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Lauman, Jacob Gartner

soldier, was born Jan. 20, 1813, in Taneytown, Md. He served in the civil war and was made brigadier-general of volunteers in 1862. He died in February, 1867, in Burlington, Iowa. LAUNITZ, ROBERT EBERHARD, sculptor, was born Nov. 4, 1806, in Russia. He has been called the father of monumental art in America. Among his productions are the Pulaski monument in Savannah, Ga.; the Battle monument in Frankfort, Ky.; and the monument to Gen. George H. Thomas in Troy, N. Y.

He died Dec. 13, 1870, in New York city.