ROCK ISLAND, Illinois-- On Wednesday afternoon people gathered at the Rock Island County Courthouse to unveil a new piece of history.
The Civil War Soldiers Monument Restoration project completed a soldier recreation made up of bronze. The monument was created by a local Moline artist, John Ketner of Lost Arts Studio.
"He's been standing there for about 150 years and we want him to do that again, there's a monument for every war that's been fought by Americans since the foundation of our country," said Captain Ron Erickson.
The soldier itself cost about $36,000 dollars, leaders of the project said the money was raised through private donations.
The next step is to recreate the names of past soldiers on the memorial.