The Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

The Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Royal Foundry, founder.

The Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Confederate Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Cornerstone laid April 1900. Dedicated May 4, 1900.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Vermont granite; Foundation: stone.

Sculpture: approx. 6.5 x 4.6 x 3.5 ft.; Base: approx. 13 ft. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 5 in. (6 tons).

(Front of base:) 1861-1865/(within wreath: CSA monogram)/(relief)/OUR CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS. (Rear of base:) ERECTED BY THE/DAUGHTERS of the CONFEDERACY/OF/LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA/IN 1899./To commemorate the heroism/of/OUR CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS. (One side of base:) OLD DOMINION CHAPTER U.D.C. (Other side of base:) KIRK WOOD (sic) OTEY CHAPTER U.D.C.

A young, uniformed Confederate soldier stands holding his rifle horizontally at waist length with both hands, the muzzle with fixed bayonet pointing upward by his proper left. He wears a field hat and top boots, his head turned to his proper left, towards the South. A blanket roll (?) is slung diagonally form his proper right shoulder. A bayonet holster hangs at his proper left hip and a canteen on his proper right hip. On his belt is a bullet box and a buckle inscribed with "CSA." The toes of the soldier extend out over the integral base. The sculpture is mounted upon a multitiered base with castellated top, a large relief on the lower front of a partially unfurled Confederate flag on a spear staff with two tassels. The bottom tier is rough-edged, mounted on a square foundation of what appears to be native stone. The monument is set at the top of a staircase.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Other -- Flag

Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Lynchburg

Administered by City of Lynchburg, Buildings & Grounds Administration, 1700 Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501

Located Monument Terrace, 9th & Court Streets, Lynchburg, Virginia

Monument commemorates Confederate soldiers, and was erected by the Old Dominion Chapter, U.D.C. (United Daughters of the Confederacy), and the Kirkwood Otey Chapter, U.D.C. It was funded by private contributions and $1,500 given by the City Council. A tin box containing Confederate souvenirs was placed in the cornerstone. IAS files contain transcriptions of newspaper articles from The News (Lynchburg, VA), articles dating from Jan. 20, 1900 to May 5, 1900; excerpt from W. Asbury Christian's "Lynchburg and Its People," Lynchburg, VA: J. P. Bell Company, 1900, pg. 420; excerpt from S. Allen Chambers Jr.'s "Lynchburg, An Architectural History," Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1991, pg. 357; and article from Lynchburg Magazine (May-June 1975): pg. 25.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.

Chambers, S. Allen, Jr., "Lynchburg, An Architectural History," Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1991, pg. 358, fig. 242.

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