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approved an appropriation of $ 50,000 for construction of the monument. The association asked each of the thirteen original states to pledge $ 5,000 each, but only Rhode Island replied with a conditional offer.
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The monument was designed by John C. Markham of New Jersey. The capstone was placed on 3 November 1882, and the bronze statues were completed in August 1887. The statues were designed by
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plaques depicting dramatized scenes of the
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The
Saratoga Battle Monument contains four niches intended for life size bronze statues of the American commanders associated with the
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