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Title
Pittsfield Soldiers' Monument (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
Description
Also known as "The Color Bearer', this monument features a statue of an idealised Union Color Sergeant, cast from condemned cannon, atop a granite column. On the east and west faces are presented the State of Massachusetts and United States seals, while the north and south sides are reserved for the names of the 108 Pittsfield men who died in the Civil War.
Source
american
Contributor
Josh Haslett
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
30
Date Issued
1872-09-24
Extent
cm x cm x 300cm
Spatial Coverage
current,42.44833,-73.25368;
Rights Holder
Launt Thompson
Europeana
Country
UK
Europeana Data Provider
Pittsfield Soldiers' Monument
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Pittsfield_Soldiers'_Monument
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Funded by
Ladies' Soldiers Aid Society ($3000) & the City of Pittsfield ($7000)
Material
Statue - condemned cannon. Column - granite.
State
Massachusetts
Affiliation
Union
City
Pittsfield