Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Kohlhagen, F., sculptor.

Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. (possibly by)

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1908.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft.

(In granite:) IN MEMORY OF OUR/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/1861-1865. (Also, small bronze dedication plaque on front of base).

Full-length male soldier in Union Army Civil War military uniform striding forward, left leg first, with his rifle, muzzle end up, in his proper right hand.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Whitman

Administered by Town of Whitman, Friends of Whitman Park, P. O. Box 4, Whitman, Massachusetts 02382

Located Whitman Park, Whitman, Massachusetts

Given to the Town of Whitman by the George A. Custer Camp, No. 11, Sons of Veterans. Other casts of this sculpture are in Randolph, MA and Providence, RI.

Rika Smith McNally, 2002.

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