Civil War Monument-Gray, (sculpture).

Civil War Monument-Gray, (sculpture).

Como, Albert E., sculptor.

Civil War Monument-Gray, (sculpture).

Commissioned ca. 1910. 1910-1911. Installed May 18, 1911. Dedicated June 20, 1911.

Sculpture: North Jay granite and Quincy granite; Base: North Jay granite and Quincy granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 20 ft.

(On base:) TO PERPETUATE/THE HEROISM AND/THE SACRIFICE/OF THE STRUGGLE/1861-1865

Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands atop a square pedestal on a tiered base. The figure holds his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel and the butt on the ground.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Military history

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Gray

Administered by Town of Gray, Parks & Recreation, Route 100, Main Street, Gray, Maine 04039

Located Intersection of Portland & Windham Road, Gray, Maine

Commissioned under the auspices of the George F. Shepley Post No. 78, Grand Army of the Republic and the George F. Shepley Womens' State Relief Corps No. 39. The cost of the monument was $1,972.25. A total of $2,300 was raised, including an allocation of $500 from the Town of Gray. The surplus funds was used to add a concrete curb and an iron railing. In the autumn of 1984, the monument was moved back twenty feet to accommodate a traffic island. IAS files include an excerpt from "History, Records and Recollections of Gray, Maine, vol. 1," by George T. Hill, related articles from the Portland Evening Express, Sept. 27, 1984, Oct. 2, 1984 and Oct. 3, 1984 and correspondence from the Gray Historical Society.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995.

Hill, George T., "History, Records and Recollections of Gray, Maine, vol. 1," Portland, ME: Tower Publishing Company, 1978, pg. 231.

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