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Confederate Private Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Zolnay, George Julian, 1863-1949, sculptor. Foster & Herbert Cut Stone Company, contractor. Title:  Confederate Private Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Sam Davis Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned June 1903. Modeled 1909. Medium:  Bronze on a limestone and granite base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 3 ft. 2 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 7 in. x 76 in. x 102 in. Inscription:  (On south, front of base, carved into stone:) Duty Done Honor Won 1861-1865 (On east, side of base, carved into stone:) To the Heroism of the Private Confederate Soldier (On west, side of base, carved into stone:) Erected 1909 by (Under date, on bronze plaque:) Frank Cheatham BIVOUAC #1 Association of Confederate Soldiers Camp #35 UCV Nashville Tennessee (On north, back of base, carved into stone) Faithful to the End (A plaque on the west side of the base lists the names of the members of the Frank Cheatham Bivouac.) unsigned Description:  A seated portrait of Sam Davis, a boy hero of the Confederate Army. Davis wears a military uniform and holds the barrel of a rifle in his proper right hand. The butt of the rifle rests on the rocky stone ledge on which Davis is seated. He faces forward with his proper left hand resting between his knees. Davis is seated on a rough-cut stone atop a tapering base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Davis, Sam -- Full length History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Nashville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, Board of Parks & Recreation, Centennial Park Art Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37201 Located Centennial Park, West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37201 Remarks:  IAS files contain a related article from Johnson, Leland R., "The Parks of Nashville," pg. 264-267 which lists the names inscribed on the monument. The cornerstone was placed in June 1904. The monument is meant to symbolize the heroism of the Confederate private soldier. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TN0067, 1989. Monumental News, Aug. 1902; April, June 1903; Jan. 1910. Johnson, Leland R., "The Parks of Nashville," pg. 264-267. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 TN000249   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000249 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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