The American Volunteer, (sculpture).

The American Volunteer, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

The American Volunteer, (sculpture).

Sculpture: painted bronze; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 5.5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 in. x W. 2 1/2 ft.

A bronze figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle in front of him and resting his proper left hand across the top of the rifle barrel. The sculpture is painted silver and is installed on a large ledge on the front of the 13th Regiment's Armory.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Scranton

Pennsylvania National Guard, Headquarters 55th Brigade 28th Division, 900 Adams Avenue, Above front entrance, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509

The sculpture was at one time located at 314-16 Adams Avenue which was home to the 13th Regiment armory of the National Guard of Pennsylvania.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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