A Record of the Dedication of the Statue of Major General William Francis Barlett

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A Record of the Dedication of the Statue of Major General William Francis Barlett is a small volume documenting the dedication of the statue by Daniel Chester French of Bartlett inside the Massachusetts State House in Boston.

Bartlett himself had a remarkable Civil War career for a young man. Just 20 years old and a student at Harvard in 1861 he served four years in three regiments, stood near Abraham Lincoln’s friend, General Edward Baker, when he was killed at Balls Bluff, lost a leg at Yorktown, led another regiment at Port Hudson, and then was wounded and captured in 1864 during the Overland and Petersburg campaigns. He died young in 1876 after dedicating his post-war life to working toward the reconciliation between former enemies.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts commissioned French to sculpt this statue at the turn of the Century. It was the second likeness of Bartlett that French produced.

Very good condition.

Bright. A Record of the Dedication of the Statue of Major General William Francis Barlett. A Tribute of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 27, 1904. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1905. 1st edition, 82p., frontispiece, portraits, illustration.