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Civil War Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Hallowell Granite Company, fabricator. Title:  Civil War Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Grand Army of the Republic Monument and Ft. Popham Cannon, (sculpture). Dates:  1896. Dedicated May 29, 1896. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: stone; Cannon: cast iron; Base: marble; Cannon base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 75 x 35 x 25 in.; Cannon: approx. H. 50 in. x L. 122 in. x Diam. 36 in.; Base: approx. 125 x 75 x 72 in. Inscription:  (On front of plinth, raised:) VETERANS (On one side of plinth, raised:) ARMY (On other side of plinth, raised: NAVY (On front of base, incised:) Erected by/Sedgwick Post No. 4/Department of Maine/Grand Army of the Republic/1896 unsigned Description:  A standing figure of a mustached Civil War soldier in a Union Army uniform, including a long cloak and a kepi. He is holding a rifle vertically by the muzzle, with his proper left hand over his right. The rifle butt rests on the ground near his proper right foot. He stands at ease with his proper left foot slightly forward of his right. In front of the memorial is a Civil War era muzzle loading cannon, mounted on a granite base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Bath Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Bath, Parks, Oak Grove Road, Bath, Maine 04530 Located Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove Road, Bath, Maine Remarks:  The cannon was previously located at Fort Popham, but was given to the City of Bath by the United States War Department in 1902. The monument was erected by the G.A.R. Sedgwick Post at a cost of $1,200. IAS files contain a related paper by Allison Hepler, "Bath, Maine Remembers Her Civil War Dead," Nov. 22, 1990. The sculpture is often thought to be copy after Martin Milmore based on an article titled "Soldier Boy Statues" published in Landmarks Observer (May-June 1981), which vaguely notes that Maine's soldier statues are copies of Milmore's soldier figure done in 1867. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, ME0009, 1989. Monumental News, Dec. 1895, pg. 758-759. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS ME000046   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ME000046 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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