Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Bachman, J. A., sculptor.

Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1870.

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Figure: granite; Base: marble.

Figure: approx. 6 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 3 x 3 ft.

(Bottom front of base, stamped:) J.A. BACHMAN/LAMBERTVILLE (Upper front of base, raised:) THE SOLDIERS/OF/THIS PLACE/WHO FELL IN/THE WAR FOR/THE/UNION/1861-1866 (?)/FOR US THEY DIED (Middle front of base, incised:) LIEUT. C. WESLEY ARNETT./CAPT. C. AUG. ANGEL./LIEUT. WM. EAGAN./LIEUT. GEO. C. JUSTICE./CAPT. CHAS. L. KNEASS./ADJ'T JOSIAH S. STUDDIFORD/LIEUT. COM. H. MARTIN BLUE U.S.N. signed

Union soldier of the Civil War stands at parade rest in uniform. He grasps the barrel of his rifle with both hands, the butt of which rests on the ground. He wears a hat and a coat. He stands atop an inscribed base consisting of a shaft set on a platform. The bottom of the shaft features a relief of a pile of assorted equipment.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Lambertville

Located George Street & York Street, Lambertville, New Jersey

Commemorates local residents killed in action during the Civil War.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996

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