Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Osgood Monument Company, fabricator.

Unknown (Italy), fabricator. (possibly by)

Vermont Monument Company, fabricator. (possibly by)

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 7, 1931.

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Sculpture: marble; Base: granite; Foundation: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 9 1/2 ft. x 66 in. x 66 in.; Foundation: approx. Diam. 16 ft.

(On front of base, incised lettering:) 1861/(Confederate flag relief)/1865/(lower tier:) WILL A. MILLER CHAPTER/NO.1372/UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE/CONFEDERACY/(lower tier:) IN MEMORY OF OUR/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS

A uniformed Confederate soldier with a moustache stands at parade rest, wearing a knee-length cape, wide-brimmed hat, and belt with bayonet attached on the proper left. He holds his rifle barrel on his proper right side with both hands, the butt resting by his feet. The soldier is mounted upon a shaft decorated on the front with a waving Confederate flag in relief, set upon a multitiered base. The monument is centered within a concrete circle.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Amarillo

Administered by City of Amarillo, Parks and Recreation Department, 509 East 7th Avenue, P. O. Box 1971, Amarillo, Texas 79101

Located Ellwood Park, 11th & Van Buren, East Central side, Amarillo, Texas

The monument was erected by the Will A. Miller Chapter No. 1372 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The movement to erect the monument was started in 1915, interrupted by World War I, and resumed again in 1926. The Osgood Monument Company is credited with the design of the monument, but it may have been fabricated either in Italy or by the Vermont Monument Company. The Osgood Monument Company may have helped in commissioning and installing the monument and in constructing the base.

IAS files contain: newspaper articles from the Amarillo Globe: June 7, 1931, and June 8, 1931, pg. 9, each with discussion of the dedication; section from unpublished report by Charles Hall Page & Associates, "Amarillo History Building Survey & Preservation Program Recommendations," March 1981.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

Amarillo Globe, June 7, 1931, pg. 4.

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