Administered by City of Putnam Parks & Recreation Department 126 Church Street Putnam Connecticut 06260
Located Opposite 93 Grove Street Putnam Connecticut
Date:
Dedicated May 30, 1912
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Putnam Patriot, May 31, 1912, pg. 1.
(Incised on plinth, right rear:) GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS (On plaque on base, front:) TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/OF/PUTNAM AND VICINITY/WHO FOUGHT FOR/THE PRESERVATION/OF THE UNION/1861-1865/ERECTED BY/A.G. WARNER WOMEN'S/RELIEF CORPS (On base, raised characters:) 1861-1865 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands atop a pedestal and tiered base. The figure wears a long, caped coat, cap and moustache. He holds his rifle by the barrel in both hands in front of him with the butt on the ground. Decorative relief elements on the base include crossed rifles, cannons and a Grand Army of the Republic shield.
