Soldiers Monument - Manchester, CT
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N 41° 46.523 W 072° 31.324
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The Soldiers Monument is located at the north end of Center Park in Manchester, CT
Waymark Code: WMFZF6
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2012
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Manchester's Soldiers Monument occupies a prominent location in Center park at the intersection of Route 6 (center Street) and Route 83 (Main Street) in the downtown area.
An 8' high by 1.5' wide bronze figure of a Union soldier stands on a 7.75' by 7' square, rough-cut, granite base. The monument was sculpted by Charles Conrads and cast at the fabricated by the George Fischer & Brother foundry. The fabricator was James G. Batterson and the New England Granite Works. It was dedicated on dedicated September 17, 1877.
The figure of a left-facing soldier is standing on the base while wearing a cap, knee-length overcoat, and a cape. He has a bayonet on his belt on his left hip. His left foot is forward and he is holding a rifle vertically by the barrel with his hands are right over left. The rifle butt is resting on the ground near his right foot.
On the front of the base has the seal of the State of Connecticut overlapping a US flag shield. Below is the inscription:
IN MEMORY OF
THE SOLDIERS OF MANCHESTER,
WHO DIED IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.
1861 - 1865.
DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 17, 1877
A small plaque in front of the monument, set on a 1' high granite base, is inscribed:
SOLDIERS MONUMENT
Dedicated September 17, 1877
Re-dedicated June 4, 2005
In honor of those who served
in the Civil War of America
1861 - 1865