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    		• McAuliffe, T. J.,
     
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    		• Wilson, Martin,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Charlton
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    McAuliffe, T. J., sculptor.
    Wilson, Martin, contractor.
    Title: 
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Civil War Soldiers' Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated May 30, 1903.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    New Hampshire granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 15 ft. x 40 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 16 in. x 7 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. 7 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On lower front of sculpture:) ERECTED BY/WILLIAM H. DEXTER,/A NATIVE OF CHARLTON,/AS A TRIBUTE TO THE SOLDIERS WHO/DIED IN THEIR COUNTRY'S SERVICE/1861-1865 (On side of sculpture: names of men from Charlton who died in the Civil War) unsigned
    Description: 
    A figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle in front of him is carved in high relief on the front of a tall granite shaft that is topped with a sphere. Above the soldier's head is an eagle with its wings spread.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Charlton
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Town of Charlton, Board of Selectmen, 44 Main Street, Charlton, Massachusetts 01507
    Located Dexter Memorial Town Hall, Main Street, Charlton, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The memorial was donated to the town by Charlton native William H. Dexter in memory of Charlton's soldiers who lost their lives in the Civil War. The total cost of the memorial was $2,000. For additional information see Worcester Magazine (1903): pg. 28-30.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0161, 1989.
    Monumental News, July, Aug. 1903.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Monumental News, Aug. 1903, pg. 476.
    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 MA000393
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