Bridgton Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Bridgton Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Hallowell Granite Company, fabricator.

Bridgton Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).

Installed July 1910. Dedicated July 21, 1910.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: Hallowell granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 8 x 8 ft.

(Incised on base, bottom front:) TO/BRIDGTON'S SONS/WHO DEFENDED THE UNION/1861-1865/PRESENTED BY NATHAN AND HENRY B. CLEAVES (Incised on base, bottom left:) IN HONOR/OF THE LIVING/IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/OF THE DEAD (Incised on base, bottom right:) ONE COUNTRY/ONE DESTINY/ONE FLAG (Incised on base, bottom rear:) THEY STROVE THAT THE NATION/MIGHT LIVE; THAT GOVERNMENT/OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE/FOR THE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT PERISH

Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands atop a tall decorative pedestal. His proper right arm is across his chest and he holds the top of a sword in his proper right hand. His proper left arm is embracing a flagpole with flag.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Bridgton

Administered by Town of Bridgton, 1 Chase Common, Bridgton, Maine 04009

Located Main Street at Gage & Pleasant, Bridgton, Maine 04009

Commissioned by Henry B. Cleaves, former Governor of Maine and native of Bridgton. Some twenty-five years prior to the monument's erection, Governor Cleaves and his brother, Judge Nathan B. Cleaves, planned to present a memorial to the Town of Bridgton. Judge Cleaves died about five years later, leaving Governor Cleaves to carry out the donation. IAS files include excerpts from the books "Dedication of the Soldiers' Monument, Bridgton, Maine," by Philip Willis McIntyre and "1768-1994: An Updated Bicentennial History," by the Bridgton Historical Society, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995.

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