Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).

Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).

Monumental Bronze Company, founder. (attributed to)

Lamprey & Keniston, contractor.

Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Oct. 14, 1897.

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Sculpture: White bronze; Base: Concord granite.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 21 in. x 19 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 4 x 4 ft.

(On front of base, incised lettering:) DEDICATED TO/THE MEMORY OF THOSE/WHO ENLISTED FROM/ALTON IN THE WAR OF/1861-65, DIED IN DEFENSE/OF THEIR COUNTRY AND/SLEEP IN UNKNOWN/GRAVES./ERECTED BY/M.H. SAVAGE POST G.A.R. (On right side of base, incised lettering:) ISAAC C. ROLLINS/DIED AT YORKTOWN./JOSIAH S. PLACE/DIED AT HILTON HEAD./THOMAS B. WENTWORTH/DIED AT TORTUGUS./SAMUEL J. WATSON/DIED AT CARROLLTON./GEORGE ALLEN/DIED AT NEW YORK./LEROY A. CLOUGH/DIED AT SALISBURY./GEORGE W. COLBATH/DIED AT FORT JEFFERSON.

(On left side of base:) JAMES M. JONES/KILLED AT CHANCELLORSVILLE./BENJAMIN F. COLBATH/KILLED CHANCELLORSVILLE./CHARLES M. GILMAN/KILLED AT CHANCELLORSVILLE./WILLIAM P. WATSON/KILLED AT COLD HARBOR./ALBERT D. JONES/KILLED AT GETTYSBURG./SULLIVAN KINGMAN/KILLED AT GETTYSBURG./WILLIAM B. DURGIN/KILLED AT POTOMAC CREEEK (sic). (On rear of base:) JAMES M. STRAW/DIED OF/WOUNDS AT COLD HARBOR./JOSEPH D. PEAVEY/DIED OF/WOUNDS AT COLD HARBOR./COGSWELL J. PLACE/DIED OF/WOUNDS AT POTOMAC CREEK./GEORGE W. HAM/DIED AT FALMOUTH./IRA E. PAIGE/DIED AT FREDERICK CITY. unsigned

A uniformed Civil War infantryman stands holding his rifle in front of him, the butt resting on the ground. He wears a knee-length overcoat and a cape that is pulled back on the proper right side of his chest. He wears a bayonet on his proper left side and a large pouch at his proper right rear hip. The sculpture is mounted on a block base of polished black granite with two lower steps.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Alton

Administered by Town of Alton, Main Street, P. O. Box 659, Alton, New Hampshire 03809

Located Monument Square, Route 11, Alton, New Hampshire

The monument cost approximately $800 and was installed in memory of all enlisted men from Alton, New Hampshire who died during the Civil War. Funds for the sculpture were raised by the M.H. Savage Post of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Women's Relief Corps. Private contributions included a substantial contribution by Henry W. Savage of Boston. The sculpture is attributed to the Monumental Bronze Company. The base was fabricated by Lamprey & Keniston of Laconia, New Hampshire.

IAS files contain excerpt from David L. Ruell's "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," Concord, N.H.: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 42-43; and Barton McLain Griffin's "The History of Alton," Somersworth, N.H.: New Hampshire Publishing Company, 1965. IAS files contain related articles from The News and Critic (Laconia, N.H.), Oct. 20, 1897, pg. 2; and The Manchester Union, Oct. 15, 1897. IAS files also contain transcript of articles from The News and Critic (Laconia, N.H.), June 2, 1897, Aug. 18, 1897, and Sept. 22, 1897.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1996.

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