Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Morningside Heights, New York)

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Title

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Morningside Heights, New York)

Description

Located in Manhattan's Riverside Park, this circular temple was erected in 1902 in memory of the Soldiers' and Sailors' who fought for the Union during the Civil War. It is an example of the neoclassical style in architecture, a popular choice for artists associated with the City Beautiful movement. Two plinths positioned to east and west of the temple's approach list the names of prominent Union Generals and battles. It remains a significant site for military ceremony.

Creator

Charles & Arthur Stoughton Paul E. Duboy Cullen And Dwyer

Source

american

Contributor

ct212@st-andrews.ac.uk

Language

NA

Type

Site

Identifier

2105

Date Created

1869-01-01

Date Issued

1902-01-01

Extent

0m x 0m x 27.432000000000002m

Spatial Coverage

current,40.7920955,-73.9789275;

Rights Holder

(architects): Charles (1860-1944) & Arthur Stoughton (1867-1955) Paul E. Duboy (Sculptor)

Europeana

Country

USA

Europeana Data Provider

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument (Manhattan)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Soldiers’_and_Sailors’_Monument_(Manhattan)

Monument Type

Temple

Erected by

The City of New York

Funded by

The City of New York

Material

white marble

Inscription

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Monument. . To the memory of the brave soldiers and sailors who saved the Union In memoriam Erected by The City of New York MCM < Eastern Plinth : > Grant Fort Sumter . Bull Run . Hatteras Inlet . Balls Bluff . Port Royal . Fort Henry . Roanoke Island . Hampton Roads . Shiloh . Island No 10 N.Y. Volunteer Regiments Actively Engaged Seventy Second . Seventy Third . Seventy Fourth . Eighty Second . Eighty Third Farragut New Orleans . Fair Oaks . Malvern Hill . Harpers Ferry . Antietam .Iuka . Corinth . Fredericksburg . Murfreesboro . Charleston . Jackson . Chancellorsville Sickles Winslow . Kelly . Barlow . Thoman . Cameron . Scott . Murphy . McMahon . Warren . Moesch . Huston . Stetson . Winthrop Sheridan < Western Plinth : > Sherman Gettysburg . Vicksburg . Port Hudson . Chickamauga . Chattanooga . Fort Pillow . Wilderness . Spotsylvania . Cold Harbor . Kenesaw Mountain . Atlanta N.Y. Volunteer Regiments Actively Engaged Fifth Seventh . Forty Second . Fifty Ninth . Sixty First . Sixty Ninth . Seventy First Porter Chambersburg . Mobile Bay . Winchester . Cedar Creek . Fort Fisher . Wilmington . Bentonville . Five Forks . Petersburg . Richmond . Appomattox Worden Cushing . Ryder . Sicard . Kaeplis . Philip . Meagher . Craven . McIver . Smith . Olmstead . Wilkes . Taylor . Wainwright Rowan.

Organisation

Robert A. Van Wyck, Mayor George C. Clausen, President, Park Board John W. Goff, Recorder. Bird S. Coler, Comptroller Joseph A. Goulden, Chairman, Memorial Committee

Cost

$250,000

State

New York

Affiliation

Union

City

Morningside Heights