In Portland Maine’s Monument Square is a Civil War monument. On top of the monument stands a woman holding a sword and a wreath of some kind in the other. She wears a robe and stands proud looking off into the distance. Her name is “Our Lady of Victories”. This Civil War monument is the largest I have seen so far both the statue and the base appear to be the same height. The massive statue captures everyone’s eye as they pass the square. As you follow down the statue to the base the grass catches your eyes. I know right grass but in the city surrounded by all this stone and metal seeing this grass patch acting like a final base of the statue does something to the eye. 
As you follow along the statue you see group of bronze statues 3 soldiers and sailors standing in front of flags its difficult to see but I believe they are the American flag and the Maine flag together. Then on the next side is a plaque of dedication to the troops due to the height it is very difficult to make out the inscription. On the opposite side the inscription reads “Portland To Her Sons Who Died For The Union”.
It is an odd place for a statue; the other war statues have been in open places in fields or parks. I understand why it’s there, it’s a monument they can be placed anywhere. I have to go back to the grass I am sure that in the summer time the grass is even greener but it does something amazing the cobblestone leading up to the edge of the statue and then the granite all the way up the grass is a break from the grey of the city. Maybe that’s the park. The couple of feet of green grass is supposed to simulate the feeling of green grass and park. Either way the statue is amazing and it is worth the visit standing around looking into the past with the help of a granite monument.
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