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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Brandon
Sculpture
(Brandon Confederate Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Brandon Confederate Monument), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1907. Dedicated Sept. 29, 1907.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 37 ft. x 9 ft. 4 in. x 9 ft. 1 in.
Inscription:
THE CORNERSTONE LAID BY/THE GRAND LODGE OF F. & A.M./OF MISSISSIPPI E. J. MARIN/ACTING GRANDMASTER/NOV. 1, 1907 (On base, east:) TO THOSE WHO WORE THE GREY/"IN [illegible] AND LAW OUR HEROES/ IN GREY, SHALL FOREVER/LIVE OVER AGAIN FOR US"/"THE EPITAPH OF THE SOLDIER/WHO FALLS WITH HIS/COUNTRY, IS WRITTEN IN/THE HEARTS OF THOSE/WHO LOVE THE RIGHT/AND HONOR THE BRAVE." (On base, north:) STATES RIGHTS AND HOME RULE/TRUTH CRUSHED TO EARTH/WILL RISE AGAIN./MEN DIE, PRINCIPLES LIVE FOREVER/"AND THOUGH CONQUERED/WE ADORE [illegible];/WEEP FOR THOSE/WHO FELL BEFORE IT/PARDON THOSE WHO/TRAILED AND TORE IT." (On base, west:) "LORD GOD OF HOSTS/BE WITH US YET,/LEST WE FORGET,/LEST WE FORGET."/ERECTED BY THE BRANDON CHAPTER/UNITED DAUGHTERS/OF THE CONFEDERACY. 1861-DEO VINDICE-1865. (On base, south:) LOVE'S TRIBUTE/TO THE NOBLE MEN/WHO MARCHED/NEATH THE FOLDS/OF THE "STARS AND BARS"/WHO WERE FAITHFUL/TO THE END./"UNDER THE SOD AND DEW/WAITING FOR THE JUDGEMENT DAY unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier stands atop a four-sided shaft and tiered base. Facing west, the figure holds his rifle in front of him, butt on the ground, and barrel in proper right hand.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Brandon
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Brandon, 201 North College Street, P. O. Box 1539, Brandon, Mississippi 39043
Located Rankin County Courthouse, Brandon, Mississippi
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
Erected under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Brandon Chapter.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 MS000359
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