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Warren County Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  McNeel Marble Works, fabricator. Title:  Warren County Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Our Comrades, (sculpture). Dates:  1904 or 1905. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 20 ft. x 6 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  (Lower front of base, raised lettering:) OUR/COMRADES (List of names) unsigned Description:  A Confederate soldier stands at parade rest, atop a tall granite shaft. He is dressed in uniform, with a brimmed hat and jacket. His hands are at chest level holding the barrel of his rifle, the butt resting by his proper left foot. The shaft is decorated with a relief of crossed rifles on the front, and a relief of a flag on the side. On the mid-section of the base, there are upturned cannon barrels on each corner. The lower section of the base is multi-tiered with a relief of crossed sabres on the front. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Warrenton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Warren County Board of Commissioners, P. O. Box 46, Warrenton, Georgia 30828 Located Warren County Courthouse, West side, Warrenton, Georgia 30828 Remarks:  The monument commemorates Civil War soldiers. It cost $1,500 and was erected by The Matron's Club. Sources in IAS files give conflicting information regarding the date of the monument, offering a dedication date of June 10, 1904, and an installation date of 1905. IAS files contain excerpts from the following: "History of Warren County Georgia, 1793-1974," Washington, GA: Wilkes Publishing Company, 1976, pg. 56d+; Isabell Smith Buzzett's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984, pg. 48; Frank M. McKenny's "The Standing Army," Alpharetta, GA: WH Wolfe Associates, 1993, pg. 123-124; Ralph W. Widener's "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States," Washington: Adromeda Associates, 1982. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. "History of Warren County Georgia 1793-1974," Washington, GA: Wilkes Publishing Company, 1976, pg. 56d. 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 GA000382   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000382 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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