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Unknown,
Unknown (Georgia),
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Kinston
Sculpture
The Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Unknown (Georgia), founder.
Title:
The Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 10, 1924.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 4 ft. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 2 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) 1861 1865 NOT FOR WAGES,/NOT FOR GLORY,/'TWAS FOR HOME AND/FOR RIGHT THEY FELL./THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER (On back of base:) TO PERPETUATE THE/VALOR OF THE MEN/FROM LENOIR COUNTY/WHO WORE THE GREY/ERECTED MAY 10TH, 1924/BY/A. M. WADDELL CHAPTER/U. D. C. (Medallion on front of base:) THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA 22 February 1862 DEO VINDICE (encircling image of horse and rider)
Description:
Standing Confederate soldier wearing hat, waist-length jacket, trousers, and boots; he carries bayonet holder, gunpowder pack, blanket, and canteen strapped to his body. He grips barrel-end of rifle in both hands, rests butt of gun on ground before proper right foot. Base consists of a central tall four-sided shaft flanked by two shorter shafts, all three supported on a low square plinth. In front of central shaft is a small pedestal which holds three cannonballs (?). Central shaft is inscribed and carries an inset medallion of bronze which portrays a horse and rider.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Kinston
Sculpture
Owner:
Caswell-Neuse State Historic Park, Park Rangers, Vernon Avenue (Highway 70), Kinston, North Carolina 28501
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
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 NC000025
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000025
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