The Civil War Soldiers' Monument on Battle Hill, ca. 1875.

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The Civil War Soldiers' Monument on Battle Hill, ca. 1870. Green-Wood's Civil War Soldiers' Monument honors the 148,000 New York men who fought "in aid of the war for the preservation of the Union and the Constitution." Construction of the monument began just four years after the end of the Civil War and it was dedicated in 1876. The monument features four life-sized statues of soldiers, representing the four branches of the Army: engineers, infantry, artillery, and cavalry. Originally cast in zinc, the sculptures had deteriorated badly over the years and were replaced in 2002 with reproduction bronzes. The earlier image shows the monument before installation of the statues and bronze plaques, and the second image shows them shortly after installation.