Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Morningside Heights, New York)
Union
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.
Monument type:
Temple
Artist:
(architects): Charles (1860-1944) & Arthur Stoughton (1867-1955) Paul E. Duboy (Sculptor)
Dedication Date:
1902-01-01
Address:
Morningside Heights
New York
USA
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.
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Conception Date:
1869-01-01
Opening Date:
Material:
white marble
Size:
0m x 0m x 27.432000000000002m
Creator:
Charles & Arthur Stoughton Paul E. Duboy Cullen And Dwyer
Cost / Value:
$250,000
Erected by:
The City of New York
Funded by:
The City of New York
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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