Civil War Soldier - Jersey City, NJ - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures 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 bronze 1926 sculpture depicts a marching union soldier with a rifle in his right hand. The Smithsonian Inventory indicates that the rifle and a bayonette on the figure's left hip are missing. The last survey by the Smithsonian was in 1994, so it would appear that some repair was done to the piece. Although, not as obvious, it would appear that a bayonette is now present too.
There are two inscriptions. The one in front reads: "IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS OF JERSEY CITY WHO FOUGHT IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION"

The second one in the back reads: "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"

TITLE: Civil War Soldier ARTIST(S): Joseph P. Pollia DATE: May 28, 1926 MEDIUM: bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NJ000360 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located not far from the entrance to Lincoln Park at Kennedy Blvd. and Belmont Street (a little southeast of the fountain). DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The Inventory indicates that when the work was surveyed in 1994 that the rifle and bayonnete were missing. The rifle has definetely been restored...and it would appear the bayonette is present now too.

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