Soldiers and Sailors (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)

Union

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument was dedicated in 1889, having been built by T. M. Perry. The monument is located in a triangle formed by Concord, Amherst, and Nashville streets and commemorates the soldiers in New Hampshire that fought in the war. On the top of the monument is a figure of victory dressed in a classical Roman robe, who also holds an American shield and a laurel wreath. On the monument's base are bronze statues of a sailor and a soldier, a statue of liberty watching the reconciliation of the North and South, and another statue of an emancipation scene with a Union soldier extending a scroll alone with Kearsarge sinking Alabama.

Inscription:

North: Gettysburg In honor of the men of Portsmouth who gave their services on the land and on the sea in the war which preserved the Union of the States this monument is erected by grateful citizens. 1888. East: Fredericksburg South: Antietam Williamsburg Fair Oaks Savage Station White Oak Swamp Malvern Hill Chantilly South Mountain Chancellorsville Wilderness Cold Harbor Petersburg Richmond Monitor & Merrimack New Orleans Mobile Bay Morris Island James Island Fort Darling Port Hudson Red River Fort Donelson Peach Tree Creek Sherman's March to the Sea West: Kearsarge

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