Administered by City of Pittsfield Town Office 16 Park Pittsfield Maine 04967
Located Pittsfield Public Library 100 Library Street Pittsfield Maine 04967
Date:
Dedicated May 28, 1904
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On front of octagonally-shaped lower base, incised:) PITTSFIELD/TO HER/SONS (On lower front of base, incised:) 1861 - 1865 (On rear of octagonally-shaped lower base, incised:) A TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE (On lower rear of base, incised) ERECTED/1904 (On side of octagonally-shaped lower base, incised:) HOME AND COUNTRY (On other side of octagonally-shaped lower base:) MANHOOD AND WOMANHOOD
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Summary:
A figure of a Civil War soldier, dressed in a military uniform consisting of a knee-length coat, a cape, and a brimmed cap, stands at parade rest holding the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt rests near his proper right foot. The figure is placed atop a tall base with a circular upper half, an octagonally-shaped midsection decorated on four of its sides with emblematic designs of the G.A.R., the W.R.C., an anchor and chain, and crossed muskets and a knapsack, and a four-sided lower section.
