Pittsfield Soldiers' Monument (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

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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