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| Melvin Memorial |
The Melvin Memorial was commissioned by James
C. Melvin as a memorial to his brothers – Asa Heald
died during the Civil war. The Memorial was the
work of renowned sculptor and Concord resident
Daniel Chester French who was a lifelong friend of
Mr. Melvin. The Memorial is in the style of the Italian
Renaissance. The female figure, which is seven
feet in height, represents a Mourning Victory,
wrapped in the American flag. Of all the work Daniel
Chester French created, it is said he was most
proud of The Melvin Memorial. It was dedicated on
June 16, 1909.
The inscription reads “In Memory of three brothers
born in Concord who as private soldiers gave their
lives in the war to save the country. This memorial
is placed here by their surviving brother, himself a
private solider in the same war.” And continues, “I
with uncovered head salute the sacred dead who
went and who return not.”
C. Melvin as a memorial to his brothers – Asa Heald
died during the Civil war. The Memorial was the
work of renowned sculptor and Concord resident
Daniel Chester French who was a lifelong friend of
Mr. Melvin. The Memorial is in the style of the Italian
Renaissance. The female figure, which is seven
feet in height, represents a Mourning Victory,
wrapped in the American flag. Of all the work Daniel
Chester French created, it is said he was most
proud of The Melvin Memorial. It was dedicated on
June 16, 1909.
The inscription reads “In Memory of three brothers
born in Concord who as private soldiers gave their
lives in the war to save the country. This memorial
is placed here by their surviving brother, himself a
private solider in the same war.” And continues, “I
with uncovered head salute the sacred dead who
went and who return not.”
