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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Springfield
Sculpture
Continental Soldier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Continental Soldier, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Minuteman Statue, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 23, 1905.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Base: approx. H. 60 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of base:) SPRINGFIELD/THE FIRST BRITISH ADVANCE/WAS STAYED AT THE BRIDGE/EAST OF THE VILLAGE, JUNE 7, 1780/THE BATTLE OF SPRINGFIELD/WAS FOUGHT JUNE 23RD./THE AMERICANS/UNDER GENERAL GREENE/ON THAT DAY NEAR THE STREAM/WEST OF THE CHURCH/CHECKED THE ENEMY,/WHO IN THEIR RETREAT/BURNED THE CHURCH AND VILLAGE./FROM THIS CHURCH/PARSON CALDWELL TOOK PSALM-BOOKS/DURING THE FIGHT AND FLUNG THEM/TO THE AMERICANS FOR WADDING,/CRYING: "PUT WATTS INTO 'EM BOYS!"/ERECTED BY THE STATE OF/NEW JERSEY, A.D. 1905 (On plaque on back of base:) GOD/IS OUR REFUGE/AND STRENGTH (On plaque on west side of base:) FOR FREEDOM'S BATTLE/ONCE BEGUN/BEQUEATHED BY BLEEDING/SIRE TO SON/THOUGH BAFFLED OFT/IS EVER WON (On plaque on east side of base:) OF WHAT AVAIL/THE PLOUGH OR SAIL/OR LAND OR LIFE/IF FREEDOM FAIL unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a Continental soldier in full uniform. He holds a musket by the barrel with his proper right hand. The butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. His proper left arm is akimbo. The granite sculpture stands on a tall rough-hewn granite base which sits on a single rough-hewn granite step.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Springfield
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Presbyterian Church, Morris Avenue & Church Mall, Springfield, New Jersey
Located Presbyterian Church, Vest Pocket Park, Corner of Morris Avenue & Church Mall, Springfield, New Jersey
Remarks:
The sculpture was paid for by the State of New Jersey as part of a program marking historic spots in Union County. Cost of the sculpture was $1,800. The parcel of land on which the sculpture stands was deeded by the Presbyterian Church to the State in 1905. Although the state owns the sculpture and land, the Presbyterian Church assumes responsibility for the sculpture. The sculpture marks the Battle of Springfield which took place June 23, 1780.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
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 NJ000564
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