Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Jackson, John Adams, 1825-1879, sculptor.

Royal Foundry, founder.

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Commissioned 1871. Dedicated Sept. 17, 1873.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 13 x 17 x 5 ft.

(At foot of figure representing Lynn:) J.A. Jackson/Inv.et Mod./J. Miller/Fudit/Muchen 1873 (On front of base:) LYNN/TO THE MEMORY OF/HER SONS/SLAIN IN DEFENSE OF THE NATION (On pediment below figure representing Justice:) U.S. Coast Geodetic Survey/and State Survey/Station/No. 42AE/Elevation 38.055 ft. signed Founder's mark appears.

This memorial consists of three allegorical bronze female figures mounted on a large granite base. At the top is a standing female figure representing the City of Lynn. She is dressed in long classical drapery and on her head she wears a crown resembling city wall with gates and battlements. With her proper right hand she offer a laurel wreath of victory and honor to her citizens. Below on her proper right side is a seated female figure representing War. She wears a helmet on her head and is dressed in classical drapery and chain male with epaulets shaped like lion heads. In her proper right hand she holds a shield and spear, and in her proper left hand she offers a laurel wreath. Seated on the opposite side of the base is a female figure representing Justice. She holds the scales of justice in her proper left hand,and once held a sword in her proper right hand, but it is now missing. She is dressed in classical drapery and wears a wreath of oak leaves on her head. The base is oblong and is adorned with plain recessed panels.

Figure group -- Female

Allegory -- Civic -- War

Allegory -- Civic -- Peace

Allegory -- Place -- Lynn

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lynn

Administered by City of Lynn, Department of Public Works, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn, Massachusetts 01901

Located City Hall Square, Common & Commercial Streets, Lynn, Massachusetts

In May of 1869, Lynn's Post #5 of the Grand Army of the Republic established a committee to look into the construction of a monument to the city's Civil War dead. By 1871, the Common Council of Lynn had appropriated $30,000 for the memorial and the artist was selected. IAS files contain newspaper articles from The Boston Globe, May 30, 1994, pg. 13-15; the Lynn Evening Item, May 22, 1918, pg. 9; the Lynn Semi-Weekly Reporter, Sept. 20, 1873, pg. 1-2; and a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire.

Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

The Boston Globe, May 30, 1994, pg. 13.

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