Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated April 26, 1923.

Figure: marble; Base: limestone (?).

Figure: approx. 8 ft. x 20 in. x 20 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 42 in. x 42 in.

(On front of base at top, raised:) CSA (At front midsection of base, raised:) 1861/(Confederate flag)/1865 (On lower front of base, raised:) CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (On back mid-section of base:) TO THE HONOR OF/ST. CLAIR CO./CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS./ERECTED BY/THEIR DESCENDANTS,/THROUGH/ASHVILLE CHAPTER/U.D.C./1923 unsigned

A figure of a Confederate soldier, dressed in a military uniform that includes a brimmed hat, stands against a tree trunk at his proper right side and holds the barrel of a rifle in front of himself with both hands, the butt rests at his feet. The figure stands atop decorated base that is placed on a platform.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Ashville

Administered by St. Clair County Commission, Court Street, East, & 6th Avenue, St. Clair Courthouse, Ashville, Alabama 35953

Located St. Clair Courthouse, Court Street, East, & 6th Avenue, Ashville, Alabama

The figure was erected to honor the Confederate soldiers of St. Clair County by their descendants through the Ashville Chapter of U.D.C. The figure's rifle is a replacement of the original. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Ralph W. Widener's "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 1; and a historical photocopy of a picture of the monument on the day of its dedication. For a related article see: Southern Aegis, 50 (March 29, 1923).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.

Widener, Ralph W., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 1.

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