Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Brooklyn, CT
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The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is located in front of the post office on Route 169, Canterbury Road in Brooklyn, CT.
Waymark Code: WMFQTG
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2012
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The 30' high Soldiers and Sailors Monument was created by Karl Gerhardt, sculptor and cast at the Ames Bronze Foundry of Chicopee, MA. The monument was the gift of Thomas S. Marlor and dedicated on June 14, 1888.
A 6' high bronze figure of a Civil War soldier stands on top of a 24' tall granite pedestal and shaft. The soldier stands with his left knee slightly bent and left foot forward. He holds a rifle vertically by the barrel with both hands separated, left over right. The rifle butt is at at a right angle to his feet. He is wearing a long overcoat, a cape, and a cap. A bayonet suspended from his waist belt.
The front, east, face of the pedestal is inscribed:
ANTIETAM
GETTYSBURG
Followed by the seal of the State of Connecticut.
On the polished granite surface below is inscribed:
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY
OF ALL THE BRAVE MEN OF BROOKLYN
WHO FOUGHT ON LAND OR SEA
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION
The north face of the shaft is inscribed:
COLD HARBOR
NEW BERN
Followed by a bronze relief featuring crossed cannons.
The west face of the shaft is inscribed:
WINCHESTER
DREWRY'S BLUFF
A plaque on the west face contains a four column list of names:
JOHN Q ADAMS
EDWARD ALLEN
NELSON F ALLEN
STEPHEN W ALDRICH
W H M ARNOLD
LORENZO B ARNOLD
ANGELL A AUSTIN
OWEN BATTEY
GEO BALDWIN
ANDREW J BOTHAM
W J BOUTCHER
IRA BURGESS
PARDON B BROWN
CHAS C BUTTS
LEWIS G BURTON
CHESTER C BURTON
PRESCOTT H BAKER
GEO S BROWN
THOS K BATES
EDWIN E CARTER
EDWARD M CHAPMAN
W M CHASE
SIM C CHAMBERLAIN
FRANCIS B CLARK
W H CLARK
ELISHA H CONGDON
DAVID M COLVIN
HENRY COPELAND
JAMES COPELAND
CHAS COPELAND
W E CHAMBERS
GEO H CURTIS
HENRY R COXALL
JAS H CAIN
W B CLEVELAND
CHAS H CLARK
THOS COPELAND
CHAS H CHAPMAN
HENRY H DAVISON
JOHN C DAVIS
JOHN DAVIS
BENJ B DALE
THOS DALEY
FRANCIS P DOWLING
VAN BUREN DYE
JOHN DONAHUE
DANIEL L DONAHUE
ANTHONY DANIELS
GEO W DAVISON
DAVID EMERSON
ERASTUS M ELDRIDGE
JOHN FLYNN
LEWIS FORKEY
VINE R FRANKLIN
AUGUSTUS FULLER
JUDSON M FISHER
EARL W FISHER
EDWARD GALLU?
HENRY GEER
PETER GERMANS
ARCHIBALD GORDON
AUSTIN HARRIS
ALDEN HARRINGTON
LEWIS HART
JOHN W HILL
JOHN A HOPKINS
THOS HUNTINGTON
JOHN HUTCHINSON
ANDREW J HALL
JOHN C HUNTINGTON
B FRANK HARDING
JAS IRELAND
ROWLAND JONES
HIRAM S JOHNSON
CLARK W JAMES
DANIEL JENNINGS
JERRY JOHNSON
ANDREW W J KIMBALL
JAS W KIMBALL
RINALDO P KENYON
CHAS KEMP
SAMUEL W LAWTON
DAVID D LATHROE
DANIEL LANDRIGAN
EMOR LEWIS
GEO LEAVITT
WARREN W LILLIE
MICHAEL LOGAN
FRANCIS B LUCAS
SAMUEL J LEWIS
EDWIN C MAIN
HAZEL E MATHEWSON
ALBERT E MALBONE
ANTHONY MILLER
STEPHEN MORSE
MICHAEL MURRAY
NORMAN MAGNE
FRANCIS J MILLARD
ALBERT MOFFAT
JOHN C MAIN
THOS NEFF
HAMILTON E NEFF
ANDREW J NEFF
TIMOTHY O'LEARY
PATRICK OWENS
W K PATRICK
JOHN D PUTNAM
CHAUNCEY PHILLIPS
SAMUEL E PERRY
LUCIUS P. PHILLIPS
GEO H PRESTON
THEODORE D POND
GEO E POND
WM PUTNAM
ASA S PUTNAM
HARRISON W RICHMOND
HIRAM W. RICHMOND
ALBERT ROBBINS
WM ROBBINS
JOS H ROBBINS
HAVILAH ROBBINS
ALFRED E REYNOLDS
W H SALISBURY
CHAS F SHOALES
GEO A SMITH
CHAS W SNOW
JAS H SPAULDING
JOHN C STOWELL
MARVIN SWEET
EDWARD SWEET
PLAMER SHOALES
LEWIS SHOALES
WM STEERE
JOS SMALL
EDWARD P SHOALES
DANIEL I TARBOX
STEPHEN H TRIPP
HARRIS A TUCKER
EDGAR TOWN
JAS TAYLOR
OSCAR P TOWN
SMUEL B TRIPP
PHILLIP TUCKER
ELHANAN WATSON
FRANK WALDO
HENRY A WALKER
CHAS S WEBB
THOS WESTBROOK
JOHN A WILLIAMS
GEO M WILLIAMS
JAS B WHITCOMB
CALVIN WOODWARD
JAS B WOODWARD
ROBERT WHITE
CHAS E WILLIAMS
SAMUEL H WILLIAMS
SYLVANUS M WOODWARD
EDWIN A WHITCOMB
HENRY WILLIAMS
JOHN J WITTER
CHAS S WHEELER
ELISHA A WOODWARD
On the polished granite surface below the plaque is inscribed:
PRESENTED TO THE TOWN
OF BROOKLYN
BY THOMAS S. MARLOR
The south face of the shaft is inscribed:
PETERSBURG
CEDAR CREEK
Followed by a bronze relief featuring an anchor.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 06/14/1888
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: A gift of Thomas S. Maylor
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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