Dublin Core
Title
Forlorn Soldier (Blue Hills, Connecticut)
Description
The Forlorn Soldier is a deteriorated Union soldier statue with his rifle, hands, and lower face missing. The statue was completed by James G. Batterson's stone yard and monument business. Batterson is also known for co-designing the Connecticut State Capitol and establishing Travelers Insurance. When Batterson sold the stone yard to the Kelly Brothers in 1895, the soldier was left behind and placed at Charter Oak Avenue. In 1968, the statue was moved to Airport Road in Hartford before reaching its current location at the Connecticut State Capitol in 2013. The monument's restoration and relocation to the Capitol were funded by the Kelly family and Travelers Foundation. The statue's original purpose remains a mystery, but it is rumored that the statue was rejected as a monument because of the feet positioning.
Source
american,unionmonument
Contributor
Kathryn Arnold
Type
Site
Identifier
2064
Extent
0m x 0m x 2.4384m
Spatial Coverage
current,41.76428,-72.68231;
Rights Holder
Attributed to James G. Batterson
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Forlorn Soldier
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Forlorn_Soldier
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
New England Granite Works
Run by
Connecticut State Capitol
Material
Brownstone
Inscription
"DUM TACET CLAMAT" English Translation: "While he is silent, he exclaims"
State
Connecticut
County
Hartford
Affiliation
Union
City
Blue Hills