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 Melzar Hunt Mosman - Chicopee, MA Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 08.764 W 072° 36.164
18T E 698087 N 4668775
The grave of prolific sculptor Melzar Hunt Mosman is located in Maple Grove Cemetery in Chicopee, MA.
Waymark Code: WM13G8Y
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2020
Views: 2
The grave of Melzar is marked by an individual headstone located in a large family plot Maple Grove Cemetery. The headstone for Melzar Hunt Mosman stands among others in front the large sandstone obelisk by the family patriarch Silas Mosman. The individual headstone for Melzar Hunt Mosman inscribed:
M H MOSMAN
BORN
MAR. 10, 1843
DIED
JAN. 11, 1926
Description:
Melzar Hunt Mosman was born in Chicopee, MA. He was the son of Silas Mosman, who ran the Ames Manufacturing Company's bronze foundry. Before he enlisted in the Civil War he worked in the Ames Manufacturing Company Foundry to produce swords. After the war he returned to the company where he became their primary sculptor. During his prolific career he produced many sculptures, many of which honored the veterans of the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. His memorials can be found in many cities and towns, especially in the New England states.
The Smithsonian Art Inventory lists the following sculptures by Melzar Hunt Mosman: link
Revolutionary War Door - United States Capitol, Washington, DC
Abraham Lincoln - Cincinnati, Ohio
Soldier's Monument - Middletown, Connecticut
Civil War Memorial - Saugus, Massachusetts
Fireman's Monument - New Haven, Connecticut
Massachusetts Sculpture - Winchester National Cemetery, Winchester, VA
Civil War Monument - Springfield, MA
Spanish American Veterans Memorial - Springfield, MA
Robert E. Lee Equestrian Statue Study Model - Anonymous Collection.
John Smith Koster (1841-1921) - Port Leyden Cemetery, Port Leyden, NY
Northampton Remembers Civil War Sailor - Northampton, MA
Northampton Remembers Civil War Soldier - Northampton, MA
Soldiers Monument - Bridgeport, Connecticut
Civil War Memorial - Westfield, Massachusetts
Winchendon Soldiers' Monument - Winchendon, Massachusetts
Taunton Soldiers' Monument - Taunton, Massachusetts
General Walter Harriman - Warner, New Hampshire
Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
Spanish-American War Monument - Gardner, Massachusetts
The Spanish War Veteran - Lawrence, Massachusetts
10th Massachusetts Infantry Monument - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Spanish War Memorial - Revere, Massachusetts
Spanish War Veterans Memorial - Dover, New Hampshire
Chicopee Soldier's Memorial - Chicopee, Massachusetts
Spanish American War Monument - Clinton, Massachusetts
Spanish American War Memorial - Lowell, Massachusetts
Spanish American War Memorial - Winthrop, Massachusetts
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument - Wakefield, Massachusetts
Farmer Relief - Minneapolis Minnesota
Grant Monument - Brooklyn, New York
Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Nashua, New Hampshire
Colonel Thomas Knowlton Statue - Hartford, Connecticut
Located Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut
Leominster Spanish American War Monument - Leominster, Massachusetts
Date of birth: 03/10/1843
Date of death: 01/11/1928
Area of notoriety: Art
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight Hours
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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