Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Milmore, Martin, 1844-1883, sculptor.

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Installed Dec. 9, 1871. Dedicated June 19, 1890. Rededicated July 4, 1985.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 72 x 36 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 88 x 67 x 65 in.

(On plaque on front of base:) IN HONOR OF/OUR CITIZEN SOLDIERS/1861-1865/(followed by two columns of names)/ERECTED 1871/BY THE TOWN OF AMHERST/AIDED BY A LEGACY/FROM AARON LAWRENCE ESQ. (On plaque on back of base:) TO HONOR AMHERST VETERANS/WORLD WAR II 1941-1945/(followed by three columns of names)/*KILLED IN ACTION/HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMHERST N.H./1985 (On plaque on proper right side of base:) TO HONOR AMHERST VETERANS/MEXICAN BORDER CONFLICT 1916-1917(followed by four names)/KOREAN WAR 1950-1953/(followed by two columns of names)/HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMHERST NH./1985 (On plaque on proper left side of base:) TO HONOR AMHERST VETERANS/SPANISH AMERICAN WAR 1898/H.W. MARSHALL/VIETNAM WAR 1961-1973/(followed by two columns of names)/HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMHERST, N.H./1985

Full-length figure of a Civil War soldier. He is dressed in uniform and wears an overcoat and cap. He holds a rifle with both hands; the butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. A field bag rests on his proper right hip. A sword hangs at his proper left hip. The bronze sculpture stands on a rectangular stepped granite base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Mexican War

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Amherst

Administered by Town of Amherst, Town Offices, Main Street, P. O. Box 960, Amherst, New Hampshire 03031

Located Triangle of Church Street, School Street & Middle Street, Amherst, New Hampshire

Cost of the monument was $4,000; $500 of which was left as a bequest by Aaron Lawrence. The remainder of the sum was appropriated by the town of Amherst. The base of the monument was cut from local granite. Although the monument was in place by December 1871, it was not dedicated until 1890, due to a conflict over dedication ceremony expenses. The 1890 dedication ceremony was provided by the town at a cost of $300 and coincided with the reunion of the Veterans of the 10th New Hampshire Regiment. On July 4, 1985 the monument was rededicated with new plaques honoring veterans of other wars. IAS files contain transcriptions of all names listed on honor roll plaques.

IAS files contain excerpt from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 5-6; and transcriptions of related articles from Farmers' Cabinet (Amherst, NH) June 5, 19 and July 24, 1872. IAS files also contain excerpt from Edward D. Boylston's "Amherst in the Great Civil Conflict of 1861-1865", Amherst: 1893, pg. 104-113; and excerpt from Daniel F. Secomb's "History of the Town of Amherst Hillsborough County, New Hampshire", Concord, NH: 1883, pg. 418-421. IAS files contain excerpt from Historical Society of Amherst Newsletter, Aug. 1985., pg. 6.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

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