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(Confederate Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Peter-Burghard Stone Company, fabricator. Title:  (Confederate Monument), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 8, 1902. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: limestone; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 24 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 14 ft. x 96 in. x 96 in. Inscription:  (On front of base, incised:) NOR BRAVER BLED/FOR A BRIGHTER LAND./NOR BRIGHTER LAND/HAD CAUSE SO GRAND. (On lower front of base, incised:) CONFEDERATE/MEMORIAL (On one side of base:) (Names of 14 men) And 444 unknown heroes/Nor wreck, nor change or winters blight./Nor times remorseless doom,/Shall dim one ray of holy light,/That gilds from glorious tomb. (On back of base:) 1861/1865/Erected/By the State of/Kentucky/Commissioners:/R. J. Breckinridge/B.O. Rodes/J. H. Baughman/ S. D. Vanpelt/Architects and Builders:/Peter-Burchard (sic), St. Co./Louisville, KY/Nor shall your glory be forgot/while fame her record Keeps/Or honor points the hallowed spot/where valor proudly sleeps. (On the other side of base:) (List of 23 names) On fame's eternal camping ground/their silent tents are spread./And glory guards with solemn round/the Bivouac of the dead. Description:  Standing Confederate soldier with both hands grasping barrel of a rifle with butt resting on ground near his proper right foot. He wears brimmed hat. Base has inscriptions and a relief of a furled Confederate Flag. Monument is surrounded by a fence. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Perryville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Kentucky, Department of Parks, Perryville State Historic Site, Perryville, Kentucky 40468 Located Perryville Battlefield, Mackville Road at 1 mile marker, Perryville, Kentucky Remarks:  Erected by the State of Kentucky. IAS files contain a photo and caption from Ralph W. Widener's "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States," Adromeda Assoc., 1982, pg. 93. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Widener, Ralph W., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States," Andromeda Assoc., 1982, pg. 93. 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 KY000081   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KY000081 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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