Spanish American Veterans Memorial - Springfield, MA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

In the middle of the triangle created by Main and Plainfield Streets in the north end of Springfield is a statue honoring the Second Massachusetts Infantry and the part they played in the Spanish-American War. The 8' high bronze sculpture of a Spanish-American War soldier is depicted carrying a bedroll, cartridge belt and pouch, food packs, and canteen. He is hiking with his rifle resting up-side-down on his right shoulder. The sculpture was created by Melzar Hunt Mosman and dedicated in 1906.

The bronze plaque on the front of the 10' by 10' by 10' granite base depicts the the outline of a fort with the names of the campaigns involving 2nd Massachusetts Infantry:

EL CANEY
SANTIAGO DE CUBA

Below is inscribed:

SECOND
MASSACHUSETTS
INFANTRY U.S.V.
WAR WITH SPAIN 1898
-------------------
ERECTED BY FRIENDS
OF THE REGIMENT IN
EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE

Bronze plaques on the east, north and south sides of the base contain the list of names of the members of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry.

East side plaque - list of names:

FIELD AND STAFF
MAJOR HENRY C. BOWEN SURGEON

CO. A
JOSEPH BOARDMAN
GRORGE FOREST

CO. B
HARRY J. VESPER 2ND LIEUT.
RICHARD H. BEARSE Q.M. SERG'T
PAUL J. KINGSTON WAGONER
JOHN J. MALONE
PAUL L. VESPER

CO. C
HAROLD B. WENTWORTH SERG'T
ROBERT H. DOWSE CORP'L
JOSEPH C. KING
SILAS I. MAYO
WILLIAM D. ROBERTS
ARTHUR D. STEWART
FREDRICK B. TAFT
JAMES W. WHEELET

CO. D.
EDGAR R. TRAIN Q.M. SERG'T
GEORGE A. COLLIER SERG'T
FRANK C. MATTICE SERG'T
JOSEPH BONNEVILLE
ANATONE DUGAS

CO. E
FRED A. RYDER SERG'T
HARLAND H. KNIGHT CORP'L
DANIEL L. LEONARD ARTIFICER
HENRY J. BLAKE
GEORGE A. BROOKS
ROBERT F. CLARK
HUGH J. CROWE
HUGH C. DAVIS
JAMES A. FIELD
AUGUST HALLBERG
GUT P. LAWSON


North side plaque - list of names:

CO. E
WILLIAM L. PIKE
WILLIAM H. RIVETT

CO. F
WALTER J. HICKEY
GEORGE H. HIGGINS

CO. G
PATRICK J. NOONE CORP'L
FRANCIS A. BURKE
ROBERT C. KELLY
ANDREW LITTLE
ARTHUR PACKARD
GEORGE A. RICHMOND
FRED S. STETSON

CO. H
MARVIN F. AMES CORP'L
CHARLES M. HAYE CORP'L
HARVEY RANDALL MUSICIAN
CHARLES E. BUCK
EARLE E. CLARKE
ALLIE L. FARMER
WILLIAM C. GREEN
FABIAN HAKANSON
GEORGE W. HODGINS
ALSTON D. KIMBALL
JOHN J. MOORE
JOHN M. MORAN
SILAS UNDERGRAVE

CO. I
ALFRED N. BELLEVILLE CORP'L
HARVEY R. ATKINS
FRANK E. BARBOUR
WESLIE S. BRASS
EUGENE F. COLE
HENRY C. COLLINS JR
CHARLES H. CRANSTON
JOHN R. CROWLEY
FRED S. FARNHAM

West side plaque - list of names:

CO. I
OLIVER L. LACROSSE
ALMON D. YOUNG

CO. K
WILLIAM E. PIPER CORP'L
FRANK P. JONES MUSICIAN
ARTHUR M. BURNHAM
FRANK E. MOODY

CO. L
CHARLES H. FIELD 1ST LIEUT
CHARLES E. CHAPIN SERG'T
ARCHIE C. HALE SERG'T
GEORGE M. BROOKS CORP'L
PETER J. CAMPBELL
PETER A. GREENIA
EDWARD J. LAGUE
JOSEPH M. LANOIS
TIMOTHY J. MURPHY
FRANK P. NORTON
GORGE H. PATNODE
JEREMIAH J. SULLIVAN
JOHN THYME JR
OTTO ZEIGLER

CO. M
JOHN B. STURM CORP'L
GEORGE E. WHIPPLE CORP'L
WILLIAM H. DUGGAN MUSICIAN
GEORGE W. ALDERMAN ARTIFICER
ALFRED A. THIEL WAGONER
RICHARD W. BRUCE
WILLIAM H. CROCKWELL
DAVID G. FERGUSON
JOSEPH GRAVEL JR
FRANKLIN W. MANNING
BENJAMIN RILEY
JAMES M. SMITH

TITLE: Spanish American Veterans Memorial ARTIST(S): Melzar Hunt Mosman DATE: 1906 MEDIUM: Bronze statue and plaques; granite base CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MA000900 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Memorial Square Main and Plainfield Streets Springfield, MA DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Treatment still needed. Names of campaigns on the front plaque and list of names on the other three plaques have been added.

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