(Civil War Memorial), (sculpture).

(Civil War Memorial), (sculpture).

Unknown (Italian), sculptor.

(Civil War Memorial), (sculpture).

Sculpture: stone; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. 3 in. x W. 12 in.

(On front of shaft:) Loving Tribute To The/Memory of/Gordon B. Meldrum/Who Was a Member of/Company B 100 N.Y. Infantry Vols./War of the Rebellion/Born in Caledonia, N.Y./July 13th 1845/Died in Libby Prison/Richmond, Va./Sept. 1862/"His Life For His Country"/MELDRUM (On side of shaft:) My brave lad, he sleeps/In his faded coat of blue,/In his lonely grave, unknown/Lies the heart that beat so true/He sank faint and hungry,/Among the famished brave/and they laid sad and lonely/Within, his nameless grave./No more bugle calls/The weary one./Rest noble spirit/In the grave unknown/I shall find you and know you/Among the good and true/When a robe of white is given/for this faded coat of blue

Full-length portrait of Civil War soldier Gordon Meldrum. He wears a uniform including cap and overcoat. He stands at parade rest. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands; the butt of the gun rests on the ground near his feet. The sculpture stands atop a granite shaft and pedestal.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Portrait male -- Meldrum, Gordon -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Literature -- MacNaughton, John Hugh -- Faded Coat of Blue

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Mumford

Mumford Cemetery, George Street, Mumford, New York 14511

Gordon Meldrum, a 17 year old resident of Caledonia, died of disease in the Civil War. The monument was erected by Meldrum's two elder brothers. The sculpture was imported from Italy and was based on a photograph of Meldrum. The song inscribed on the side of the shaft was written by John Hugh MacNaughton, a Caledonia resident. IAS files contain transcription of related article from Brighton-Henrietta Post, May 22, 1985.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

Brighton-Pittsford Post, May 22, 1985.

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