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    		• Dornan, James,
     
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    		• Kelley, Greenwood,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Union
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Union Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Dornan, James, sculptor.
    Kelley, Greenwood, assistant.
    Title: 
    Union Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1888. Dedicated July 4, 1888.
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. 17 ft. x 5 ft. 4 1/4 in. x 5 ft. 4 1/4 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base, incised) (Emblem of eagle over crossed cannon and hanging American flag)/THE CITIZENS OF UNION HONOR/THEIR DEAD WHO FELL IN THE/WAR. 1861-1865./KILLED/(list of names follows)/DIED IN PRISON/(list of names follows) (On back of base, incised:) (List of names in two columns) (On side of base, incised:) (List of names)/MEMBERS OF COOPER POST.G.A.R. unsigned
    Description: 
    A mustached Union Civil War soldier stands at parade rest wearing a military uniform that includes a knee-length overcoat, a cape, and a cap. Hanging from his belt are an ammunition pack at the rear proper right side and a purse at his front proper right side. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests near his proper right foot. The figure stands atop an inscribed multitiered base.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Union
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Town of Union, Common Road, Union, Maine 04862
    Located Union Common, Union, Maine
    Remarks: 
    The Union Civil War Memorial honors the citizens of Union who gave their lives during the Civil War. The figure atop the base was cut by hand on the top of Clarry Hill by James Dornan, his young son, and a neighbor, Greenwood Kelley. IAS files contain a partial transcription of names incised on base. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Maurice J. Warner's "Civil War Memorials Erected in the State of Maine," Augusta, Maine: Maine Civil War Centennial Commission, 1965, pg. 67.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Warner, Maurice J. "Civil War Memorials Erected in the State of Maine," Augusta: Maine Civil War Centennial Commission, 1965, pg. 67.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS ME000127
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