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Title: Dedication of the monument on Boston Common erected to the memory of the men of Boston who died in the Civil War
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Boston (Mass.)
Subjects: Army and Navy Monument (Boston, Mass.)
Publisher: Boston, Printed by order of the City council
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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at her side, forms a support for her half-rising posture.The face is beautiful Avithout being w^eak, and its expression isdignified and noble. Placed appropriately, with her face lookingtoward that section of the country from which she was banishedso long, she seems to plead for common forgetfulness of the past,and promise a glorious and prosperous future. THE SAILOR. On the left of the Monument, looking tow^ard the sea, is thestatue which stands as the symbol of the United States Navy, —a sailor, in appropriate costume, standing in an easy attitude, theright hand resting upon a drawn cutlass, whose point touchesthe ground, the left hand supported by the hip. The gracefulgarb of the service affords the sculptor opportunity for a rare dis-play of skill in the management of accessories. The open collarand knotted handkerchief, the navy cap, and other details of thedress and figure are given with wonderful truth and exactness.The whole figure is characterized by a boldness and freedom
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THE ARMY AND NAVY MONUMENT. 51 which one instinctively associates with the brave fellows whofought under Farragut, Porter, and Goldsborough, on the Missis-sippi and along the coast during the war. Although the men of the navy had fewer opportunities toexhiljit their personal valor in hand-to-hand conflicts during thefour years struggle than those of the army, they made nodoubtful record when those opportunities did occur. The figurewhich Mr. Milmores art has given us is expressive in aremarkable degree of personal courage and daring, and maybe accepted as the ideal of the true American sailor. HISTORY. The figure representing the Muse of History is classic in itsconception, and one of the finest of Mr. Milmores creations. Likethe statue of Peace, it occupies a sitting position, and is clad insimple Greek costume, whose artistically disposed folds revealthe superl)ly modelled form. The limbs are crossed. The lefthand holds a tablet, which rests upon the knee ; in the right is astylus.

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