Comrades, (sculpture).

Comrades, (sculpture).

McNeel Marble Works, fabricator.

Comrades, (sculpture).

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Commissioned 1908. Dedicated April 26 or 27, 1909.

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Sculpture: marble; Base: marble on brick.

Sculpture: approx. H. 25 ft.; Base: approx. W. 9 ft. x D. 9 ft.

(South face:) COMRADES/IN MEMORY OF/THE/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/1861-1865 (East face:) Erected by/The Statesboro Chapter/UNITED DAUGHTERS OF/THE CONFEDERACY/Number 1100/APRIL 26, 1909 (West face:) "How Many A Glorious/Name for US,/How Many A Story Of/Fame for US, They Left: Would It/Not be a Blame for US,/If Their Memories Part/From Our Land and Heart,/And A Wrong to Them/And A Shame to US?" unsigned

An older, uniformed Confederate soldier stands at parade rest atop a tall shaft, with his hands resting on the his rifle barrel. The butt of the rifle rests by his proper left foot. The soldier wears a wide-brimmed hat and appears to be carrying a knapsack or bedroll, or both, with a tree stump behind his proper right leg. The shaft is decorated with a Confederate flag on its south face. Cannonballs were once on each of the lower corners of the shaft. The sculpture is mounted upon a square, graduated base and was once surrounded by a fence.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Statesboro

Administered by Bulloch County Commissioners, North Main Street Annex, P. O. Box 334, Statesboro, Georgia 30459

Located Bulloch County Courthouse Square, Southwest corner, Statesboro, Georgia 30459

The monument commemorates Confederate soldiers and was erected by the Statesboro Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, No. 1100. The cost was reported to be either $2,000 or $4,200. The monument was dedicated on either April 26 or 27th, 1909. For additional information see Brannan's "Life in Old Bulloch," Statesboro, NC, 1987, pg. 165-166; and the Bulloch Times, Sept. 16, 1908, and April 28, 1909. IAS files contain excerpts from: Ralph W. Widener's "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States," Washington: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 76; Loedel Coleman"s "Century of Progress: Statesboro 1866-1966," Statesboro, GA: Bulloch Herald Publishing, 1969, pg. 17-18; Frank M. McKenny's "The Standing Army," Alpharetta, GA: WH Wolfe Associates, 1993, pg. 25-26; and, Isabell Smith Buzzett's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18 United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984, pg. 42. The sculpture was cleaned around 1992.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993.

Coleman, Leodel, "Century of Progress: Statesboro 1866-1966," Statesboro, GA: Bulloch Herald Publishing, 1969, pg. 17.

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