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Smith, H. Hillard,
Fox-Becker Granite Company,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Exedra
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Middletown
Sculpture
24th Regiment C.V. Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Smith, H. Hillard, 1871-1948, sculptor.
Fox-Becker Granite Company, contractor.
Title:
24th Regiment C.V. Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
24th Connecticut Regiment Monument, (sculpture).
Washington Green Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1904. Dedicated Oct. 20, 1904.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Eagle: bronze; Exedra, shaft and globe: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 18 x 14 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 14 ft. x 15 ft. 4 in. x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(Front, north, face of base in raised shield, bronze plaque:) ERECTED/BY/MEMBERS OF THE/24th REGIMENT/C.V./CITIZENS OF/MIDDLETOWN/AND/STATE OF/CONNECTICUT/1904 (Inside wreath:) 24 (Top, north pedestal:) PORT HUDSON (Top, west pedestal:) IRISH BEND (South, bronze plaque, raised letters:) DIED IN THE SERVICE/KILLED IN ACTION/(List of soldiers' names)/DIED FROM WOUNDS/(List of soldiers' names)/DIED/(List of two officers and additional soldiers' names) (Above a raised broadfoot cross, in raised caps:) 2nd BRIGADE 4th DIV (Below:) 19th ARMY CORPS/DONALDSONVILLE unsigned
Description:
Two risers lead up to the floor of the exedra in front of the curved seats which flank the pedestal. The plaque-in-shield and raised wreath on the front of the pedestal are balanced by a large plaque and carving on the back. The cornice projects in a rectangular profile, without curves. An eagle is perched on a granite sphere at the top of the pedestal.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Exedra
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Middletown
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Middletown, Park & Recreation Department, 319 Butternut Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Located Washington Green, Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Remarks:
The idea for the monument originated with the secretary of the regimental association in 1902. The total cost of the monument was $2,700. The State of Connecticut contributed $1,000; the City of Middletown $1,000, and the regiment association contributed the final $700.00. At the time of the dedication, the eagle was not in place, for lack of 250 dollars to defray the cost. It was added at a later unknown date.
References:
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CT0046, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
Monumental News, July 1903, pg. 438.
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 CT000107
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