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Title
Bath Civil War Soldiers' Monument (Dayton, Maine)
Description
The Bath Civil War Soldiers' Monument is located opposite the Sagadahoc County Court House, and at the intersection of Centre Street and High Street. It is dedicated to the men of Bath who died during the American Civil War 1861 - 1865. $4975 was funded by the City of Bath for its creation, and it was designed by C.J. Noyes and created by William Hogan. This monument is a quartz obelisk over 30 feet high; surmounted by an eagle; and has four marble tables placed into each of the sides. In front, a cannon is placed, this is one of two which were taken from Fort Popham, Phippsburg (Maine) and was donated by the War Department to the city in 1902. The second cannon is located in Oak Grove Cemetery. The monument lists the names of the 109 men who died during the War and bears a quote from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address. This is one of the first Civil War Monuments to be erected in Maine.
Creator
William Hogan (possibly a Vincent M. Hogan), maker
Source
american
Date
1867-01-01
Contributor
Conall Treen
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
52
Extent
cm x cm x 914cm
Spatial Coverage
current,43.911577,-69.819667;
Access Rights
Free Access, public space
Rights Holder
C. J. Noyes, designer
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Bath Civil War Soldiers' Monument
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Bath_Civil_War_Soldiers'_Monument
Monument Type
Obelisk
Erected by
City of Bath
Funded by
City of Bath
Inscription
Main Inscription: Honor the Brave/ Erected by the city of Bath / A.D. 1867 /and Dedicated to / THE MEMORY OF HER SONS / Who Died / That the Nation Might Live / "The World will little note what we say, but it can / never forget what they did" - Lincoln, Gettysburg
Cost
$4,975
State
Maine
Affiliation
Union
City
Dayton