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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Messrs. Batterson, Canfield, & Company,     History -- United States     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Object -- Weapon     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Meriden     Sculpture

Meriden Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Messrs. Batterson, Canfield, & Company, fabricator. Title:  Meriden Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  June 18, 1873. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Tan Westerly (?) granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 45 x 10 x 10 ft. Inscription:  (Base front:) Batterson, Canfield & Co./Hartford, CT/TO THE MEMORY OF/OUR FELLOW CITIZENS/WHO DIED/IN DEFENSE OF THE GOVERNMENT. 1861-65/ERECTED 1873 (Northwest shaft, front:) ANTIETAM/GETTYSBURG (Southwest shaft:) VICKSBURG/FORT FISHER (Southeast:) ATLANTA/APPOMATTOX (List of 40 names) (Northeast:) NEW BERNE/ROANOKE ISLAND (List of 38 names) unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  A 38 foot shaft of Westerly granite surmounted by a 7 foot figure of a union soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform consisting of a long coat, a cape buttoned at the top and a cap. The moustached figure holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the gun rests in front of his proper left foot. His proper right foot is forward and bent at the knee. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Meriden Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Meriden, Department of Parks & Recreation, 460 Liberty Street, Meriden, Connecticut 06450 Located City Hall, 148 East Main Street, Meriden, Connecticut 06450 Remarks:  IAS files contain a copy of the Meriden Record Journal (Meriden, CT), Aug. 19, 1983. Total cost of the monument was $11,000; funds were raised by members of the Merriam Post of the G.A.R., who themselves contributed $1,000. An iron fence originally surrounded the monument; in front of it were four cannon captured from the Confederates. During World War II, these cannon were donated to the scrap drive. 20,000 attended the statue's dedication. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. Meriden Daily Republican (Meriden, CT), April 30, 1873. The Daily Call (West Meriden, CT), June 19, 1873. Meriden Record-Journal (Meriden, CT), Aug. 19, 1983. 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 CT000096   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000096 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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