The Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

The Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

French, H. Q., sculptor.

The Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

1901. Dedicated July 4, 1902.

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Sculpture: Westerly granite; Base: Quincy granite.

Sculpture: approx. 130 x 30 x 28 in.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 82 1/2 in.

(On north side of base, raised lettering:) IN MEMORY/OF THE/HEROES OF FABIUS/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE CIVIL WAR./1861-1865. (On west side of base, raised lettering:) ERECTED ON THE SITE OF/HIS FAMILY HOMESTEAD/AND PRESENTED TO THE/TOWN OF FABIUS/BY/JAMES JEROME BELDEN/A.D. 1901. unsigned

A Civil War soldier stands with proper left foot forward holding his rifle at his proper right side. He holds the tip of the barrel of his rifle with both hands, the butt of which rests near his proper right foot. He wears a shoulder cape, softly folded back on the proper right side, over a wool coat pulled back from his proper left leg. The sculpture is mounted upon a tapered, four-sided base with a graduated bottom. A starred and striped shield decorates the top front of the base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Fabius

Coadministered by Town of Fabius, Fabius, New York

Coadministered by American Legion, Fabius, New York

Located Keene Road, Fabius, New York

The sculpture was presented to the Town of Fabius by James Jerome Belden in memory of those from Fabius who served during the Civil War. The sculpture was installed on the site of the Belden Family homestead and dedicated on Independence Day, July 4, 1902. The bayonet on the end of the rifle was broken off when a stone was thrown at it. IAS files contain a related excerpt from a book compiled by the Fabius Central School District Adult Education Program entitled, "Fabius-Past and Present," DeRuyter, NY: The Gleaner Press, 1959, pg. 65-66.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.

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