The Volunteer - Marlborough, MA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Volunteer is represented by a 7' high bronze sculpture, on a 6' by 3' by 3' marble base, depicting a Spanish American War infantryman. He is wearing period uniform with boots and hat. He is tilting forward above the waist with his left foot in front of his right. A rifle is held horizontally at waist level with his left hand near the barrel and his right hand near the trigger.

Bronze plaques are mounted on the base. The front plaque is decorated with two palm leaves and has lists the names of the men from Marlborough who died during the war. it is inscribed:

SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
1898-1902

ERNEST D MARSHALL
WILLIS H PAGE
JOHN O COLE
LOUIS SASSEVILLE
WILLIAM S WADDEN
TIMOTHY E McGEE
ERNEST A CARPENTER
ARTHUR B HERSEY
CORNELIUS J DONOHUE
JOSEPH NORTH
GEORGE LYNCH
HERBERT H CHASE

THEY DIED TO MAKE MEN FREE

DEDICATED BY THE
CITY OF MARLBOROUGH
TO HER HERO SONS WHO
FREELY SERVED IN HUMANITY'S CAUSE
OCTOBER 12, 1924

A plaque on the side is inscribed:

HONOR ROLL
ORIGINAL ROSTER OF
CO. F. 6th MASS INF. U.S.V.
IN THE
CUBAN AND PORTO RICO CAMPAIGNS
{THREE COLUMN LIST OF NAMES WITH RANKS}

A plaque on the back is inscribed:

HONOR ROLL
MARLBOROUGH MEN
WHO SERVED IN THE
ARMY, NAVY, OR MARINE CORPS IN
CUBA, PORTO RICO,
THE PHILIPPINES OR CHINA
{THREE COLUMN LIST OF NAMES}

A plaque in the side contains the insignia of the Spanish American War Veterans.

TITLE: The Volunteer ARTIST(S): Co Crawford, designer; T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder DATE: 1924 MEDIUM: bronze; marble base CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MA000649 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Monument Square West Main Street west of the intersection with Granger Blvd. Marlborough, MA DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Inscription on front plaque has been correctly transcribed.

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