Union Soldier Monument
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland

This Civil War monument stands in Rose Hill Cemetery in Cumberland. Sponsored by citizens of Allegany County and the Cumberland Women's Relief Corps, it honors the men of the county who fought for the Union. The bronze statue was cast by the American Bronze Company of Chicago and was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1895. The solitary common soldier statue was the most popular monument form after the Civil War in recognition of the loss of 600,000 men; it symbolized the democratic ideal of the individual. The Monuments Commission had the bronze statue cleaned and waxed in 1997, and provides routine, regularly scheduled maintenance.