A few blog entries ago, I wrote about this company that provided reasonably-priced statues to towns wanting to honor those who served and died for the Union during the Civil War. I imagine there were several of these companies and they more than likely sold to both northern and southern states.
This would make a good subject for a book. There are so many devoted to the war, but not many of the post-war, non-Reconstruction ones.
From Wikipedia.
The Monumental Bronze Company was from Bridgeport, Connecticut and was classified as a monumental mason firm operating from 1875 to 1912. They specialized in what was called white bronze, called zinc today. It was one of many such companies selling zinc ornamentals.
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