Civil War Memorial - Jersey City, NJ - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

Located not far from the entrance to Lincoln Park at Kennedy Blvd. and Belmont Street (a little southeast of the fountain), this Memorial depicts a Union soldier. The bronze sculpture is by artist Joseph P. Pollia.
The Smithsonian Inventory (visit link) the statue thusly:

"A marching Civil War soldier in dressed in a full uniform. He has a canteen and bag hanging down his back on his proper left side and a small pouch attached to his belt. A rolled blanket is slung over his proper left shoulder and attached under his proper right arm. The soldier once held a rifle in his proper right hand and had a bayonet hanging from his proper left hip, but these are now missing. The sculpture is mounted on a square base."
and also cites the inscriptions as "(On front of sculpture, near base, in raised letters:) IN MEMORY/OF THE SOLDIERS OF JERSEY CITY/WHO FOUGHT IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION (On back of sculpture, near base, in raised letters:) THIS MONUMENT ERECTED/BY THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE/EDWARD J. DONNELLY. SERGT. CO. C. 5TH N.J. VOLUNTEERS/AND A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COMMISSIONERS"

Date Installed or Dedicated: 05/28/1926 Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: ERECTED/BY THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE/EDWARD J. DONNELLY. SERGT. CO. C. 5TH N.J. VOLUNTEERS/AND A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COMMISSIONERS Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union Rating (1-5): Related Website: [Web Link] Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   09/01/2010 Metro2 visited it