Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).

Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Palmer & Garmon, contractor.

Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

May 1916. Dedicated June 17, 1916.

Figure: Barre granite; Base: Barre granite.

Figure: approx. 10 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 25 x 8 x 8 ft.

(On bronze plaque on front of base:) IN MEMORY/OF THE MEN OF/GOFFSTOWN/WHO SERVED AS/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/IN ALL/AMERICAN WARS/ERECTED IN HONOR OF/CAPT. CHARLES STINSON/BY HIS GRANDSON/HENRY W. PARKER/1916 unsigned

A mustached Union Civil War soldier stands dressed in military uniform, including thigh-length jacket, cape, and cap. He holds a rifle by the barrel up to his side, proper right hand over proper left hand. The butt of the rifle rests near his proper right foot. The soldier's proper left foot is set forward and juts out over the plinth. Around his waist is a belt which carries a sheath on his proper left side and an ammunition pack off to his proper right rear. The figure stands atop a multitiered base.

History -- United States -- Revolution

History -- United States -- War of 1812

History -- United States -- Mexican War

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Homage -- Stinson, Charles

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Goffstown

Administered by Town of Goffstown, 16 Main Street, Goffstown, New Hampshire 03045

Located Monument Square, Route 114, Goffstown, New Hampshire

In the summer of 1915, the idea for a soldier's monument was raised in Goffstown. After much discussion the town approached Henry Parker, a Goffstown native and successful businessman, who was planning to honor his grandfather, Capt. Charles Stinson, with a monument. Feeling that two monuments would be too much for the town, Mr. Parker decided to erect one that both honored his grandfather as well as the soldiers of Goffstown. At its 1916 annual meeting the town accepted Parker's offer of a monument and appropriated $300.00 for the dedication ceremony. The monument was built by Palmer & Garmon of Manchester and erected in memory of the men of Goffstown who served as soldiers or sailors in all American wars.

IAS files contain excerpts from George Hadley's, "History of the Town of Goffstown, 1733-1920," Concord, NH: Town of Goffstown, 1924, pg. 484-487; "Proceedings of the Dedication Ceremony of the Soldiers' Monument," Manchester, NH, 1916, pg. 1-9; and a copy of an excerpt from David Ruell's typescript, "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 100-101. IAS files contain a related article from The Union (Manchester, NH), June 19, 1916.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

Hadley, George Plummer, "History of the Town of Goffstown, 1733-1920," Goffstown, NH: Town of Goffstown, pg. (487).

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