Reading★
Gelwicks, Charles F.★ Reifsnider, Robert B.★ Spalding, Henry D.★
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Adelsberger, J. Owen · Althoff, C. Raymond · Annan, Louis L. · Annan, Samuel McN. · Bailey, R. Elmer · Baker, Wilbur · Baumgrdner, Clarence M. · Bishop, James Lloyd · Bowling, J. William · Boyle, Cletus F. · Brown, D. Irwin · Byard, James A. · Byard, Sidney Clay · Byers, Harry Bryan · Click, Earl Norman · Colliflower, John A. · Cool, John · Coyle, Charles Thomas · Cremer, Baxter Byron · Day, John L. · Duffy, William Harris · Duttera, John W. · Eckenrode, Henry B., Jr. · Eichelberger, Charles D. · Eyler, Roy · Felix, Joseph Webb · Ferguson, Russell David · Fitez, Robert Glenn · Frailey, Clarence G. · Frailey, Thomas J. · Frailey, William A. · Galt, Sterling, Jr. · Gay, Roy Francis · Gelwicks, Albert · Gelwicks, Lillian · Gelwicks, Roy · Gillelan, Charles D. ·
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Grimes, Gerald E. · Harbaugh, Charles E. · Harbaugh, Charles L. · Hartdagen, Leroy · Harting, John Mark · Hays, James T. · Hobbs, John · Hoke, Clarence C. · Kelly, Henry W. · Kerrigan, J. Ward · Kerrigan, Robert V. · Klosky, Simon · Knott, Guy A. · Kreitz, Allen F. · Kreitz, John C. · Kreitz, Joseph W. · Kugler, Martin L. · Kump, Charles Wm. · Little, Thomas · Marshall, Thomas · Martin, Maurice G. · McKissick, William L. · McMorris, John Thos. · McNair, Charles A. · Miller, William · Mitchell, James A. · Moser, Allen E. · Moser, Maurice H. · Moser, Roy Jacob · Munshower, Harry L. · Myers, Clarence · Myers, John Joseph · O'Donoghue, D. Allen · O'Donoghue, John A. · O'Donoghue, Sidney E. · Ohler, Charles F. · Ohler, Glenn E. · Ott, George Lewis · Rauth, Carl Martin · Rauth, John William · Rider, Allen F.
Riffle, Charles C. · Rosensteel, Allen C. · Rosensteel, Jno. H. of JA8. · Rowe, Charles J. · Ryan, Joseph M. · Ryder, Gerald N. · Saffer, J. Albert · Sanders, J. Basil · Sayler, Roy Wilbur · Sebold, Felix Bennett · Sellers, Charles E. · Sellers, Robert R. · Seltzer, Ernest Thomas · Seltzer, James Edward · Sentz, Ernest Russell · Sentz, John Edward · Sharrer, Chas. Leander · Shorb, Gerald · Shorb, Joseph Albert · Shuff, Joseph · Shuff, William Clay · Smith, George Pedro
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
2. The Spirit of the American Doughboy Marker
Colored Soldiers
Beatty, Albert Brown, Ward P. Butler, Charles Edward
Erected 1927.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 39° 42.36′ N, 77° 19.955′ W. Memorial is in Emmitsburg, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is on North Main Street near Lincoln Avenue & Frailey Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Emmitsburg MD 21727, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: America Goes to War (here, next to this marker); The Emmit House (here, next to this marker); 306 West Main Street (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Emmitsburg (approx. 0.3 miles away); Emmitsburg Memorial Post
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 18, 2011
3. The Spirit of the American Doughboy Copyright E.M. Viquesney
Regarding The Spirit of the American Doughboy. (Siris)
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture 47260053
♦Artist: Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.
♦Title: The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
♦Dates: Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Installed 1923.
♦Medium: Sculpture: nickel plate; Base: concrete.
♦Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 4 ft.;
♦Base: approx. 6 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 ft.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other locations across the U.S.
Also see . . .
1. The E.M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database- Emmitsburg, Maryland. (Submitted on July 3, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Emmitsburg Area Historical Society. The History behind the Doughboy (Submitted on July 3, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Additional commentary.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 18, 2011
4. The Spirit of the American Doughboy Marker
1. the American Doughboy
... statue stands on the lawn of the Emmit House, once a hotel that frequently hosted Maryland governors, but now an apartment house. It was erected in 1927.
— Submitted July 4, 2011.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 11, 2015
5. The Spirit of the American Doughboy in pieces
July 11, 2015. Apparently, someone missed the turn.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 12, 2017
6. The Spirit of the American Doughboy has risen
Hopefully, the new barriers will help keep him that way.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2025
7. The Spirit of the American Doughboy Marker Detail
My transcription assistant on a November day
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,219 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on July 28, 2015, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 6. submitted on May 12, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 7. submitted on November 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
