Belmont Roll of Honor, (sculpture).

Belmont Roll of Honor, (sculpture).

Liberty Bronze Works, founder.

Belmont Roll of Honor, (sculpture).

Scene on Bronze Honor Roll, (sculpture).

1919. Dedicated Nov. 1919. Rear bronze plaque added: 1966.

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Relief plaque: bronze; Base: granite.

Relief plaque: approx. 42 x 29 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 5 ft. x 54 in.

(On relief scene on plaque:) (Proper left lower corner:) LIBERTY BRONZE WORKS NEW YORK (Banner beneath female figure, incised lettering:) 1914 WORLD WAR 1918 (Bottom banner, raised lettering:) ROLL OF HONOR

(On honor roll on plaque, raised lettering:) (First section:) IN HONOR OF/UPPER GILMANTON AND BELMONT BOYS/WHO FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY/1861-CIVIL WAR-1865/(Names follow in four columns:) (Far left column:) FRANK C. WARD/JOSEPH A. FELLOWS/CHARLES E. MOODY/HORACE PRESCOTT/ORRIN RANDLETT/JEREMIAH F. SAWYER/JOHN C. SWEATT/REUBEN P. WILLARD/HAMILTON P. CHASE/JUSTICE DRAKE/ISAAC C. ALLEN/JESSE S. ALLEN/HENRY ALDRICH/JOSEPH BEAN/MERRILL BEAN/SMITH N. ELLSWORTH (Inner left column:) ALMON J. RARRAR/GEORGE W. BROWN/WILLIAM ENGLEHART/CHARLES A. BROWN/ALBERT P. GLIDDEN/HENRY T. BUSS/WILLIAM DEAN/GEORGE E. COTTON/PATRICK CARRICK/JAMES COLLINS/STEPHEN EMERY/WILLIAM THOMPSON/CHARLES J. CLANCY/SYMON MARSH/HORACE THURSTON/JAMES LEONARD

(Inner right column:) WILLIAM SPOONER/ARTHUR L. HUNT/WILLIAM H. LAMPREY/WILLIAM H. LITTLEFIELD/HENRY LUND/JOHN MURPHY/JOHN C. RANDLETT/CHARLES E. MCCARTHEY/JASON LADD/JACOB HEATH/JOHN O. COTTON/CHARLES E. CLAY/CHARLES A. BRYANT/GEORGE W. BATCHELDOR/CHARLES A. YOUNG (Far right column:) ANSEL F. YOUNG/SILAS LEAVITT/JEREMIAH B. DEARBORN/PRESCOT HALL/JOSEPH DURANT/GEORGE GARLAND/AARON GOODWIN/JOHN HOGAN/WYATT KELLY/NELSON MAGEE/JOSEPH L. WIGGIN/GEORGE G. BLAKE/JOHN S. BATCHELDER/PATRICK COYLE/JOHN WHALON/JOHN KIERNAN

(Next section:) 1898-SPANISH WAR/(Names listed in three columns:) (Left column:) JOHN BROWN/JOSEPH CARTER/HARVEY J. HALL (Center column:) THEODORE J. GRANT (Right column:) DAVID STURGEON/HARRY H. TARLSON/ASA L. WORCHESTER

(Next section:) 1914-WORLD WAR-1918/(List of names in four columns:) (Far left column:) WILLIAM W. ANGERS/JOSEPH L. BOUTIN/CLIFFORD J. BRIZER/HARLEIGH C. BROWN/LAWRENCE F. BARRETT/HOMER L. CROCKETT/RICHARD A. CURRIER/CLYDE D. CLIFFORD/NATHAN D. DOW (Inner left column:) RICHARD DUFFY/KARL B. DEARBORN/WILLIAM H. FOGG/FRANK J. GEDDIS/GUY L. HAMMEL/FRED L. HANCOCK/WALTER C. HARRIS/ERNEST HORN/MAURICE B. JEWETT (Inner right column:) MAURICE H. JUDKINS/FRANKLIN E. JUDKINS/ARTHUR JACQUES/CHARLES C. KILBORN/ERNEST NISBET/ARTHUR M. PERRON/ELI C. PERRON JR./NATHANIEL M. PEASE/LEO A. RICARD (Far right column:) LLOYD D. SMITH/ERNEST H. SMITH/EVERETT V. SAYWARD/ARTHUR L. STAPLES/CHARLES W. TILTON/CHARLES TEEL/ALBERT N. TIPPLE/KARL L. WILDES (Across bottom:) ERECTED BY THE TOWN OF BELMONT 1919 (On front of base, below plaque, raised lettering:) ERECTED BY/MOSES SARGENT/1919

(On bronze plaque on rear of base:) DEDICATED TO/THE MEN AND WOMEN OF BELMONT/WHO SERVED IN THE WARS OF OUR COUNTRY/AND/IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/(Names follow in two columns, each on a separate strip of bronze attached to plaque:) (Left column:) HERBERT A. PRESCOTT WW II/PHILLIPS O. SWAIN WWII/ERNEST B. PIPER WWII/STEVEN C. SANTY VIETNAM (Right column:) ARTHUR M. HACKETT WWII/HARLEIGH C. BROWN WWII/LEO J. ROLFE KOREAN/JOHN J. MOYNIHAN AIR FORCE (At bottom:) ERECTED 1966/SARGENT TRUST FUND Founder's mark appears.

An allegorical bronze relief scene of World War I, with honor roll, mounted on granite monument. The scene depicts an allegorical female figure, representing America or Columbia, standing in belted flowing robes. She holds a flagstaff with her proper right hand that is grounded at her proper right foot with the American flag swirling behind her. She rests her proper left hand on top of a shield positioned at her proper left side. She is flanked by a kneeling World War I infantryman on her proper right side, and a kneeling World War I sailor on her proper left side.

The soldier is shown in proper left profile, dressed in a helmet, boots, leggings and a hip-length jacket. He holds a rifle with bayonet pointing out and up. Behind him is a battlefield with broken trees, a cannon and a ruined building. The sailor is depicted in proper right profile, dressed in boots, a blouse with scarf and a sailor's cap. He holds his rifle with bayonet pointing out and up. Behind him is an ocean scene with two warships. Above the figures is an eagle, seen in profile, with outspread wings.

Below the relief scene is a roll of honor listing names of local men who served during the Civil War, Spanish-American War and World War I. The bronze tablet has a curved top edge and is decorated with a band of leaves down each side. The plaque is mounted on the front of a rock-faced base made of an upright block on top of a shorter, wider block. On the rear of the base is a bronze dedication plaque honoring local men who died during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Allegory -- Place -- America

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Other -- Flag

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Architecture -- Military -- Battlefield

Object -- Weapon -- Cannon

Architecture -- Boat -- Warship

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Belmont

Administered by Town of Belmont, Main Street, P. O. Box 310, Belmont, New Hampshire 03220

Located Junction of Church Street & Church Hill Road, Belmont, New Hampshire

The relief plaque cost approximately $576; the base cost $5,000. The plaque was furnished by the Town of Belmont, and the base by Moses Sargent, in honor of Upper Gilmanton and Belmont boys who fought during the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War I. The memorial was dedicated on Armistice Day, November 1919. In 1966, a new bronze plaque was added to the rear of the base, honoring the men and women who served during subsequent wars. In 1966, the relief tablet and stone base were cleaned. IAS files contain related articles from The News and Critic (Laconia, NH), Nov. 19, 1919; and the Laconia Democrat, Nov. 14, 1919; and Belmont annual fiscal reports for years ending Jan. 31, 1920, and Dec. 31, 1966. For further reading, see: Laconia Democrat, Aug. 8, 1919; News & Critic, Aug. 6, 1919, Aug. 20, 1919, and Oct. 18, 1919.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1996.

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