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McNeel Marble Works,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Statesboro
Sculpture
Comrades, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
McNeel Marble Works, fabricator.
Title:
Comrades, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Confederate Monument, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Commissioned 1908. Dedicated April 26 or 27, 1909.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: marble; Base: marble on brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. H. 25 ft.; Base: approx. W. 9 ft. x D. 9 ft.
Inscription:
(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
Description:
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.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Civil War
Figure male
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Georgia
--
Statesboro
Sculpture
Owner:
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
Remarks:
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.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Georgia
survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Coleman, Leodel, "Century of Progress:
Statesboro
1866-1966,"
Statesboro
, GA: Bulloch Herald Publishing, 1969, pg. 17.
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 GA000380
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