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Massachusetts, (sculpture). Artist:  Mosman, Melzar Hunt, 1845-1926, sculptor. Title:  Massachusetts, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Massachusetts Soldier's Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: rough-cut granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 5 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (On bronze base of sculpture, north side, just below figure's left foot:) M. H. MOSMAN/SCULPTOR (Front of base, raised:) MASSACHUSETTS (On bronze plaque, sourth side of base:) 2d Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry/20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry/30th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry/34th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry/37th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry/38th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry/2d Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry/3d Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry/1st Battery Artillery (On north side of base:) TO THE/VALOR/OF THE/SONS OF MASSACHUSETTS/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE/UNION/IN THE/SHENANDOAH VALLEY/1861-1865 signed Description:  A bronze figugure of a Civil War soldier in military uniform, wearing a visored cap and carrying a rifle over his right shoulder as he marches with his right leg forward. He holds the butt of the rifle in his proper right hand and rests its barrel on his proper right shoulder. The figure is mounted on a two-tiered granite base with a rusticated finish and a bronze inscription plaque on one side. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Winchester Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420 Located Winchester National Cemetery, 401 National Avenue, Winchester, Virginia 22601 Remarks:  The monument was erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in honor of the members of the Massachusetts Infantry, Cavalry and Battery Artillery divisions who died in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1994. National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005. 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 VA000302   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000302 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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