Confederate Monument at Dinwiddie Courthouse, (sculpture).

Confederate Monument at Dinwiddie Courthouse, (sculpture).

Campbell, Ben, sculptor.

Burns and Campbell, fabricator.

Confederate Monument at Dinwiddie Courthouse, (sculpture).

Dedicated Nov. 27, 1909.

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Sculpture: Richmond granite; Base: Dinwiddie County granite.

Overall: approx. 25 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 ft.

(On upper front of base, raised letters:) 1861.-1865. (On lower front of base, raised letters:) IN/MEMORY OF/DINWIDDIE'S CONFEDERATE/SOLDIER, THAT THEIR HEROIC/DEEDS SUBLIME SELF-SACRIFICE AND/UNDYING DEVOTION TO DUTY AND/COUNTRY MAY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN (On lowest front tier of base, raised lettering:) NOV. 27, 1909

A figure of a Civil War soldier stands at parade rest with his proper left leg slightly ahead of his proper right leg and the butt of his musket resting between both feet. Both of the figure's arms are bent at the elbow, with his proper left hand holding the musket barrel directly above the grasp of his proper right hand. The soldier wears a field hat, coat, and trousers. An ammunition bag is draped across his body, hanging from his proper left shoulder and resting on his proper right hip behind his bent proper right arm. The sculpture is placed atop a square column which rests on a three-tiered base. The front of the column is adorned with a relief of an unfurled Confederate flag. The monument is surrounded by a circular walkway.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Other -- Flag

Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia

Administered by Dinwiddie County Administrator, US Route 1, Courthouse Square, Dinwiddie County Courthouse, Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841

Located Dinwiddie County Courthouse, US Route 1, Courthouse Square, Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841

The sculpture honors Confederate soldiers from Dinwiddie. The cost of the sculpture was $2,000, one half of which was paid for by the County of Dinwiddie and the other half of which was raised by the Dinwiddie County Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The sculptor, Ben Campbell, was employed by Burns and Campbell, of Richmond, Virginia, from whom the monument was purchased. The inscription on the base was composed by Senator Charles T. Lassiter. For two related articles about the dedication, see The Progressive-Index (Petersburg-Colonial Heights, VA) Nov. 26, 1909, pg. 6, and Nov. 28, 1909, pg. 5. IAS files contain a related article from The Progressive-Index (Petersburg-Colonial Heights, VA), Aug. 21, 1959, pg. 14-15 which contains a photograph of the monument taken at the dedication.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.

The Progressive-Index (Petersburg-Colonial Heights, VA), Aug. 21, 1959, pg. 15.

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