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History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Paris
Sculpture
The Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
The Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Confederate Statue, (sculpture).
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 13, 1900.
Medium:
Stone, possibly marble on a marble base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 10 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On back of base:) HENRY CO./CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (On left side of base:) NO COUNTRY EVER HAD TRUER SONS/NO CAUSE NOBLER CHAMPIONS/NO PEOPLE BOLDER DEFENDERS/1861-1865
Description:
A standing Confederate soldier with his arms crossed in front of his chest and the palm of his proper left hand resting on the barrel of his rifle. The butt of the gun rests in front of his proper right foot. His proper left foot is slightly forward and bent at the knee. A supply bag hangs on his proper left hip. A canteen hangs on his proper right hip. His uniform also includes a brimmed hat and a hip-length jacket. He stands atop a rectangular tiered base which is surrounded by a fence.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Paris
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Henry County Historical Society, Courthouse Square, Washington Street, Paris, Tennessee 38242
Located Courthouse Square, Washington Street, Paris, Tennessee
Remarks:
Within the monument's fenced enclosure is a marker with an inscription which reads: BURIED OCT. 4, 1973/OPENED OCT. 4, 1998/BY HENRY CO. COURT.
Lost and broken rifle was replaced with a real rifle, around 1982. The surrounding fence was built around 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
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 TN000214
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