Boston Townships Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Boston Townships Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

J. Carabelli & L. E. Humphrey, fabricator. (possibly by)

Boston Townships Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Conger War Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 4, 1889. Relocated 1932 or 1933.

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Sculpture: Westerly granite; Base: Westerly granite.

Soldier: approx. H. 6 ft.; Overall: approx. 31 ft. 2 in. x 74 in. x 74 in.

(Lower front of base:) "FIVE FORKS"/PRESENTED TO/BOSTON Tp/BY/ARTHUR LATHAM/AND/EMILY BRONSON/CONGER/TO COMMEMORATE THE BRAVERY/AND PATRIOTISM OF THE SOLDIERS WHO/SERVED IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION/1861-1865/ERECTED JULY 4TH 1889" (Lower side of base:) "CEDAR CREEK"/(list of forty-eight names in alphabetical order) (Lower rear of base:) "APPOMATTOX"/(list of fifty names in alphabetical order) (Lower other side of base:) "NASHVILLE"/(list of fifty names in alphabetical order) unsigned

A uniformed Union Civil War soldier stands at parade rest, atop a tall shaft, holding the barrel of his percussion rifle at chest level with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests by his proper right foot. The soldier has a moustache and wears a cape and a longcoat, with a sheathed bayonet on his belt on the proper left side. The soldier is mounted upon a base consisting of a four-sided shaft. The shaft is decorated with a leaf pattern at the top; designs of an eagle, two crossed cannons, and a five-sided star medallion on the front.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Peninsula

Administered by Union Cemetery Association, P. O. Box 65, Peninsula, Ohio 44264

Located Cedar Grove Cemetery, Off Route 303 & Bronson Avenue, Peninsula, Ohio

Formerly located Locust Grove Cemetery, Peninsula, Ohio

Formerly located Near G.A.R. Hall, at Route 303 & Riverview Road, Peninsula, Ohio 1889 until 1932 or 1933.

The monument commemorates the 141 Civil War soldiers who enlisted from Boston Township, Ohio (now known as Peninsula). The monument cost $3,000 and was a gift from Arthur Latham Conger (a Civil War veteran, Akron businessman and politician) and his wife Emily Bronson Conger, both Boston Township natives. The monument was erected through the George L. Waterman Post, No. 272, G.A.R.

It was originally installed outside the G.A.R. Hall on Route 303 in Peninsula. In the early 1930s, it was damaged in a car accident and the head of the soldier decapitated. Because of traffic concerns, the monument was relocated between 1932 and 1933 to its current site at Cedar Grove Cemetery (also known as Locust Grove Cemetery).

IAS files contain a photocopy of the 1889 and 1989 dedication programs for the monument, which include an Honor Roll list of names engraved on the base. IAS files also contain related newspaper clippings from The Beacon Journal and other sources.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993.

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