The Flag Bearer, (sculpture).

The Flag Bearer, (sculpture).

Codman, Edwin E., sculptor.

Jones Brothers Company, fabricator.

Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.

The Flag Bearer, (sculpture).

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Cullin Monument, (sculpture).

Civil War Statue, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 4, 1916.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 13 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft.

GORHAM MFR Co (On bronze relief plaque on front on shaft, lower proper left side:) Gorham Co. Founders/(seal) SRO (Bronze plaque on back of base lists names of those from Hillsdale who served in the Civil War) (On bronze name plaque on back of base:) Gorham Co Founders, N.Y. (On front of shaft:) ERECTED BY/JOHN K. CULLIN/IN MEMORY OF/SOLDIERS & SAILORS WHO DEFENDED/OUR COUNTRY AND FLAG/1861 TO 1865 Founder's mark appears.

Two full-length Civil War soldiers, one a flag bearer and the other an infantryman. Both soldiers wear military uniforms including caps. The soldier on the proper right is the flag bearer. He holds a flag and flagpole with his proper left hand, and reaches with his proper right hand for the handle of his sword which hangs on his proper left side. The soldier on the proper left is the infantryman. He leans forward with his proper left leg placed forward as if walking. He holds a rifle with fixed bayonet in his proper right hand. The bronze figures share a single bronze base which stands atop a tall granite shaft. The granite base features two bronze tablets, one commemorating the 148 veterans who served in the Civil War from Hillsdale and nearby areas; and the other depicting the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure group -- Male

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Other -- Flag

Architecture -- Boat -- Monitor

Architecture -- Boat -- Merrimac

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Hillsdale

Administered by Town of Hillsdale, P. O. Box 305, Hillsdale, New York 12529

Located Old Village Green, Route 23, Hillsdale, New York

The monument was funded through a $10,000 bequest left to the town by local war veteran John K. Cullin. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Hillsdale Harbinger, Jan. 7 and July 4, 1916. IAS files contain copy of monument specifications and contract between the Cullin's estate and Jones Brothers Company. IAS files contain copy of dedication ceremony poem. IAS files contain related articles from Register- Star (Hudson Valley Newspapers), June 21, 2000 and Aug. 13, 2000; and from The Independent, Aug. 14, 2000, discussing the 2000 restoration and rededication of the memorial.

Treated 2000 June-July. Coryat Casting Co. Inc. (Rhinebeck, NY). Treatment report is on file with the Conservator and with Town Clerk.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.

SOS Assessment Award, 1998.

SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2000.

Hillsdale Harbinger, July 4, 1916.

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