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26th Regt. Conn. Vols. Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Smith Granite Company, contractor. Title:  26th Regt. Conn. Vols. Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Twenty-sixth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 19, 1902. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Westerly granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 27 x 8 x 8 ft. Inscription:  (Lower front of obelisk, in polished lettering:) 26th REGT. CONN. VOLS./(Front of obelisk, incised lettering:) ERECTED/TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/26th/REGIMENT/CONN. VOLUNTEER/INFANTRY./(Front of obelisk, raised lettering:) PORT HUDSON (East side of obelisk:) MAY 27, 1863 (North side of obelisk, in polished recessed area, incised lettering:) TOTAL MEMBERSHIP/825/CASUALTIES/KILLED IN ACTION 52/WOUNDED 142/DIED IN SERVICE 84 (West side of obelisk:) JUNE 14, 1863 unsigned Description:  The monument consists of an obelisk mounted on a two-stepped, rough-finished, square base. The obelisk is adorned with three bands of rough-finished stone. Below the second band is a raised image consisting of crossed rifles with bayonets, a wreath, a knapsack, and a canteen. Each side of the obelisk above the second band is adorned with raised images of the regiment's badge. On the north side of the lowest section of the obelisk is a raised image of a knapsack with the raised numerals 26. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Other -- Wreath Dress -- Accessory -- Knapsack Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Norwich Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Norwich, Department of Public Works, 50 Clinton Avenue, Norwich, Connecticut 06360 Located Little Plain Park, Crossways Street, Broadway & Union, Norwich, Connecticut Remarks:  The monument was erected to the memory of the 26th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. The 26th participated in the Siege of Port Hudson, May 27th to July 7, 1863. The monument cost $2,000, of which $1,000 was appropriated by the State Legislature in 1899, and the remaining $1,000 matched locally. A Monument Committee was established to erect the monument, with L. O. Smith of New York as chairman. For related articles see: the Norwich Bulletin, March 30, 1899, Aug 9, 1900, and Aug. 20, 1902, pg. 5. References:  National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CT0019, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994. Monumental News, Feb., Oct. 1902. 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 CT000274   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000274 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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