Caroline County Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).

Caroline County Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).

Brown, J. Henry, sculptor.

Caroline County Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).

Caroline County Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 25, 1906.

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Sculpture: gray granite; Base: gray granite.

Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: 24 ft. x 9 ft. 4 in. x 9 ft. 4 in.

(On right side of base steps:) Erected 1906/J.H. Brown/Richd. VA (On front of base shaft:) 1861/(crossed flags)/1865 (On front of middle section of base, incised letters:) ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF/CAROLINE COUNTY/TO COMMEMORATE THE VALOR/AND ENDURANCE OF ITS SOLDIERS/FURNISHED TO THE ARMY OF THE/CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA/1861-1865./(On front of lower section of base, incised letters:) CAROLINE CO. VA. (On back of middle section of base, incised letters:) 30TH REGIMENT VA. INFANTRY/COMPANIES E. F. G. AND H./47TH REGIMENT VA. INFANTRY/COMPANIES B. G. H. AND K. (On right side of middle section of base, incised letters:) NAMES OF SOLDIERS OF RECORD/IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. (On left side of middle section of base, incised letters:) 9TH REGIMENT VA. CAVALRY COMPANY B./24TH REGIMENT VA. CAVALRY COMPANY F./THORNTON'S ARTILLERY COMPANY. signed

A Confederate Civil War soldier stands holding his rifle in front of him with his proper left hand grasping the barrel just above his proper right hand. His proper right arm rests against a bullet pouch hanging around his waist. A rolled up blanket is slung over his proper left shoulder and a canteen strap crosses his proper right shoulder. On his proper left side is a bayonet and a canteen. The soldier has a moustache and wears a cavalry-style hat. Behind the soldier is a tree stump. The sculpture is mounted atop a tall, square shaft which is adorned with a relief of crossed Confederate battle flags and a pile of cannon balls. The section below the shaft is adorned with a relief of crossed cannons and a laurel wreath tied with a bow. The bottom section of the base consists of three steps. The monument is enclosed by a low fence.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Bowling Green

Administered by Caroline County Administrator, Courthouse Lane, Bowling Green, Virginia 22427

Located Caroline County Courthouse, Main Street, Lawn, Bowling Green, Virginia

The monument was erected by the people of Caroline County to commemorate Caroline County soldiers who fought in the Civil War. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Ralph W. Widener Jr.'s "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 238; and a copy of the dedication program.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.

Widener, Ralph W., Jr., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 238.

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