Maine Monument, (sculpture).

Maine Monument, (sculpture).

Bodwell Granite Company, fabricator.

Maine Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 8, 1908.

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Gray granite and black granite.

Overall: approx. H. 25 ft.; Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. 6 in.

(On front of shaft:) MAINE // MAINE'S TRIBUTE TO HER SOLDIERS WHO DIED WHILE PRISONERS OF WAR AT SALISBURY, N.C. 1864-1865 // ONE COUNTRY - ONE FLAG (On west side of shaft:) "THEY FOUGHT FOR PEACE, -FOR PEACE THEY FELL,- THEY SLEEP I PEACE, AND ALL IS WELL." (On south side of shaft:) "TO LIVE IN HEARTS, WE LEAVE BEHIND, IS NOT TO DIE." (On east side of shaft:) NEITHER HUNGER, THIRST, NOR OFFERED BRIBES, AFFECTED THEIR LOYALTY

A gray granite figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle vertically in front of him with both hands resting on the barrel and the rifle butt resting by his feet. He stands with his left leg forward and his left foot extending over the base. He wears a small cap and a long coat with a short cape thrown back over his right shoulder. The soldier stands atop a tall gray granite shaft that is adorned on each corner with a polished black granite column. The front of the shaft is adorned with a bronze image of the Maine state seal. Around the foot of the shaft are four polished black granite mortars, one at each corner.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Salisbury

Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420

Located Salisbury National Cemetery, 202 Government Road, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144

The memorial was erected by the state of Maine in honor of Maine soldiers who lost their lives while prisoners of war at Salisbury, North Carolina. IAS files contain a copy of the Report of the Maine Commissioners on the Monument Erected at Salisbury, N.C., 1908.

National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005.

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