To Our Confederate Dead, (sculpture).

To Our Confederate Dead, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

To Our Confederate Dead, (sculpture).

1901. Dedicated June 12, 1901.

Sculpture: stone; Base: stone.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 16 in. x 16 in.; Base: approx. 20 ft. x 90 in. x 90 in.

(On base, north:) ERECTED BY THE/WALTER BARKER/CHAPTER NO 242/UNITED DAUGHTERS/OF THE CONFEDERACY/1901/ (Plaques facing north, east and south list names of Confederate soldiers from Noxubee) unsigned

Full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier stands atop a tall shaft on a multi-tiered base. The figure wears a wide-brimmed hat and stands with his arms folded across his chest, his proper left hand around the muzzle of his rifle.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Macon

Noxubee County Courthouse, Macon, Mississippi

Erected by the Walter Barker Chapter no. 1174 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in honor of those from Noxubee County who served in the Civil War. For additional reading see: Noxubee County Historical Society, no. 8, Dec. 1978.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.

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