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History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Holly Springs
Sculpture
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1923. Dedicated Oct. 26, 1923.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Shaft and base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure and shaft: approx. 20 ft. x 72 in. x 72 in.; Base: approx. 9 x 72 x 72 in.
Inscription:
(On bronze plaques on base:) (Front:) CONFEDERATE/1861-SOLDIERS-1865 (Rear:) THEIR SONS WHO WERE IN THE/WORLD WAR. (Left:) THEIR SONS WHO WERE IN THE/SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. (On bronze tablets, each side of base: roster of those who entered Confederate service from the Holly Springs, North Carolina area) unsigned
Description:
Tall granite shaft topped by the figure of a Confederate soldier.
The uniformed Confederate infantryman stands holding the barrel of a rifle in front of him with both hands, the butt of which rests on the ground in front of his proper right foot. He is dressed in uniform, with bayonet and bed roll. Behind his proper right leg is a tree stump. The sculpture is mounted atop a shaft with a stepped, rough-hewn bottom.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Holly Springs
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Church Street at Avent Ferry Road, near Douglas Chapel, Holly Springs, North Carolina
Remarks:
The sculpture was installed by Colonel George Benton Alford in the yard of his Holly Springs residence to commemorate Wake County soldiers who served in the Civil War, World War I and the Spanish-American War. Alford served as leader of the 41st Regiment during the Civil War. IAS files contain an excerpt from Elizabeth Reid Murray's "Wake: Capital County of North Carolina, Vol. I, Prehistory through Centennial," Raleigh, NC: Capital County Publishing Company, 1983, pg. 473-474. IAS files contain a related article from the Raleigh News and Observer (North Carolina), Oct. 26, 1923, which lists names of soldiers listed on memorial.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Murray, Elizabeth Reid, "Wake: Capital County of North Carolina, Vol I, Prehistory through Centennial," Raleigh, NC: Capital County Publishing Company, 1983, pg. 474.
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 NC000413
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