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McNeel Marble Works,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Jackson
Sculpture
(Monument to Butts County Confederate Soldiers), (sculpture).
Artist:
McNeel Marble Works, fabricator.
Title:
(Monument to Butts County Confederate Soldiers), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated April 26, 1911.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 24 in. x 30 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 10 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base, raised lettering:) IN MEMORY OF THE/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF BUTTS COUNTY,/WHOSE UNDYING DEVOTION/TO DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE/IN THEIR COUNTRY'S/SERVICE, WE CHERISH;/AND WHOSE HEROIC DEEDS/AND PATRIOTISM, WE EMBALM/IN STONE, AS THEY ARE/ENSHRINED IN OUR HEARTS./OUR HEROES (One side of base, raised lettering:) "LEST WE FORGET" (Rear of base, raised lettering:) ERECTED BY/LARKIN D. WATSON/CHAPTER,/UNITED DAUGHTERS/OF THE CONFEDERACY/OF BUTTS COUNTY/1911 (Other side of base, raised lettering:) 1861 1865
Description:
A young, uniformed Civil War private stands holding the barrel of his rifle by his side with his proper right hand, the stock resting by his foot. He is clean shaven and wears a field hat, a blanket roll slung over his proper left shoulder and gathered at his proper right hip. A pouch is attached to the soldier's belt at his proper left waist. The soldier holds an object in his proper left hand, which may have been broken off. The back of his proper right leg leans against a tree stump. The sculpture is mounted upon a square, multitiered, graduated base with reliefs of crossed sabres and a waving Confederate flag on the sides.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Jackson
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Butts County, Department of Public Works, Jackson, Georgia 30233
Located Jackson Courthouse, Mulberry Street & Third, front lawn, Jackson, Georgia
Remarks:
The monument commemorates the 895 Confederate soldiers of Butts County, Georgia. It was erected by the Larkin D. Watson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), of Butts County, the $1,940 cost raised by fundraising activities. IAS files contain excerpt from "History of Butts County, Georgia," n.d., pg. 350-352; and related Butts County brochure, c. 1992.
For further information see: Butts County Progress, July 29, 1910; Isabell Buzzett Smith's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"History of Butts County, Georgia," n.d., pg. 351.
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 GA000577
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