The first Civil War figure to be erected in New Hampshire on the monuments envisioned in George Marden’s letter of March 2, 1862. Of the 4882 New Hampshire soldiers who died in the Civil War, 1903 died in battle or from wounds battle, while 2427 were taken by disease. The above bronze statue, created by Martin Milmore, was unveiled in 1869 at a ceremony in Claremont.