General Walter Harriman, (sculpture).

General Walter Harriman, (sculpture).

Mosman, Melzar Hunt, 1845-1926, sculptor.

Fox, Thomas, fabricator.

Chicopee Bronze Works, founder.

General Walter Harriman, (sculpture).

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

ca. 1902. Dedicated July 2, 1903.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Concord granite.

Sculpture: approx. 7 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 9 x 9 ft.

(On proper left side of plinth:) M.H. MOSMAN/SCULPTOR/CHICOPEE MASS. (On front of bronze plinth:) GEN. WALTER HARRIMAN (On each of the four trophies:) U.S. (On bronze plaque on front of granite base:) TO THE MEMORY/OF THE MEN OF WARNER, WHO ON THE/BATTLEFIELDS OF THE REPUBLIC/FOUGHT TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN/THE UNION FOR THE HONOR OF THE/FLAG AND TO FREE THE OPPRESSED/FROM TYRANNY THIS MONUMENT/IS ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL/PEOPLE. (On bronze plaque on proper right side of base:) WARNER MEN IN THE WAR OF 1812. (followed by two columns of names) (On bronze plaque on proper left side of base:) WARNER MEN IN CIVIL WAR (followed by two columns of names) (On bronze plaque on rear of base:) WARNER MEN IN THE CIVIL WAR/11th REGIMENT N.H. VOLS./(followed by three columns of names)/WARNER MEN IN THE REVOLUTION (followed by three columns of names) signed

Full-length portrait of Walter Harriman. He wears a Union military uniform including a long officer's jacket and open overcoat, cape, gloves and a brimmed officer's hat. He holds a sword vertically in front of him; the tip of the sword rests on the ground near his feet. The bronze sculpture stands on a tiered granite base. On the front of the base is a bas-relief sculpture of an eagle with wings spread. Other relief decorations on the base include a pack with bedroll, three crossed muskets, two crossed American flags and a laurel wreath around the intersection of the guns.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Portrait male -- Harriman, Walter -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- General

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Warner

Administered by Town of Warner, Selectman's Office, Main Street, Town Hall, Warner, New Hampshire 03278

Located Corner of Kearsarge and Church Streets, Warner, New Hampshire

The sculpture of Gen. Harriman was donated to the town of Warner by his family. The sculpture cost over $6,000. Funds for the memorial were provided in part by bequests from Mrs. William K. Bartlett and Mrs. Stephen Edmunds, who left approx. $1,000 each to the town of Warner for the purpose of building a war memorial on the condition that the town provide a site and addition money. The town contracted Thomas Fox of Concord, NH, for a base of Concord granite with four bronze tablets. IAS files contain transcriptions of all names listed on plaques. IAS files contain copy of related article from Kearsarge Independent & Times (Warner, New Hampshire), July 10, 1903; and excerpt from David Ruell's "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, unpublished manuscript, pg. 150-152.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NH0007, 1989.

Monumental News, Aug., 1902, pg. 476.

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Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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