Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Adams & McNichol, contractor.

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

ca. 1916-1917. Dedicated May 31, 1917.

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Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 8 in.

(On front of base:) IN MEMORY/OF THE/VOLUNTEER/SOLDIERS/AND/SAILORS/OF/LYME/ 1861 1865 (Honor roll names are carved on the sides and back of the base) unsigned

Full-length figure of a Union soldier at parade rest. He wears a uniform, overcoat and cap. The cape of his overcoat is thrown over his proper right shoulder. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands; the butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. A canteen and bayonet hang at his proper left hip. The granite sculpture stands atop a granite base. On the lower front face of the base is a bas-relief of crossed rifles. The base ends in a single step.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Lyme

Administered by Town of Lyme, Selectmen's Office, P. O. Box 126, Lyme, New Hampshire 03768

Located Lyme Common, Route 10, Lyme, New Hampshire

The sculpture, which cost approx. $1,200, was funded through community subscription. The sculpture was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1917. The firm of Adams & McNichol were contracted to place the monument on its foundation. IAS files contain copies of related articles from The Union (Manchester, NH), May 31, 1917 and Hanover (NH) Gazette, May 24 and June 7, 1917. IAS files contain copies of related excerpts from Dorothy W. Sears' "Lyme Common, Part II", Lyme Historians, 1978, pg. 30-37; and David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 104-105.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

The Union (Manchester, NH), May 31, 1917.

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