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    		• Stinson, John A.,
     
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    		• Columbus Marble Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Okolona
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Our Confederate Dead, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Stinson, John A., sculptor. (copy after)
    Columbus Marble Works, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Our Confederate Dead, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Original 1905. Replacement 1951.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Statue: marble; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Statue: approx. H. 25 ft.; Base: approx. H. 52 in. x W. 280 in.
    Inscription: 
    John A. Stinson Columbus Marble Works (On front of base, raised:) OUR/CONFEDERATE VETERANS/1861-65/ERECTED BY/OKOLONA CHAPTER/NO. 117/U.D.C./1905/"LOVE'S TRIBUTE/TO A THOUSAND/SOUTHERN/SOLDIERS WHO/SLEEP IN OUR/CONFEDERATE/CEMETERY, WHO/DIED IN THE WAR"/1861-65./OUR CONFEDERATE DEAD (On back of base:) OUR/CONFEDERATE VETERANS/1861-65./(List of the Living) (On sides of base: list of the Dead) signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Full-length figure of Confederate soldier in uniform and hat on top of a shaft. He holds a rifle by the barrel with his proper right hand, the butt resting by his proper right foot. His proper left hand is held above his eyes as if to shield them. He wears a knapsack on his back and there is a pouch on his proper left side at waist-level, secured by a belt. The shaft is inscribed on all sides. A cannon sits in front of the two-stepped base mounted on concrete.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Figure male -- Full length
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Okolona
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Okolona, Mayor's Office, Main Street, Okolona, Mississippi 38860
    Located Main Street, Okolona, Mississippi
    Remarks: 
    In January 1951 an ice storm damaged the original statue, which was made of Italian marble. This replacement was made, duplicating the marble and Confederate soldier with the aid of old photographs.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1994.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS5022, 1989.
    Monumental News, Oct. 1905, pg. 694-696.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Monumental News, Oct. 1905, pg. 694.
    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 MS000129
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