Civil War Monument - Dover, New Hampshire - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The monument is inscribed with:

In Commemoration
Of the
Men of Dover
Who Served Their Country
On Land and Sea
In the
War For The Union

1861 - 1865
Dover

Presented to the City of Dover
By Their Comrad
Daniel Hall
1912

Dulce Et Decorum
Pro Patria Mor

 

Description of memorial from Smithsonian:

"At the top of the monument is a standing figure of mustached flag bearer dressed in a Union military uniform consisting of a thigh-length coat and brimmed cap. He stands with his proper left arm around a flagpole with flag furled, while his proper right hand reaches over to grasp a sword at his proper left side. At the base of the monument, the flag bearer is flanked on his proper left by a infantryman with a rifle and on his proper right by a sailor who once held a sword. Both figures are dressed in Union military uniforms and each rests atop a short granite base. The infantryman stands holding his riffle barrel clenched in both hands with the rifle butt resting near his proper right foot. The sailor walks forward with is proper right foot and rests his proper right hand on his belt. His proper right hand grasps the hilt of a sword that is now missing. The middle part of the monument originally had four Quincy granite spheres representing cannon ball, but they are now missing. An eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a bunch of arrows with its talons, adorns the front of the monument. The top of the monument has a capstone decorated with a band of stars and a shield. The entire monument is surrounded by a low curb.

This monument was presented to the City of Dover by Daniel Hall, a Barrington, New Hampshire native, who in 1861, became Secretary to the Committee on Naval Affairs. The monument cost approximately $10,000 and was designed by Lewis J. White. The figures of the infantryman and sailor were fabricated by the Gorham Manufacturing Company."

TITLE: Civil War Monument ARTIST(S): Lewis J. White, sculptor Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder DATE: October 19, 1912 MEDIUM: Top figure: bronze; Side figures: bronze; Base: Barre granite. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NH000249 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Locust & Hale Streets Dover, New Hampshire DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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