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Dodd, Turner A.,
Foster & Herbert Cut Stone Company,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Shiloh
Sculpture
Second Tennessee Regiment, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dodd, Turner A., sculptor.
Foster & Herbert Cut Stone Company, fabricator.
Title:
Second Tennessee Regiment, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Second Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A., (sculpture).
2nd Tennessee Regiment, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1904. Dedicated Aug. 22, 1905.
Medium:
Bronze on Barre Vermont granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. W. 1 ft.; Base: 18 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) TO THE MEMORY AND IN HONOR OF OUR/COMRADES OF THE SECOND TENNESSEE/INFANTRY REGIMENT, C.S.A., WHO FELL/NEAR THIS SPOT EARLY IN THE MORNING OF/THE BATTLE OF SHILOH, APRIL 6, 1862./GO, STRANGER, AND TELL TENNESSEE THAT HERE WE DIED FOR HER./SECOND TENNESSEE/REGIMENT [BATE]/ARMY OF MISSISSIPPI
Description:
A soldier standing on a tall pedestal. The soldier holds a rifle diagonally in front of his chest. He wears a cap with a bill, a military uniform and a cloth or sash diagonally across his chest. The pedestal has inscriptions on the sides and a Confederate flag on the front.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Shiloh
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Shiloh National Military Park, P. O. Box 67, Confederate Road, Shiloh, Tennessee 38376
Remarks:
For a related article see Confederate Veteran Magazine 10: (Oct. 1905). Cost $2,000. Funded by private subscription raised by Senator William B. Bate of Tennessee. It pays tribute to the men of the Bate's 2nd Tennessee Infantry whom the Senator commanded at the Battle of Shiloh.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TN5023, 1989.
Monumental News, Oct. 1905, pg. 698, 706.
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 TN000073
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