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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Chicopee Bronze Works,     Hines, George A.,     Henkel, Charles,     Estey Company,     Carrick Brothers,     History -- United States     Occupation -- Military     Figure male -- Full length     Dress -- Uniform     Object -- Weapon     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Brattleboro     Sculpture

Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Chicopee Bronze Works, founder. Hines, George A., designer. Henkel, Charles, designer. Estey Company, design firm. Carrick Brothers, fabricator. Title:  Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1886-1887. Dedicated June 17, 1887. Medium:  Bronze on a gray granite base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 20 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque east side depicts a coat of arms with stars & stripes and a cow, a pine tree and a plow) (Plaque north side:) NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY DID HERE/BIG BETHEL, BULL RUN,/LEE'S MILL, SAVAGE'S STATION,/ANTIETAM, FREDRICKSBURG,/PORT HUDSON, WILDERNESS,/SPOTSYLVANIA, GOLD HARBOR,/PETERSBURG, WINCHESTER,/CEDAR CREEK, MOBILE,/SAILOR'S CREEK. (Plaque west side:) WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE/WITH CHARITY FOR ALL (These words circle a figure of a black slave kneeling, receiving papers) (Plaque south face:) THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES/THE LOYALTY AND PATRIOTISM/OF THE MEN OF BRATTLEBORO/WHO FOUGHT FOR/LIBERTY AND THE UNION/IN THE GREAT REBELLION OF/1861 - 1865/ENLISTED 385 DIED IN SERVICE 31./ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL TOWN/A.D. 1887. Description:  Standing figure of a Civil War soldier dressed in uniform with a shawl coat to his knees and a hat. His proper left foot is forward. He holds a rifle with both hands by the end with the butt resting at his feet. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Brattleboro Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Brattleboro, Parks & Recreation Department, 230 Main Street, Municipal Center, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 Located Town Common, Park Place, Putney Road & Linden Street, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 Remarks:  George A. Hines of the Estey Company was the designer of the monument. A local wood carver Charles Henkel, who also worked at the Estey Organ Co., possibly contributed to the design of the figure. M. H. Mosman of Chicopee, Massachusetts, modeled and furnished the bronze figure and tablets. The statue was dedicated on Bunker Hill Day, June 17, 1887. At the time of the dedication, it was referred to as the Soldiers Monument. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992. Cabot, Mary Rogers, "Annals of Brattleboro," Brattleboro, VT: Hildreth & Co., 1922, pg. 902. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS VT000231   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000231 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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