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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Belchertown Soldiers' Monument   (Belchertown, Massachusetts)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[On the Belchertown Town Common there is a tall monument which is topped with a statue of a Civil War soldier. It is dedicated to Belchertown Civil War veterans and also to those who fought in any colonial or United States war. A highly decorated zinc shaft rests on a granite base. The shaft is topped with a statue of a Civil War soldier. The shaft and base is about 26' high and the figure of a Civil War soldier is about 6' high. The statue and shaft was cast in zinc by the Monumental Bronze Company in 1884. The monument, whose sculptor is unknown, was dedicated on September 15, 1885.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Monumental Bronze Co]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1884-01-01]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[1885-09-15]]></dcterms:issued>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Chloe Moore]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Northampton Memorial Hall]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Built in 1874 by Cincinnati architect James W. McLaughlin, the Northampton Memorial Hall is the only example on Main Street of Post Civil War General Grant style architecture. The building not only serves as a memorial site, but also as a public library and archives center. The Hall was erected by the Young Men’s Institute and cost $77,249.79 raised through donations and public funds. In 1888 the entry of the Memorial Hall was adorned with a statue of a Union soldier and sailor collectively known as “Northampton Remembers.” Alongside them, tablets featuring the names of the 90 men from Northampton who fought for the Union and died during the war was added. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Franklin Memorial Park Common Soldier   (Winton, Virginia)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Marking the semi-centennial of the Civil War, the Franklin Memorial Park common soldier honors Franklin's Confederate dead. This marble monument features a private soldier standing at parade rest surmounting a granite plinth, base, dado, and shaft. As a plaque near the monument relays, the statue and the park were gifted to Franklin in 1946 by the children of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Camp. James L. Camp was the former chairman and president of the Camp Brothers' lumber mill, and later paper mill, the company which helped Franklin to prosper in the twentieth century. While originally erected in 1911, the statue has been moved several times. Its position in Franklin's Memorial Park was only really secured 35 years after its construction, and its presence there is still being challenged today. As of Summer 2021, the monument was removed and re-erected in the Poplar Springs Cemetery half a mile from the Memorial Park. ]]></dcterms:description>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Sussex County Confederate Monument   (Fort Lee, Virginia)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the Civil War semi-centennial, Sussex County sought a way of honoring their Confederate soldiers and the cause for which they fought. The Sussex Confederate Monument was erected by the Sussex United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1912 to serve this aim and faces south towards the county courthouse built in 1828. Created by McNeel Marble Works, the marble monument consists of a private soldier standing at parade rest surmounting a plinth, base, dado, and shaft. The statue's inscription states: "THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH THEY FOUGHT LIVE ETERNALLY" and details a list of companies organized from Sussex County. While there have been no documented efforts to remove or relocate the monument, four marble cannon balls originally at the corners of the base have been removed. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[McNeel Marble Works]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[1912-11-07]]></dcterms:issued>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[cmm43@st-andrews.ac.uk]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2025]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Private David Gifford Memorial Statue   (Smith Mills, Massachusetts)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The memorial to Private David Lewis Gifford is a life-size statue of a local war hero and medal of honor recipient, best known for his daring rescue expedition to save troops on the stranded union steamer ship, USS Boston. The statue depicts Gifford crouched behind a boulder with a rifle in hand, in a pose meant to represent him fighting in open skirmish order. Located on the campus of Dartmouth Middle School, the statue is right at eye-level with the children who come into contact with it on a daily basis. The statue was created through a collaboration between the Dartmouth Veterans Memorial Park Committee and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Sculpture Program, designed by sculptor Johnathan Pellitteri. It was erected in 2004, and the middle school celebrated the statue's dedication with a living history encampment in which participants dressed in Civil War era costume.
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    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Sculpture Program]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2004-10-14]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[2004-10-14]]></dcterms:issued>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:audience><![CDATA[Students and parents of Dartmouth Middle School]]></dcterms:audience>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[Johnathan Pellitteri]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Donald R. Bernard Marker   (Fairhaven, Massachusetts)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[In 1993, this bronze plaque was affixed to the side of an old powder magazine in Fort Phoenix State Reservation Park in Fairhaven, MA. The plaque commemorates Donald R. Bernard, a man who was important to the town for having led Civil and Revolutionary War reenactments at Fort Phoenix. His legacy continues today with the Fairhaven Village Militia, who run living history encampments at Fort Phoenix. Bernard was a local historian and Fairhaven's fire chief; the plaque was dedicated after his death and the reenactment group that he led - the Fourth Old Dartmouth Militia - fired a salute at the ceremony in his honor. Local politicians spoke at the ceremony, including state representative Bill Strauss, who claimed that Bernard's reenactments made people more aware of the location's history. The dedication ceremony was recorded and broadcast on local television. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1993-12-11]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[1993-01-01]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[1993-12-11]]></dcterms:issued>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2027]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:audience><![CDATA[Visitors to Fort Phoenix State Reservation Park]]></dcterms:audience>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[New Bedford Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument   (New Bedford, Massachusetts)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[On July 4th, 1866, this tall, obelisk-shaped, stone monument was dedicated to the soldiers from New Bedford who died in the Civil War. The monument is located in the center of Clasky Common Park; a simple, minimalistic design with an eagle at the pinnacle of the obelisk. No particular soldier is named on the monument, but the South side is engraved with the word "Army" and the North with "Navy." This monument is somewhat atypical in that it calls the Civil War a "struggle with slavery and treason", explicitly referring to slavery as a main cause of the war. The monument was funded by the city, with money paid to George Meacham. Currently, the monument is surrounded by a tall, iron fence in order to protect it from vandalism. The town's annual memorial day ceremony takes place in the park in front of the monument.
]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[George F. Meacham]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[1866-07-04]]></dcterms:issued>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Audrey Herrin]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:accessRights><![CDATA[Free access]]></dcterms:accessRights>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2028]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[George F. Meacham]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Mansfield Memorial Library   (Mansfield Center, Massachusetts)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Built on a rubble foundation with wooden walls, the Mansfield Memorial Library is a Victorian Gothic style building in Bristol County, MA. The land for the building was donated by Elizabeth F. Noble in 1898 and construction began in 1899. The building was conceived to serve a dual-function as both a public library and memorial to Civil War soldiers. The idea for constructing this building originated with Henry H. Fairbanks, the Quartermaster of the John Rogers Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. Representatives of the G.A.R. were present on the day of dedication and took part in a memorial procession to the site of the building, along with mounted police. The building currently serves to hold the offices of the Mansfield School Department. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Bliss Manufacturing Company; Fales and Company; Gifford, B. F.; Latchford, P. J]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1901-06-17]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[1899-10-21]]></dcterms:issued>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Audrey Herrin]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2029]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[Peabody and Stearns Architectural Firm]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Civil War's First Black Regiment Marker   (New Bedford, Massachusetts)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This historical marker is located at the site of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Plaza, which was dedicated to the African-American New Bedford soldiers who served in the war in February 1999. The marker was erected by the National Park Service as a part of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, and marks the site of the first office to recruit African-American soldiers during the Civil War. 120 men enlisted in the building, and the first regiment of black soldiers to fight in the Civil War was formed. There is also a colorful mural nearby with scenes depicting the regiments' participation in the Civil War, in contrast with the black-and-white photographs displayed on the historical marker. The building no longer exists, but in its place is a small, round, urban plaza with a fountain in the center. There are plans for a prospective monument on the site.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[36192-01-01]]></dcterms:issued>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Audrey Herrin]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2030]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Bland County Confederate Monument   (Sparta, Virginia)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A lone soldier made of marble stands outside Bland County Courthouse in parade rest atop a granite plinth. Erected in August 1911 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, remains in its original position. The inscription acknowledges the denial of victory to Confederate troops, whilst still noting that they have been "crowned" with "glorious immortality". This statue's role in that immortality persists, with Bland County Historical Society rededicating the monument in 2011. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[4231-01-01]]></dcterms:issued>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[lis1]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2031]]></dcterms:identifier>
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