▁head ▁is ▁bow ed ▁in ▁cont empl ation ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁cross ▁pro tr ud ing ▁from ▁a ▁m ound ▁of ▁d irt . ▁A ▁hel met ▁hang s ▁from ▁his ▁right ▁arm , ▁leaving ▁his ▁lower ed ▁head ▁bare , ▁and ▁showing ▁off ▁thick ▁lo cks ▁of ▁hair ▁that ▁fall ▁in ▁waves ▁onto ▁his ▁fore head . ▁The ▁soldier ▁was ▁re put edly ▁mode led ▁after ▁silent ▁movie ▁star ▁Francis ▁X . ▁Bush man . ▁Rep lic as ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁are ▁in ▁Storm ▁Lake , ▁Iowa ; ▁Tar ry town , ▁New ▁York ; ▁and ▁Franklin , ▁Massachusetts ▁( as ▁M our ning ▁D ough boy ). ▁ ▁His ▁most ▁famous ▁work ▁is ▁the ▁E quest rian ▁statue ▁of ▁General ▁Thomas ▁" St one wall " ▁Jackson ▁at ▁Man ass as ▁National ▁Battle field ▁Park , ▁near ▁G aines ville , ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁Virginia ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Commission ▁announced ▁a ▁design ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁monument ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁and ▁his ▁winning ▁submission ▁was ▁chosen ▁from ▁ 8 0 ▁entries ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁The ▁monument ▁was ▁dedicated ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 .[ A ] ▁Her c ule an ▁Jackson ▁s its ▁tall ▁upon ▁an ▁equally ▁mus cular ▁horse ▁as ▁he ▁gaz es ▁out ▁across ▁Henry ▁Hill . ▁He ▁we ars ▁a ▁c ape ▁that ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁lifted ▁by ▁a ▁dram atic ▁wind , ▁l ending ▁itself ▁to ▁his ▁hero ic ▁st ance . ▁The ▁large ▁letter