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Confederate Soldier Williamsburg County, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Confederate Soldier Williamsburg County, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 10, 1910. Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 25 ft.; Base: approx. 50 in. x 10 ft. x 10 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) CSA/1861-1865/ERECTED BY/THE WILLIAMSBURG CHAPTER/UDC AND THE/CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY./MAY 10, 1910./TO THE MEMORY/OF THE MEN OF/WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY/WHO FOUGHT FOR/THE RIGHTS OF THE/SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY/COMRADES/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (On rear of base:) TO THE GALLANT BAND OF VOLUNTEERS FROM WILLIAMSBURG WHOSE COURAGE ZEAL AND DEVOTION FED THE FIRES OF PATRIOTISM THAT KEPT ALIVE THE FLAME DURING THE YEARS OF ARDUOUS CONFLICT. THEY SACRIFICED THEIR ALL ON THE ALTER OF THEIR COUNTY WITH NO HOPE OF REWARD-SAVE HONOR. Description:  Figure of Confederate Soldier atop a long spire. Proper right hand holds cap against proper right leg. Proper left hand holds barrel of gun against chest. Figure wears a Confederate army uniform. Base is decorated with reliefs of cannons and swords. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Kingstree Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Williamsburg County, Office of the County Supervisor, Courthouse, Kingstree, South Carolina 29556 Located Courthouse Square, Kingstree, South Carolina Remarks:  Gift of the Daughters of the Confederacy, Kingstree Chapter, and the citizens of Williamsburg County. Originally located at the intersection of Main & Academy [Street]. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993. Boddie, William Willis, "History of Williamsburg," Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1923, pg. 523. 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 SC000049   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SC000049 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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