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Moore, Nelson Augustus,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Obelisk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Berlin
Sculpture
Soldiers Monument, Kensington, (sculpture).
Artist:
Moore, Nelson Augustus, 1824-1902, sculptor.
Title:
Soldiers Monument, Kensington, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Kensington Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 28, 1863.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Portland brownstone.
Dimensions:
Approx. 20 ft. x 61 in. x 61 in.
Inscription:
(Northeast base front:) SOLDIERS (Pedestal:) ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE DEATH/OF THOSE WHO PERISHED IN SUPPRESSING/THE SOUTHERN REBELLION./"HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE WHO SINK TO REST/BY ALL THEIR COUNTRY'S WISHES BLEST./1863 (A raised seal of Connecticut) (Southeast base, raised caps:) CAPT. FRANK A. COLE,/WASHINGTON D.D. OCT. 4, 1864./AGED 22. (Pedestal:) GEORGE W. HORTON/N.O. LA. OCT. 6, 1862./HENRY F. ALLEN/POCOTALIGO, OCT. 22, 1862./BIRDSEY J. BECKLEY/FREDERICKSBURG, DEC. 13, 1862 (Southwest and northwest base and pedestal list 12 names) unsigned
Description:
An obelisk inscribed with the names of Civil War soldiers, set on two risers and encircled by a 31 inch high cast-iron fence.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object Type:
Obelisk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Berlin
Sculpture
Owner:
Kensington Congregational Church, 312 Percival Avenue, Berlin, Connecticut 06037
Remarks:
The idea for the monument originated with Reverend Charles B. Hilliard, minister of the Kensington Congregational Church. Funds were raised by popular subscription, most gifts being in the range of one or two dollars. Contract for the work was let in March of 1863. Stone was drawn from nearby Portland quarries. The names were added at a later date. Total cost of the monument was $350.00 and the monument was dedicated on July 28, 1863. As part of the 50th-anniversary celebration, held July 26, 1913, a canon was placed near the apex of the plot and cannon balls were stacked on the boulders. It is unclear whether the church or city owns this piece.
IAS files contain a copy of The Hartford Courant, July 26, 1913, pg. 20 discussing the dedication of the monument and its inscriptions. IAS files also contain additional citations for related articles. Inscription on a bronze plaque on the northeast side of the fence, in raised caps reads: FIRST MONUMENT/IN THE UNITED STATES/TO BE DEDICATED/TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE/CIVIL WAR-/ERECTED IN 1863. Also in raised caps, a bronze plaque on the east side of the fence reads: THIS PLAQUE PRESENTED TO/THE TOWN OF BERLIN/IN COMMEMORATION OF THE/100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE/CIVIL WAR/1861-1865/BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF BERLIN/MAY 30, 1961.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), July 29, 1863.
The Hartford Courant (Harford, CT), July 26, 1913, pg. 20.
New Britain Daily Herald (New Britain, CT), July 26, 1913, pg. 20.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 CT000094
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