Found in book: "A Historical record of the soldiers and sailors of N. Brookfield...1861-1865, with regimental histories" Anonymous, Town of N. Brookfield; 1886, 71 pgs. pages: 69, 70, 71 The Soldiers' Monument, which stands upon the grounds of the First Congregational Society, was contracted for with Martin Milmore, of Boston, erected in 1869, and publicly dedicated Jan 19, 1870. Hon. Charles Adams, Jr., chairman of the Committee, presented the monument to the town, and Dr Warren Tyler, chairman of the Selectmen, accepted the same in the town's behalf. The Oration was delivered by Gen. Francis A. Walker, and followed by Adresses by His Excellency Gov. William Claflin and Gen. Charles Devens. The statue is of a private soldier at parade rest, with downcast face, suggestive of the whole mournful story connected with the fall of the brave ones whose names are cut on the tablets beneath. The statue is of granite, seven feet high, and stands on a plinth eight feet high. It cost $5,500. The town contributed $3,000, the Grand Army of the Republic $500, and private citizens $2,000. On the north side is the following inscription: ERECTED....by the Town of North Brookfield, ....IN HONOR OF HER ...SOLDIERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES...in defense of the...COUNTRY AGAINST THE REBELLION, ... 1861-65 The back of the block presents only a plain surface, while the remaining sides are inscribed with the names of the dead, in the following order: EAST SIDE: N.B. Maxwell...Peter Devlin...William Clark...Henry R. Bliss..Joseph C. Fretts...Charles Perry...John A. Hughes...Henry H. Moulton...William F. Hill...Charles H. Ashby...Albert F. Holman...Timothy McCarty..N.S. Dickinson...James Henderson...John W. Gilmore and George L. Sherman WEST SIDE: James P. Coolidge...George S. Prouty...Lyman H. Gilbert...Alvin M. Thompson...Louis D. Winslow...Andrew J. Fisher...James A. Knight...Lyman Tucker...Albert F. Potter...William Bates...David S. Moulton...John F. Lamb...Thomas Griffin...J. Henry Jenks and Alonzo E. Pellet