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History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Franklin
Sculpture
Sons of Macon County Confederate Army Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Sons of Macon County Confederate Army Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1909.
Medium:
Figure and column: North Carolina marble; Base: North Carolina marble.
Dimensions:
Figure and column: approx. 20 ft. x 40 in. x 40 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. x 50 in. x 50 in.
Inscription:
(Front of column:) ERECTED 1909/CO. H./16TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./INFANTRY (Left side of column:) CO. B./39TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./INFANTRY (Rear of column:) CO. D./62ND REGIMENT, N.C.T/INFANTRY (Right side of column:) CO. I./39TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./INFANTRY (Front of base:) IN MEMORY OF/THE SONS OF MACON COUNTY/WHO SERVED IN THE/CONFEDERATE ARMY/DURING THE/WAR PERIOD/1861-1865 (Left side of base:) CO. C./65TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./6TH CAVALRY (Rear of base:) CO. K./9TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./1ST CAVALRY (Right side of base:) CO. E./65TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./6TH CAVALRY unsigned
Description:
Standing full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier. He is holding the barrel of a musket with both hands, in front of him, with the butt of the musket on the plinth. The soldier stands on a tall column which sits upon a tiered base. On top of each corner of the base is a 9 inch sphere. Base of monument is fenced.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Franklin
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Franklin Garden Club, Franklin, North Carolina
Located Rankin Square, US 64 Business & Iotla Street, across from Macon County Courthoue, Franklin, North Carolina
Remarks:
Information on the monument is on file with the Macon County Historical Society, Franklin (NC).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
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 NC000051
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