Administered by City of New Haven Department of Parks, Recreation, and Trees 720 Edgewood Avenue New Haven Connecticut 06515
Located Bay View Park Opposite 46th Street, City Point New Haven Connecticut 06519
Date:
Dedicated Aug. 3, 1903
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CT0014, 1989.
New Haven Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), Aug. 5, 1903.
Monumental News, Nov. 1902 and Jan. 1903.
New Haven Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), Aug. 6, 1903.
New Haven Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), May 17, 1950.
New Haven Register (New Haven, CT), July 10, 1950.
New Haven Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), July 11, 1950.
Summary:
Standing figure of a Civil War soldier holding the barrel of a rifle with two hands, with the butt resting by his feet. He is wearing a cap and a three quarters length coat with a cape. He stands at parade rest, atop a tall, multi-tiered pedestal, which has the seal of Connecticut in a raised medallion. Battle names are lettered on all four sides of the base; there are two bronze plaques on the base; and names of war dead.
