Soldiers and Sailors Monument | |
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United States | |
For Massachusetts soldiers and sailors who died in the American Civil War | |
Unveiled | September 17, 1877 |
Location | 42°21′19.7″N 71°3′59.1″W / 42.355472°N 71.066417°W |
Designed by | Martin Milmore |
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a monument erected in Boston Common in downtown Boston, dedicated to soldiers and sailors of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who died in the American Civil War. Designed by Martin Milmore, construction began in 1874 and the monument was dedicated on September 17, 1877. Union Generals George B. McClellan and Joseph Hooker were among the estimated 25,000 people attending the dedication on Boston Common.