Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).

Tateum and Horigan, fabricator.

Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).

Grand Army of the Republic Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated May 30, 1872.

Cleveland granite.

Monument: approx. H. 18 ft.; Base: approx. W. 5 ft. x D. 5 ft.

(On front of top tier of base:) ERECTED BY/MAJ. E.F. FLETCHER/POST 22, G.A.R./MAY 30/1872

Monument is a granite obelisk divided into six sections, set on a three-tiered stone base. On the front face of the obelisk is a relief of the Union shield.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Milford

Administered by Town of Milford, 52 Main Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757

Located Vernon Grove Cemetery, Vernon Street, Off Central Street on Depot Street at the Charles River, Milford, Massachusetts 01757

Formerly administered by Grand Army of the Republic, Major E. F. Fletcher Post 22, Milford, Massachusetts

For additional information see Milford Journal, May 2, 1872 and see the Massachusetts Historical Commission's Form C, by Marilyn Lovell, Oct. 4, 1981.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.

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