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    		• Pollia, Joseph P.,
     
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    		• Rose, Albert Randolph,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Jersey City
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Pollia, Joseph P., 1893-1954, sculptor.
    Rose, Albert Randolph, architect.
    Title: 
    Civil War Soldier, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    May 28, 1926.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: could be bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 40 1/2 in. x 40 in.; Base: approx. 41 1/2 x 49 x 57 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On soldier's belt:) U.S. (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 signed
    Description: 
    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.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Jersey City
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Lincoln Park, Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    The monument was installed by the executor of the estate of Edward J. Donnelly, Sergeant, Company C, 5th New Jersey Volunteers and a committee appointed by the city commissioners. The monument is in memory of the soldiers of Jersey City who fought in the Civil War. For related information see the vertical files in the Jersey City Library.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 NJ000360
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