Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).

Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).

T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder.

Smalley, Hobbs & Hunter, contractor.

Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 17, 1908.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: dark Quincy granite.

Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 11 1/2 ft. x 7 ft. 11 in. x 7 ft. 11 in.

(On front of self-base:) CAST BY/T. F. McGANN SONS CO./BOSTON (On front of base, raised:) ON THE SITE OF THE/MEETINGHOUSE OF THE PIONEERS/ERECTED 1794 THE TOWN OF/LANCASTER BUILDS THIS/MONUMENT IN MEMORY OF/HER CITIZENS WHO SERVED/IN THE WARS OF THE COUNTRY (On plaque on front of base:) DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI (On front of top step of base:) 1907 (On plaque on back of base in three columns:) COLONIAL FRENCH & INDIAN/1755-1763/(followed by four names)/REVOLUTIONARY 1775-1783/(followed by 22 names)/GREAT BRITAIN 1812-1815/(followed by 31 names)/CANADA LINE 1812/(followed by 6 names)/INDIAN STREAM 1835/(followed by 9 names)/MEXICAN 1847/(followed by 7 names)/WAR WITH SPAIN AND/PHILIPPINES 1898-1900/(followed by 15 names) (On plaque on proper left side of base:) CIVIL 1861-1865-/(followed by three columns of names) (On plaque on proper right side of base:) CIVIL 1861-1865- (followed by three columns of names) unsigned Founder's mark appears.

Full-length figure of a Union soldier. He wears a uniform, coat and cap. A bayonet hangs on the proper left side of his belted coat, a small pouch hangs in front and a larger pouch on his back. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands; the butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. The bronze sculpture stands atop a black and gray granite base. The base consists of a tall die with moulded cornice and ends on two steps.

History -- United States -- French & Indian War

History -- United States -- Revolution

History -- United States -- War of 1812

History -- United States -- Mexican War

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- New Hampshire

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Lancaster

Administered by Town of Lancaster, Main Street, Lancaster, New Hampshire 03584

Located Soldier's Park, Prospect Street, Pleasant Street & Portland Street, Lancaster, New Hampshire

The sculpture and memorial were funded by town appropriation ($2,000) and through subscription efforts of the local Women's Relief Corps. Cost of the sculpture was $3,764.00. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Coos County Democrat (Lancaster, NH), Oct. 2, 1907 and July 22, 1908. IAS files contain copies of related excerpts from "Annual Report of the Town of Lancaster for the Year ending February 15th 1909", pg. 49-50; and from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 63-64.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NH0009, 1989.

Monumental News, Aug. 1908, pg. 594.

Coos County Democrat (Lancaster, NH), July 22, 1908.

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Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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