Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Wagner, C., sculptor.

Lacey, Sanford O., designer.

Perry, Isaac G., architect.

Bartoo, E. H., architect.

Barnes & Congdon, design firm.

New England Granite Works, fabricator.

Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1888.

Sculpture: granite, bronze; Base: granite, sandstone, cannon.

Liberty: approx. H. 8 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. W. 164 in. x D. 132 in.; Overall: approx. H. 48 ft. 11 in.

C Wagner B. Henri Bonard Bronze Company NY (On base, above sailor:) Bull Run/Winchester/Mission Ridge (On back of base:) Fort Fisher/Malvern Hill/Lookout Mt (On base, above soldier:) Petersburg/Wilderness/Fredricksburg (On front of base:) Antietam/Gettysburg/Chancellorsville (On base:) This monument/is the tribute of/Broome County/to her/heroic sons/who served in the defense of the/Union/1861-1865 signed Founder's mark appears.

Full-length female figure of Liberty or Victory stands atop tall column with military figures at base. Liberty (or Victory) holds a sword, blade down, in her proper right hand. She wears classical dress. The granite sculpture stands on a pedestal at the top of a multi-tiered column. The capital of the column is ornately carved with relief designs. Part-way down the column are two side platforms with low pedestals. Standing on each pedestal is a full-length bronze figure backing up to the column. On the proper left side is the figure of a Civil War sailor. He wears a navy uniform and rests his proper right hand on his belt. His proper left leg rests on a pier. On the proper right side is a Civil War soldier. The soldier wears a military uniform, overcoat and cap. He holds a bayonet in his proper right hand; his proper left arm is akimbo. The column ends in three steps. Around the outer edges of the monument are placed Civil War cannon and stacks of cannonballs.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure female -- Full length

Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty

Allegory -- Other -- Triumph

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Object -- Weapon -- Cannon

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Binghamton

Administered by Broome County, Broome County Court House, Binghamton, New York

Located Broome County Court House, Grounds, Binghamton, New York

Total cost of the monument was $10,000; $7,000 was appropriated by the county and the remainder was raised through donations and fund-raising events. Cost of the granite monument was $8,000; the two bronze figures were $2,000. The monument was designed by Barnes and Congdon. Perry served as engineering consultant. The sculpture of Liberty was fabricated by the New England Granite Works. The two bronze figures were sculpted by Wagner and cast by Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company. Lacey, a member of Perry's office, remodeled the design. The cannon and cannonballs were added to the monument after 1888. The original cannonballs were stolen and have been replaced with replicas. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Marjory Barnum Hinman's "Court House Square: a Social History", Endicott, NY: Union Press, 1984; and copy of related article from Press (Binghamton, NY), March 9, 1933.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

Press (Binghamton, NY), March 9, 1933.

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