(Soldier's Monument), (sculpture).

(Soldier's Monument), (sculpture).

Calvert, C., sculptor.

Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, sculptor. (copy after)

Monumental Bronze Company, founder.

(Soldier's Monument), (sculpture).

Dedicated July 13, 1892.

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Sculpture: White bronze; Base: zinc; Foundation: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 6 1/4 ft. x 20 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 1/2 ft. x 58 in. x 58 in.

(On left lower corner of George Washington relief:) From Houdon/By/C. Calvert (On front of base:) (On bolted plaque:) HARVEY H. WINN,/CHAS. H. STORY,/ABBOTT D. HOLT,/ISAAC A.BUSWELL,/THOMAS BUSWELL,/GEO. E. WHITE,/HIRAM G. ATWOOD,/LORENZO A. ROGERS,/G. H. PHILBRICK,/ALONZO F. PIERCE,/DENNIS SHAW,/GEO. R. FOLLANSBEE,/IRA S. JOHNSON,/JOSEPH YOUNG,/PETER SMITH,/MARTIN L. PARMETER,/JOSHUA R. PHILBRICK,/CHAS. E. MORROWS,/ADINO M. MORE. (At bottom, raised lettering:) THE ABOVE NAMED WERE KILLED OR/DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE WAR/OF THE REBELLION, 1861-1865./IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF ANTRIM, WHO, ON LAND AND SEA,/FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY, UNION AND EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL/MANKIND, AND GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS/MIGHT ENJOY THE BENEFITS THEREOF.

(On right side of base:) (On bolted plaque:) KILLED OR DIED IN/SERVICE/DURING THE/REVOLUTIONARY WAR,/1776-1783./GEORGE BEMAINE,/JAMES DICKEY,/JAMES HUTCHINSON,/JOHN TAYLOR,/JEREMIAH WEIR. (At bottom:) "THE LAND IS HOLY WHERE THEY FOUGHT,/AND HOLY WHERE THEY FELL,/THE LAND WHICH BY THEIR BLOOD THEY BOUGHT,/THE LAND WHICH THEY LOVED SO WELL." (On rear of base:) (On bolted plaque:) KILLED OR DIED/IN/SERVICE DURING/THE WAR OF 1812./JONATHAN HAYWARD,/ROBERT HOLMES,/IRA WALLACE,/JOHN BOYD,/JAMES ROBB,/JOHN WITHERSPON,/GIDEON BARKER./ANTRIM FULL QUOTA/FOR THE MEXICAN WAR./ALL KILLED./JOHN ATWOOD,/JOHN CALDWELL,/JAMES DERUSH,/JOSIAH W. TUTTLE. (At bottom:) ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF ANTRIM,/UNDER THE AUSPICES OF/EPHRIM WESTON POST,87,G.A.R., 1892.

(On left side of base:) (On bolted plaque:) HENRY H. FOSTER,/GEO. W. SMITH,/ELBRIDGE F. SMITH,/MILES S. PEABODY,/CHAS. E. LAWRENCE,/JOSEPH S. BROOKS, CHAS. F. PARMETER,/JOSEPH PETRO,/ALFRED PINCH,/JOHN W. ROSE,/CHAS. H. DODGE,/ED. P. ROSS,,/CHAS. R DRESSER,/JOHN E. HERRICK,/ORLANDO T. WEBSTER,/GEO. E. DUSTIN,/JOHN R. BUTLER,/CYPRUS PHILBRICK. (At bottom:) THE ABOVE NAMED WERE KILLED OR/DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE WAR/OF THE REBELLION 1861-1865./"HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE WHO SINK TO REST,/BY ALL THEIR COUNTRY'S WISHES BEST." signed

A war memorial comprised of a Union soldier standing atop a tall shaft decorated with portraits of Washington and Lincoln, a triumphant eagle, and inscription panels honoring the dead of four wars. The mustached Civil War soldier stands holding his rifle in front of him, the butt in front of his proper right foot. He is dressed in uniform, with a cap with bill and a knee-length coat with cape. A bayonet is attached to his belt at the proper left side and a square pouch shows under his cape in the back on his proper right side. His cape is folded back over his proper left shoulder.

The figure is mounted upon an ornately decorated, tapered shaft with a stepped bottom. The upper section of the shaft is decorated with a large plaque topped by a child's head and foliage swag. The front of the shaft features a G.A.R. badge. The right side features a bust-length relief of George Washington, copied after a Jean Antoine Houdon portrait. Seen in profile, Washington is dressed in a jacket and a ruffled shirt. His hair is tied in a ponytail at the nape of his neck. The left side features a relief portrait of Abraham Lincoln. On the rear, is a relief of an eagle perched above a drum and a pile of cannonballs, flanked by flags. The midsection of the shaft features military insignia, including, on the front, three stacked rifles; on the right, crossed cannons; on the left, crossed sabers; and on the rear, an anchor.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Revolution

History -- United States -- Mexican War

History -- United States -- War of 1812

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Bust

Occupation -- Political -- President

Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham

Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Antrim

Administered by Town of Antrim, Main Street, P. O. Box 517, Antrim, New Hampshire 03440

Located Baptist Church, Corner of Concord & Main Streets, Antrim, New Hampshire

The monument cost $1,000, and was installed by the citizens of Antrim under the auspices of Ephraim Weston Post 87 of the Grand Army of the Republic in honor of the men of Antrim who fought and died during the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, the Mexican War and the War of 1812. The sculpture was cleaned and repaired in 1970.

IAS files contain excerpt from The Antrim History Committee's "Parades and Promenades, Antrim, New Hampshire...The Second Hundred Years," Canaan, N.H.: Phoenix Publishing, 1977, pg. 38, 40 and 185; and excerpt from David Ruell's "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," Concord, N.H.: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 35-36. IAS files also contain related articles from the Peterborough Transcript, July 7, 1892; and the Nashua Daily Telegraph, July 12, 1892, and July 13, 1892.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

Monadnock Ledger, Oct. 28, 1993, pg. 12.

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