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Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Efird, Jacob, sculptor. Efird Marble Works, fabricator. Title:  Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 4, 1910. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: blue stone granite; Base: blue stone granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 40 x 5 x 5 ft.; Base: 4 x 10 x 10 ft. Inscription:  (On south side of sculpture:) Union County's Volunteers (list of regiments follows) (On north side of sculpture:) Erected by the Monroe Chapter/of the UDC July 4, 1910/Dedicated to/the Memory of/the Boys in Gray from/Union County/Who Gave Their All to the/Protection of Home/1861-1865 (On east side of sculpture:) UDC/1865 (On west side of sculpture, raised lettering:) UDC/1861/Our/Confederate Soldiers unsigned Description:  A granite obelisk with a sphere on top. The shaft contains symbols in relief on the west and east sides. On the west side at the bottom are two crossed guns. Below this is a pair of crossed swords. On the east side, a flag with eight stars is depicted. The sculpture is mounted atop a stepped base and surrounded by a fence. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Monroe Relief Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by Union County, Monroe, North Carolina Coadministered by Monroe-Union Historic Properties Commission, P. O. Box 282, Monroe, North Carolina 28110 Located Old Union County Courthouse, West side, Monroe, North Carolina Remarks:  The sculpture commemorates Union County soldiers who died in the Civil War. The sculpture was designed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter 766 of Monroe, who collected $1,795.50 for the sculpture from citizens in the surrounding towns of Waxhaw, Marshville, Wingate and Monroe, and from various fundraising activities. A Wilmington, North Carolina firm installed the monument. The cornerstone laying occurred on June 10, 1910, with the Masonic order officiating. The cornerstone contains memorabilia from 1910 and is scheduled to be reopened in the year 2010. On July 4, 1910, as part of Independence Day festivities, the sculpture was dedicated. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Pickens' "Sweet Union," pg. 5-8, 36-37, 69-70, a survey of Union County, North Carolina; and a brochure about the Old Union County Courthouse and its history. 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 NC000414   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000414 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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