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The Charlestown Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Milmore, Martin, 1844-1883, sculptor. Title:  The Charlestown Civil War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1871. Dedicated 1872. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 9 x 8 ft.; Base: approx. 18 x 13 x 13 ft. Inscription:  (Proper right of female figure:) Milmore sculptor 1871 (On base:) In honor/of/the men of Charlestown/who fought in the War of 1861/for the/Preservation of the Union/erected by the City/A.D. 1872 signed Description:  A group of three figures on pedestal and base. Depicted is a female figure representing Liberty holding a laurel wreath in each hand. In front of her are standing figures of a soldier and a sailor. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Figure group Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201 Located Winthrop Square, Winthrop & Adams Streets, Training field, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  Monument was erected in honor of the men of Charlestown, who fought for the preservation of the Union. It is located in the Charlestown training field, where the minute men trained during the American Revolution. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990. Boston Art Commission, 1991. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0130, 1989. Monumental News, July 1894, pg. 335. Illustration:  Image on file. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 16. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 87710008   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87710008 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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