Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Monumental Bronze Company, founder.

Webb Granite Company, contractor.

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 19, 1894.

Statue: White bronze ("Charleston zinc"); Base: Marlboro granite.

Statue: approx. 10 x 4 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 11 in. x 13 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. 6 in.

(Plaque on front of base:) MARLBOROUGH ERECTS AND/DEDICATES THIS MONUMENT/TO THE MEMORY OF/HER PATRIOTIC SONS WHO/DEFENDED THE UNION/1861-1865/ERECTED 1894 GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 1861 VETERANS 1866 (Plaque on back of base:) GEORGE H. STONE, 1ST LIEUT./NATHANIEL P. RUST, CORPORAL/CHARLES KNOWLTON./CHARLES THATCHER./CHARLES A. MASON./GEORGE H. STOCKWELL./HORACE O. LEWIS./EVERETT F. GATES./CHARLES W. PIKE./RODOLPHUS I. WHITE./JOHN TOTTEN. (Three additional plaques list veterans from World Wars I and II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars)

Full-length statue of a Civil War soldier atop a multi-tiered base with a trapezoidal cap, four-sided rectangular shaft, and a three-stepped plinth. Soldier, in uniform, wears cap, shoulder-length cape, knee-length coat, trousers, and shoes. He grips a flagpole with the proper left hand, brandishes a sword in the proper right; sword is held with the point facing the ground and the blade crossing in front of the body towards proper left. Proper right foot is placed on the ground forward of the proper left; stance is standing or walking slowly. Shaft of base carries bronze inscribed plaques: Grand Army of the Republic relief medallion (front); bust of President Lincoln, in relief (proper left); a battle scene, showing infantry, cavalry, and artillery (proper right).

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Architecture -- Military -- Battlefield

Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Bust

Occupation -- Political -- President

Object -- Other -- Flag

State of Being -- Evil -- War

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Marlborough

Administered by Town of Marlborough, Frost Free Library, 28 South Main Street, Marlborough, New Hampshire 03455

Located Frost Free Library Park, 28 South Main Street, P. O. Box 416, Marlborough, New Hampshire

Monument was proposed at the town's annual meeting in 1893 and erected the following year at a cost of $1,500. Statue and other metal components were cast by the Monumental Bronze Company; granite base was provided by Webb Granite Company. IAS files contain related newsclipping from Keen Evening Sentinel, dated Sept. 19, 1984.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

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