Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Messer, Richard, designer.

W. H. Mullins Company, founder.

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Installed Nov. 19, 1910. Dedicated May 29, 1912.

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Figure: bronze; Base: Concord granite, Quincy granite, Barre granite, black granite, and concrete.

Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 23 in. x 21 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 7 in.

(On brass plaque on side of plinth, raised:) MANUFACTURED BY/THE W.H. MULLINS CO./SALEM, OHIO, U.S.A. (On front of base, raised:) OUR SOLDIERS/SERVED/THEIR COUNTRY,/HONORED THE FLAG,/AND ENNOBLED/THEIR KINDRED. (On side of base:) ERECTED/1910 unsigned Founder's mark appears.

A bearded and mustached figure of a Union Civil War soldier stands at parade rest dressed in boots, pants, a belt with an eagle on the buckle, an overcoat, cape, and a cap. Hanging from his belt are a bayonet on the proper left side, and a pouch at the left rear with "U.S." on it. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands, proper left over proper right. The butt of the rifle rests on the plinth in front of the figure's proper right boot. He stands atop tiered granite and concrete base.

History -- United States -- Revolution

History -- United States -- War of 1812

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Object -- Weapon -- Bayonet

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Springfield

Administered by Town of Springfield, New London Road, P. O. Box 22, West Springfield, New Hampshire 03824

Located Pleasent View Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Springfield, New Hampshire

At a 1910 Springfield town meeting, a vote was taken to appropriate $300 for a soldiers monument. Another $350 was gathered through public subscription. The total cost of the monument was $650. The monument was erected in memory of those men from Springfield who served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. The monument was erected on the site of the town's old muster ground.

IAS files contain excerpts from the Springfield Historical Committee's "Springfield New Hampshire Bicentennial," New London, NH, 1969, pg. 5-7; and David Ruell's typescript, "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 73-74. IAS files contain related articles from the Argus & Spectator (Newport, NH), Nov. 25, 1910 and June 7, 1912; and The Republican Champion (Newport, NH), June 6, 1912 and other related information.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994.

Springfield Historical Committee, "Springfield N.H. Bicentennial, 1769-1969," New London, NH: 1969, pg. 6.

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