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Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. White Brothers, fabricator. Title:  Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Begun 1886. Medium:  Barre granite on a stone base. Dimensions:  Overall approx.: 25 x 8 x 8 ft.; Solider: approx. H. 8 ft. Inscription:  (On the four sides of the base are the names of 54 soldiers who were killed or died in service.) (Base front: Vermont emblem) 1886 (Lower base front:) BRANDON/1861-1865/TO HER FALLEN HEROES unsigned Description:  Standing figure of a soldier dressed in military uniform with a knee-length coat, a cape and a hat. He holds the barrel of a rifle in front of him with both hands and the butt rests at his feet. His proper left leg is bent and slightly forward. He stands atop a multi-tiered base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Brandon Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Brandon Town, Center Street, Brandon, Vermont 05733 Located Intersection of Route 7 & 73, Brandon, Vermont 05733 Remarks:  See IAS files for article "History of Brandon" from unidentified source, which provides brief commissioning history and lists names of soldiers inscribed on the base. In a Brandon Town meeting, March 4, 1884, it was voted to erect a monument at a cost not to exceed $3,000. Work was delayed until 1886 because of a difference of opinion over location. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992. 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 VT000137   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000137 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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