Description:
Fitchburg's Civil War Memorial, comprised of three bronze statues upon a granite base, was designed by celebrated sculptor Martin Milmore and was dedicated in June 1874. The central and highest figure is an allegorised depiction of America, with a laurel wreath in each hand, and is flanked by a soldier and a sailor. Inside the monument's base is a box containing a plethora of Civil War documents pertaining to the town's veterans and the contracting of the monument itself. Also contained is a cannonball which was fired at the Battle of Bennington in 1777, complementing the two cannons which are displayed alongside the memorial in Fitchburg's Monument Park.
