Greenfield Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Greenfield Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

King, James B., sculptor.

Greenfield Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Oct. 23, 1907.

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Sculpture: granite; Medallion: bronze; Base: granite.

Overall: approx. H. 56 ft.; Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft.; Base: approx. 46 x 21 x 21 ft.

(On front of base, below flag bearer, raised lettering:) ERECTED/BY/JAMES H. FRESHOUR/OF/CO.1.81ST REGT. O.V.V.I./TO THE MEMORY OF/THE UNION SOLDIERS/OF/GREENFIELD AND VICINITY/OF THE WAR OF THE REBELLION/1861-1865 (Front of base, above flag bearer:) PATRIOTISM (North side of base, above foot soldier:) COURAGE (West side of base, above cannoneer:) VICTORY (East side of base, above officer with saber:) SACRIFICE

A tall, granite shaft with a Union Army infantry soldier at the top and four other soldiers around the base. The soldier at the top of the shaft holds a musket out in front of him, grasping the barrel with his proper right hand over his left, at about waist high. The butt of the musket rests on the ground in front of him. His proper left leg is forward and bent at the knee. There are four soldiers standing on granite blocks that project out from the bottom of the shaft. Each soldier depicts a rank or function within the Union Army. On the front, or south, side stands a flag bearer holding a flag that drapes across his proper left shoulder; on the east side stands an officer with a sabre; on the west side stands a cannoneer; and on the north side stands a foot soldier. On the upper front section of the shaft is a bronze, oval medallion bearing a portrait of the monument's donor, James H. Freshour.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Portrait male -- Freshour, James H. -- Bust

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Figure group -- Male

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Other -- Flag

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Greenfield

Administered by City of Greenfield, Cemeteries, P. O. Box 300, Greenfield, Ohio 45123

Located Greenfield Cemetery, Inside entrance, Greenfield, Ohio

James H. "Jim" Freshour, through a provision in his will, and his sister Hortense, gave $10,000 to erect the monument in memory of the Union soldiers of Greenfield and the vicinity who fought in the Civil War. IAS files contain an excerpt from Elsie Johnson Ayres's "The Hills of Highland," Springfield, OH: H. K. Skinner & Son, 1971, pg. 550-551 which provides more details about James H. Freshour and his family.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1994.

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