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This bas-relief is called the Return from War. It depicts the soldiers returning from war. Children and wives are waiting. Women are holding congratulatory wreaths and the statesmen are welcoming them in the background.

This picture is of the entire statue. Its construction started in 1864 and it was dedicated in 1877 to the soldiers who fought in the civil war

This picture is of children playing in the winter of 1930 around the statue. This picture is a salute to its presence in Boston between its construction and modern day.

This is an aerial view captured by Google Maps of the burial ground.

This is an aerial view captured by Google Maps of the burial ground.

Flags were placed on the lawn in the Boston Common on June 12th, 2016 for Memorial Day. This picture represents how the history of the civil war, this city, and the current patriotic celebrations are intertwined.

Flags were placed on the lawn in the Boston Common on June 12th, 2016 for Memorial Day. This picture represents how the history of the civil war, this city, and the current patriotic celebrations are intertwined.

This is an image of the Boston Almshouse, which was part charity and part ghetto.

The residential streets of Beacon Hill possess a generally peaceful and calm ambience, lined with beautiful brick row houses, black gas lamps, and towering trees of bright green foliage.

The residential streets of Beacon Hill possess a generally peaceful and calm ambience, lined with beautiful brick row houses, black gas lamps, and towering trees of bright green foliage.