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    		• Gallagher, Edward, Jr.,
     
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    		• Pennsylvania Monument Association,
     
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    		• W. F. Howland,
     
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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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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• State of Being -- Evil
     
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    		• State of Being -- Illness
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- New Bloomfield
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Gallagher, Edward, Jr., sculptor.
    Pennsylvania Monument Association, fabricator.
    W. F. Howland, contractor.
    Title: 
    Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Cornerstone laid Sept. 6, 1897. 1898. Dedicated Oct. 22, 1898. Rededicated Nov. 7, 1998.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Monument: Vermont granite; Base figures; bronze; Relief plaques: bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. H. 45 ft. 6 in. x. W. 15 ft.; Top figure: approx. H. 11 ft. 8 in.; Base figures: each approx. H. 7 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (East side of base:) DEDICATED/TO THE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/OF/PERRY COUNTY/WHO OFFERED THEIR LIVES/AS A SACRIFICE/THAT OUR NATION MIGHT LIVE/(incised lettering:) 1898 (West side of base, incised lettering:) 1898 unsigned
    Description: 
    A standing figure of a Civil War color sergeant is mounted atop a tall granite shaft, with bronze figures of a soldier and sailor facing outward on pedestals flanking the lower base. The sergeant wears a cap, greatcoat, and short cape, and holds a flagstaff with an unfurled flag by his proper left side. On the north side, the bronze soldier stands at parade rest. He wears a cap and holds the barrel of his rifle at chest level with both hands, the stock resting on the ground. On the south side, the sailor holds the handle of his downward pointed sword with his proper right hand, his proper left hand placed on his hip. On the east and west sides of the base is a bas-relief plaque depicting a Civil War battle scene. On the east plaque, soldiers on horseback charge a group of firing soldiers. On the west plaque, soldiers fire cannons, as a wounded soldier holds up a flag in the lower left corner. The bottom tier of the base is rough-edged.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object -- Other -- Flag
    State of Being -- Evil -- War
    State of Being -- Illness -- Wound
    Object -- Weapon -- Cannon
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- New Bloomfield
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Borough of New Bloomfield, P. O. Box 37, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania 17068
    Located Town Square, Route 274 & Route 34, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    The monument commemorates the soldiers and sailors of Perry County who died in the Civil War. It cost about $11,000. In Nov. 1895, a group of Perry County citizens petitioned the County Court, asking for compliance to a Pennsylvania Act of Assembly (passed May 22, 1895 authorizing Civil War monuments in county seats). The Perry Count petition was approved Aug. 6, 1897, and the contract was let Sept. 6, 1897 to Edward Gallagher, Jr. Excavation for the monuemnt began in Aug. 1898 and the monument was dedicated Oct. 22, 1898, during the 24th annual reunion of the Veteran Association of Perry County.
    The monument was cleaned and rededicated as part of the Bloomfield Centennial Celebration in Nov. 1998. Cleaning work was done by Mike's Refinishing (Belle Vernon, PA). The bronze figures were sandblasted, sprayed with a bronze-colored graphite finish, buffed and sprayed with a lacquer finish. Rice Memorial Works, a division of James R. Gingrich Memorials (New Bloomfield, PA), acid-washed the granite.
    For related articles see: The Advocate and Press, Aug. 31 and Oct. 26, 1898, the latter discussing the dedication. IAS files contain: The Perry Review 10 (1985): pg. 21-25; The Sentinel Weekly (Perry County, PA), Oct. 27, 1998, pg. A1, A3; and 1998 rededication booklet.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    The Sentinel Weekly (Perry County, PA), Oct. 27, 1998, pg. 1.
    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 PA001373
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