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    		• Connor, Jerome,
     
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    		• McGregory & Casman,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Emblem
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- South Hadley
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Connor, Jerome, 1876-1943, sculptor.
    McGregory & Casman, contractor.
    Title: 
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    South Hadley Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Sept. 1896.
    Medium: 
    Figure: Westerly granite; Base: Quincy granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 25 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base:) THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE LOYALTY AND PATRIOTISM OF OUR CITIZEN SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY AND THE UNION IN THE GREAT REBELLION OF 1861-1865 (On left side of base:) PRESENTED BY/WILLIAM H. GAYLORD/A.D. 1896 (On right side of base:) FROM THESE HUNDRED DEAD WE TAKE INCREASED DEVOTION TO THE CAUSE FOR WHICH THEY GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION. WE HERE HIGHLY RESOLVE THAT THE DEAD SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH/A LINCOLN
    Description: 
    A standing figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle vertically in front of him. He stands atop a square base adorned around the top with reliefs depicting crossed cannons, crossed rifles, and emblems.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Emblem
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- South Hadley
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Town of South Hadley, South Hadley, Massachusetts
    Located Town Green, College Street, South Hadley, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The monument commemorates the men of South Hadley who served during the Civil War. The monument was funded with $3,000 given by William H. Gaylord. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0100, 1989.
    Monumental News, Oct. 1895, pg. 649.
    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 MA000879
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