(Confederate Monument), (sculpture).

(Confederate Monument), (sculpture).

Unknown (Italian), sculptor.

William Adams & Son, contractor.

(Confederate Monument), (sculpture).

Statue: marble; Base: granite.

Statue: approx. 6 ft. x 20 in. x 20 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. x 2 in. x 5 ft. 2 in.

(Front plinth of statue, incised:) C. S. A. (Front of base:) Shot to death/J. Thomas/Co. I 2nd Ky. Infantry C.S.A./Killed/(list of names) (One side of base:) Co. C 6th KY Infantry C.S.A./Wounded/(list of names)/Died/(list of names) (Back of base:) Died/N. Johnson/Co. F 5th KY Cavalry C.S.A./Killed/(list of names)/Wounded/(list of names)/Died/(List of names) (Other side of base:) Co. H 5th Cavalry C.S.A./Killed/(list of names)/Wounded/(list of names)/Died/(list of names) unsigned

A Confederate soldier stands in uniform holding the barrel of his rifle before him, the butt of which rests by his feet. The soldier has mustache, and wears a broad-rimmed hat, a short cape that is pulled back over his proper left shoulder, and a belted, knee-length jacket. The soldier is mounted upon a multitiered base with inscriptions on all sides.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Lawrenceburg

Anderson County, 137 South Main Street, Anderson County Courthouse, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky 40342

Commemorates Kentucky soldiers who were wounded or who died in the Civil War. On June 1, 1893, ex-Confederates of the county organized a committee to erect the monument, raising the cost through subscription. The contract was let to William Adams & Son, of Lexington, Kentucky, and the statue was made in Italy. Names on the base number three hundred. IAS files contain a related section from "History of Anderson County," pg. 160, which discusses the fundraising effort and the dedication. IAS files also contain a article from the Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY), March 15, 1994.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.

Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY), March 15, 1994.

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