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Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Base: approx. W. 8 in. x D. 7 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (On east side of monument:) In remembrance of the soldiers and sailors of the Village of Shortsville Manchester and Surrounding country who fought to save the union in the Rebellion of 1861-1865 (On north side of monument:) On fame's eternal camping ground/their silent tents are spread/and glory guards with solemn round/the bivouac of the dead (On west side of monument:) They saved their country from Disunion/Emancipated four million's (sic) of slaves/and crushed treason and Rebellion./When we remember how and for what they died, it seems ignoble to be alive/ (On south side of monument:) Erected by the Holendeen Post Monument Associations of Post #107 Dept. of N.Y./G.A.R. Description:  Full-length granite figure of a Civil War soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform, cap and overcoat. He has a moustache. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands; the butt of the gun rests on the ground near his feet. The sculpture stands atop a five-tiered granite base. On the front of the base at the top is a recessed star. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Shortsville Sculpture Owner:  Brookside Cemetery, Hebron Street, Shortsville, New York Remarks:  The monument was installed by the Holendeen Post Monument Association of Post #107 Department of New York. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY001440   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001440 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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