Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).

Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).

Blum, James Alfred, designer.

Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).

Dedicated Oct. 3, 1905. Removed March 12, 2019.

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Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 24 ft. x W. 6 ft.

(On lower front of base, raised lettering:) OUR CONFEDERATE/DEAD (On bronze plaque, lower left side of base:) Our confederate dead..in camp on fames eternal camping grounds, as southern soldiers of the war of 1861-65, they share fame that mankind awards to the heroes who served in that great conflict. (On lower right side of base:) As southern soldiers of the war of 1861-65, they share the fame that mankind awards to the heroes who served in that great conflict (On rear of base:) Sleeping but glorious/dead in fames portal/dead but victorious/but immortal/they give us great glory/what more could they give?/They give us a story/a story to live.

A Civil War soldier stands in uniform holding the barrel of a rifle in front of him, the butt of which rests at his feet. He is wearing lace-up boots, a belt holding a sheath and canteen, a blanket strapped across his chest and proper left shoulder, and a wide-brimmed hat that is tipped away from his face. He has wavy hair and a mustache. The sculpture rests on an obelisk with a cornice and a stepped bottom. On the front top of the column is a rosette containing the United Daughters of the Confederacy emblem.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Administered by City of Winston-Salem, 101 North Main Street, P. O. Box 2511, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27100

Formerly located Court House Square, Intersection of 4th & Liberty Streets, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1905-March 12, 2019.

In 1903 the James B. Gordon Chapter #211 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy began a movement to place a Confederate monument in Court House Square in Winston-Salem. Dr. James Alfred Blum exhibited to the chapter a sketch of a soldier he proposed for the monument. It was approved and plans were begun to obtain a monument for no more than $3,000. The first motion picture ever shown in Winston-Salem was brought to the town as a fundraiser for the sculpture. Mrs. R. J. Reynolds and Mrs. J. K. Norfleet each donated $100 towards the monument. The sculpture was originally fenced. The fence was removed in the early 1920s.

IAS files contain related articles from the Twin City Sentinel (Winston-Salem, NC), Feb. 19, 1958; and the Winston-Salem Sentinel, Oct. 4, 1980. IAS files contain two articles from The United Daughters of the Confederacy Magazine, one dated 1905, about the dedication ceremony; and another, dated 1981, which includes a reproduction of the 1903 sketch for the monument by James Alfred Blum.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.

Winston-Salem Sentinel (North Carolina), Oct. 4, 1980.

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