Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Beck, George, sculptor.

Jardine, George E., designer.

Abendroth Foundry, founder.

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated May 30, 1888. Plaque dedicated May 29, 1898.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite; Plaque: bronze.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 10 1/2 x 8 x 8 ft.

(On bronze plaque on base:) GEO. BECK, SC. / IN MEMORIAM/NEWELL H. RISING /SON OF COMRADE ELIHU RISING/WHO LOST HIS LIFE ON THE U.S. BATTLESHIP/MAINE/IN THE HARBOR OF HAVANA, CUBA/FEBRUARY 15TH, 1898/MAY THE RISING SUN FOREVER SHINE/OER A FREED AMERICAN MAIN signed

A standing figure of a Civil War soldier on picket duty. The soldier once held a rifle in his hands, but the rifle is now missing. The sculpture stands atop a dark granite base made with large rocks of granite. A bronze inscription plaque in the shape of scroll is installed on the side of the granite base. The plaque bears a small relief of the battleship Maine sinking in the Havana Harbor, and an inscription dedicated to Newell H. Rising, a soldier who died when the U.S.S. Maine was sunk.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

Homage -- Rising, Newell H.

Architecture -- Boat -- Maine

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rye

Greenwood Union Cemetery, North Street, Rye, New York

The statue of the Civil War soldier was erected by the Charles Lawrence Post No. 378, G.A.R. in honor of those from Rye who died in the Civil War. The soldier was designed by George Beck from a sketch by George E. Jardine. George Beck also designed the base plaque honoring Newell H. Rising who died during the Spanish American War. The base inscription plaque installed in 1898. IAS files contain newspaper articles from the Port Chester Journal, May 31, 1888; May 18, 1898; and June 2, 1898 and the Port Chester Item, June 13, 1966.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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