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Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  American Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Confederate Soldiers of Edgecombe County, (sculpture). Dates:  Oct. 29, 1904. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze with black patina with green patches; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 9 x 3 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 30 x 9 x 9 ft. Inscription:  (Back of plinth:) American Bronze Foundry Co. (Front of base, incised:) ERECTED IN HONOR OF/THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF/EDGECOMBE COUNTY./"DEFENDERS OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY" (Front of base, raised:) 1861 C.S.A. 1865 (Around medallion on front of base, carved:) - The Confederate States of America - 22 February 1862 Deo Vindice (Back of base:) Erected Oct. 29, 1904 Founder's mark appears. Description:  Confederate soldier in uniform stands at parade rest, holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands. The butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. He wears a moustache and a hat and he has a bedroll draped over his proper left shoulder. He carries a satchel and canteen on his back and a sword hangs from his belt on his proper left side. He stands atop a multitiered base with inscriptions. A cross is carved above the inscriptions. Towards the bottom of the base is a carved medallion featuring a horse and rider surrounded by garlands of leaves and another inscription. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Tarboro Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Tarboro, Parks Department, P. O. Drawer #220, Tarboro, North Carolina 27886 Located Town Commons, Main & Wilson Streets, Tarboro, North Carolina Remarks:  Erected in honor of the Confederate soldiers of Edgecombe County. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994. 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 NC000115   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000115 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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