(Soldiers Monument), (sculpture).

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(Soldiers Monument), (sculpture).

Frederick & Field, fabricator.

Beattie & Brooks, founder.

Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.

(Soldiers Monument), (sculpture).

Cast 1888. Relief plaques executed 1890. Dedicated Oct. 30, 1890.

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Sculpture: bronze, painted; Relief plaques: bronze, painted; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 30 in. x 30 in.; Base: approx. 17 ft. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 6 in.

(On proper left side of self-base:) CAST FOR FREDERICK & FIELD QUINCY, MASS./BY THE HENRY BONNARD BRONZE CO./NEW YORK 1888 (On lower proper left corner of relief plaques on sides of base:) Beattie & Brooks Sc. '90 (On upper proper right corner of relief plaque on back of base:) Beattie & Brooks Sc. '90 (On front of base:) IN HONOR/OF THE MEN OF/FARMINGTON/WHO FOUGHT FOR/THE UNION/1861-1865/1890 (On back of granite base:) ERECTED BY/CARLETON RELIEF CORPS NO. 18 (On plaque on back of base:) SINKING OF THE ALABAMA BY THE KEARSARGE JUNE 19TH 1864 signed Founder's mark appears.

Full-length figure of a Union soldier at parade rest. He wears a uniform and cap and has a moustache. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands; the butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. The bronze sculpture is painted with a bronze-colored metallic paint. It stands atop a multi-level granite base. On the front face of the die of the base is a bronze relief of G.A.R. badge. On the back face of the die is a bronze relief of a W.R.C. badge. Three bronze bas-relief plaques adorn the sides and back of the lower section of the base. The plaque on the proper left side depicts an artillery duel. In the foreground is the profile of a cannon in action. Several soldiers are attending the cannon; one is using a ramrod at the front of the gun while three others work the cannon from behind. A wounded soldier lies on the ground near the cannon's wheel. There is a tree on the far right side of the scene and an officer pointing with a sword stands in front of the tree.

The relief plaque on the back of the base depicts the sinking of the Alabama by the Kearsarge. The Alabama is in the foreground of the scene; only the smokestack and bow with mast are visible. The stern of the boat is underwater. The mast is broken and holes are visible in the sails. In the lower right corner of the scene is a rowboat with two sailors rowing. The Kearsarge is visible in the distant horizon on the left side of the scene. The bronze relief plaque on the proper right side of the base depicts a cavalry charge. The cavalry is emerging from a forest on the left side of the scene. The cavalrymen are armed with sabers. The lead horse is shown jumping over a log; the horse behind the lead is jumping over a fence. A line of Confederate soldiers firing on the cavalry is at the far right of the scene.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Figure group -- Male

State of Being -- Evil -- War

Object -- Weapon -- Cannon

Architecture -- Boat -- Alabama

Architecture -- Boat -- Kearsarge

Architecture -- Boat -- Rowboat

Waterscape -- Boat

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Farmington

Administered by Town of Farmington, Parks and Recreation Department, 39 Main Street, Farmington, New Hampshire 03835

Located James B. Edgerly Park, Main Street, Farmington, New Hampshire

The sculpture was installed by the Carlton Relief Corps No. 18 of Farmington. Cost of the monument was $3,800. Frederick & Fields were responsible for the monument; the figure of the soldier was cast by Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company and the relief panels are by Beattie & Brooks. The sculptor of the figure is unknown, but the figure was modeled from the brother of Seth Low, the president of Columbia College (NY). IAS files contain copy of related article from Farmington News, Oct. 31, 1890 and copy of related excerpt from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 29-30.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

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