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(Marshall County Confederate Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Marshall County Confederate Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1876. Shaft added ca. 1980s. Medium:  Monument: marble; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 131 x 57 x 36 in.; Foundation: approx. 36 x 96 x 72 in. Inscription:  (On east and west faces, beneath figures:) In memory of/Marshall County's/Confederate dead (At mid-point of shaft, north and south faces:) 1876 unsigned Description:  Two marble sculptures of Confederate soldiers stand on either side of a tall, draped shaft. The figures and shaft rest on a three-tiered limestone base. Both soldiers wear military uniforms including hats. Both stand with their heads bowed. One soldier faces west and leans on a sword. He wears a belt with a buckle with the initials "CS" on it. The other soldier faces east and leans on a rifle. The two soldiers lean against a rectangular marble column which was part of the original monument. The flag-draped obelisk was added in the 1980s. At the lower north face of the sculpture is a draped cannon; its south-facing counterpart, missing, removed by vandals. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object -- Weapon -- Sword Figure group -- Male Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Holly Springs Sculpture Owner:  Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi 38635 Remarks:  This monument and its site were funded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It was deeded to the Confederate Monument Association. At the time of the 1992 Save Outdoor Sculpture survey, the Holly Springs Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans had a copy of the deed, were seeking a legal determination of ownership and were raising an estimated $12,000 for repairs. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Widener, Ralph, Jr., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Assoicates, 1982. 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 MS000031   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000031 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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