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O. J. Hammill Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Tappahannock
Sculpture
(Essex County Confederate Monument 1906/09), (sculpture).
Artist:
O
.
J
.
Hammill
Company
,
fabricator
.
Title:
(Essex County Confederate Monument 1906/09), (sculpture).
Dates:
Cornerstone laid June 28, 1906. Dedicated Aug. 28, 1909.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: light blue Barre granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 30 ft.
Inscription:
(On bronze plaque on front of base:) ERECTED/TO SOLDIERS OF ESSEX AND THOSE WHO FOUGHT WITH THEM./THEY FOUGHT FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY/AND IN DEFENSE OF THEIR HOMES./TO MAINTAIN THESE RIGHTS THE GALLANT SONS OF THIS/GALLANT COUNTY MARCHED GLADLY TO THE FRONT AND/DID THEIR DUTY LIKE MEN. FROM THE OPENING GUNS AT/FIRST MANASSAS TO THE FINAL CHARGE AT APPOMATTOX. (On bronze plaques on all four sides of base, near bottom, are listed 770 names of officers and soldiers) unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a Confederate soldier stands atop a tall tiered pedestal base. The figure wears a uniform and broad-brimmed hat. He holds a rifle in his hands; the butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. The figure and base are of granite.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Tappahannock
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Essex County, Essex County Courthouse, Prince Street, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560
Located Essex County Courthouse, Tappahannock, Virginia
Remarks:
IAS files contain transcription of names on plaques.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
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 VA000501
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Inventory of American Sculpture
VA000501
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