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Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Ames Manufacturing Company, founder. Jenny and Nelback, fabricator. Title:  Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1901. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 216 x 36 x 36 in.; Base: approx. 216 x 120 x 120 in. Inscription:  Ames Foundry, Chicopee, MA (On front of base:) Erected under the auspices of L. M. Wheeler/Post No. 92 Dept. of/N.Y.G.A.R. 1901/NOT FOR THEMSELVES/BUT FOR THEIR COUNTRY (On back of base:) Saratoga honors the men who fought for, and maintained the Union of the States/NYGAR 1901 Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of a Civil War soldier. He wears a uniform and cap. He grasps the hilt of a sword with his proper right hand; the sword hangs on his proper left side. He holds a furled United States flag against his proper left side. The end of the flagpole rests on the ground beside him. The bronze figure stands atop granite base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Saratoga Springs Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Greenridge Cemetery Association, Greenridge Place, Saratoga, New York 12866 Located Greenridge Cemetery, Lincoln Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1992. 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 NY000989   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000989 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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