At Rest Arms, (sculpture).

At Rest Arms, (sculpture).

McNeel Marble Works, fabricator.

At Rest Arms, (sculpture).

Commissioned June 7, 1907. 1907-1908. Dedicated May 2, 1908.

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Sculpture: Italian marble; Shaft: granite; Base: Georgia granite.

Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Shaft: approx. H. 13 ft. x W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 9 x 9 ft.

(On front and back of cap of upper part of shaft:) CSA (On east and west sides of cap of lower part of shaft:) 1861 (On north and south sides of lower part of shaft:) 1865 (On front lower part of shaft:) IN MEMORY OF/THE CONFEDERATE/SOLDIERS OF UPSON (On back lower part of shaft, raised letters:) LEST WE FORGET (On one side of lower part of shaft, raised letters:) ERECTED, 1908 (On front of fourth tier of base, raised letters:) OUR SOLDIERS

A uniformed Confederate soldier stands at parade rest with his proper left foot extended slightly beyond the rim of the plinth. He rests with both hands on the barrel of his rifle, the butt of which rests by his feet. He wears a wide brimmed hat, and has a bed roll strapped across his chest and over his proper left shoulder. An object, possibly a knife in a sheath, hangs from his belt on his proper left. A pouch with a canteen on top of it hangs from his belt and rests on his proper left buttock. The sculpture is mounted on a tall shaft with reliefs on its four sides. On the front of the shaft is the relief of a Confederate flag on a broken pole. On the back of the shaft is a relief of two crossed flags. On either side of the shaft are reliefs of two swords and two rifles. The shaft is mounted on a multitiered, stepped base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Thomaston

Administered by Upson County, Upson County Courthouse, Thomaston, Georgia 30286

Located Courthouse Square, Northwest corner, facing Center Street, Thomaston, Georgia

Sculpture commemorates the Confederate soldiers of Upson County. It was commissioned and dedicated by the Sharman of Upson Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The monument cost $1400 and IAS files contain a photocopy of the bill from the McNeel Marble Company. IAS files contain a photocopy of a historic photograph of the monument with the old courthouse in the background. IAS files contain related excerpts from Isabell Smith Buzzett's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984, pg. 45, with information on the sculpture's inscriptions. IAS files also contain related articles from the Confederate Veteran Magazine 16 (Dec. 1908), pg. 627 ; the Thomaston Times (Georgia) April 17, 1908; and May 1, 1908 all of which discuss the sculpture's unveiling. IAS files contain photocopies of unpublished material written by Mrs. Marcellus Casten entitled "The History of Our Confederate Monument" and "A Description of Our Confederate Monument."

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993.

Confederate Veteran Magazine 15 (Dec. 1908), pg. 627.

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