Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Anderson, E., fabricator.

Bonham Marble Works, fabricator.

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

1905. Dedicated July 26, 1905. Rededicated April 24, 1993.

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Sculpture: stone; Base: pink granite.

Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 20 ft.

(On lower block of north side:) E. Anderson A.D. 1905 (On west side of base:) To the Confederate Soldiers who sacrificed their lives for a just cause this monument is loving (sic) dedicated by the Daughters of the Confederacy aided by there (sic) Confederate Veterans Association of Fannin County./CONFEDERATES (On south side of base:) From 1861 to 1865 they fought for principal (sic), their homes and those they loved on fames eternal camping ground their silent tents are spread and glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead. (On east side of base:) Battles fought 2242, total enlistment Confederate army 600,000, total enlistment U.S. Army 2,776,304, federal prisoners captured by confederates 270,000, confederate prisoners captured by federalist (sic) 220,000. (On east side at base block of granite:) CO. E. 11th Tex. Cav./Cof, 11th Tex. Cav. (On north side of base:) The great war unrivaled in history for bravery, gallantry, daring and dash./COMMITTEE/Dr. Jon. CUNNINGHAM. Chman./L.P. Thomas. Secy./T.J. Chenoweth, Treas./C.H. Wood/J.H. Kincaid signed

Full-length stone portrait of Sam Davis, a Confederate soldier. The figure wears a uniform with a pouch against his waist on the proper left side. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and has a moustache. In his proper right hand he holds a pipe. He has a musket gun which rests on the ground; the barrel of the gun points skyward and the gun rests against his proper right wrist. The sculpture stands atop a multi-tiered pink granite base. On the face of the base is a relief of a Confederate flag with a cross and thirteen stars.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Portrait male -- Davis, Sam -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Other -- Flag

Emblem -- Cross

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Bonham

Administered by Fannin County Commissioners Court, 101 E. Sam Rayburn Drive, Bonham, Texas 75418

Located Fannin County Courthouse, NW corner of courthouse square, Bonham, Texas

The sculpture of the Confederate soldier was obtained in Italy and is the work of Italian artists. The model for the sculpture was Sam Davis, a Confederate soldier from the state of Tennessee. The monument was designed and constructed by E. Anderson, owner of Bonham Marble Works. Cost of the monument was $2,500 and funding was provided by Sul Ross Camp of Confederate Veterans Association, the Fannin Chapter #244, United Daughters of the Confederacy in Bonham, the Nathan Bedford Forrest Chapter #256, and United Daughters of the Confederacy in Dodd City. IAS files contain copy of related article from Bonham Daily Favorite, April 25, 1993. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from "Stone", March 1901, pg. 270.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

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