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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Beaufort
Sculpture
Memorial Monument to Confederate Soldiers, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Memorial Monument to Confederate Soldiers, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 10, 1926.
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 6 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 9 x 9 ft.
Inscription:
NOT EVEN TIME CAN DESTROY HEROISM (On front of base:) CSA (On front of base below the flag:) TO THE MEMORY OF THE/CONFEDERATE DEAD/OF CARTERET COUNTY./1861-1865 unsigned
Description:
Uniformed Confederate soldier standing at parade rest. His blanket is strapped over his shoulder, his knapsack and canteen by his side. He grips barrel-end of his musket in both hands, and butt of his musket rests on ground in front of his proper right foot.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Beaufort
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United Daughters of the Confederacy, North Carolina
Located Beaufort County Courthouse, South Lawn of Beaufort Square, Beaufort, North Carolina
Remarks:
Fort Macon chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy arranged for the erection of the monument. The cost was $3,000. Partial funding provided by the Morehead City chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a $500 contribution from Mr. F. S. Dickinson, a Rutherford, New Jersey businessman. IAS files contain related article from the Beaufort News, May 13, 1926, which discusses the dedication ceremony.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1995.
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 NC000220
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000220
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