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O'Donnell, Anthony F.,
Tayntor & Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newton
Sculpture
Sussex Soldier's and Sailor's Monument, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
O'Donnell, Anthony F., designer.
Tayntor & Company, fabricator.
Title:
Sussex Soldier's and Sailor's Monument, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Soldiers' Monument, (
sculpture
).
Defenders of the Union, (
sculpture
).
Civil War Monument, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 1895.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: white Westerly granite; Upper base: dark Quincy Railway granite; Lower base: stone and cement.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 33 ft.; Figure: approx. H. 88 in. (90 tons).
Inscription:
(Front midsection:) ERECTED/BY A GRATEFUL PEOPLE/TO COMMEMORATE/THE SERVICES/AND SACRIFICES/OF THE SOLDIERS/AND SAILORS/IN THE WAR/OF THE REBELLION/(Lower, raised lettering:)/DEFENDERS OF THE UNION/(Below crossed flags:) 1861-1865 (Rear of base: names of battles) (One side of base:) BRANDY STATION/CEDAR CREEK/ALDIE/OPEGNAM/CULPEPPER/FIVE FORKS/APPOMATTOX (Other side of base:) MALVERN HILL/SALEM HEIGHTS/PETERSBURG/CRAMPTON PASS/SPOTTSYLVANIA/ROANOKE ISLAND/COLD HARBOR unsigned
Description:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands atop tall base at parade ease. He wears a knee-length coat and holds the barrel of his rifle with both hands, the butt resting by his proper right foot. He stands atop an ornate multi-sectioned base, with columns and castellated mid-section. The lower portion of the base is decorated with reliefs of crossed flags on the front; and on one side crossed swords; and on the other, an anchor. The monument sits atop a stepped base and is encircled by a short, spearheaded fence.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Civil War
Figure male
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
Jersey
--
Newton
Sculpture
Owner:
Newton
Green,
Newton
,
New
Jersey
Remarks:
The monument commemorates Civil War soldiers of Sussex County, and lists the battles in which they fought. The monument cost $6,000, of which $2,000 was raised through the Grand Army Posts and private subscription. Sussex County contributed $4,000. The State of
New
Jersey
authorized the County to match the raised amount two-for-one, dispersed through a Board of Freeholders. A Heroes Monument Association was incorporated by Act of Legislature, April 6, 1865; but the monument committee was not appointed by the Grand Army Posts until April of 1890. IAS files contain articles from the
New
Jersey
Herald, dated Aug. 15, 1895, Sept. 13, 1895, Sept. 14, 1895 and June 30, 1955.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
Jersey
survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and
Outdoor
Sculpture
Database, NJ0021, 1989.
Monumental News, Dec. 1894, pg. 612.
Monumental News, Oct. 1895, pg. 619.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, Oct. 1895, pg. 619.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS NJ000303
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