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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Charlotte Courthouse
Sculpture
(Charlotte County Confederate Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Charlotte County Confederate Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Aug. 27, 1901.
Medium:
Figure: stone; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 5 x. 2.5 x 2.5 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 8 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, raised:) 1861-1865/GLORIA VICTIC/SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/CHARLOTTE COUNTY CHERISHES THE MEMORY OF HER HEROES (On left of base:) NOBLE DEEDS/ARE PEOPLE'S INSPIRATION (On back of base:) ERECTED UNDER AUSPICES OF/H.A.CARRINGTON CAMP C.V.NO.34./AUGUST 2, 1901 (On right of base:) Non si bi. sed patriae
Description:
A Confederate soldier in uniform stands with both hands grasping the barrel of a rifle with butt of the rifle on ground in front of his proper right foot. He wears a field hat and a canteen, a holster and possibly a knife attached to his belt. His proper right leg leans back against a tree trunk.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Charlotte Courthouse
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by County of Charlotte, County Administration, Highway 47 South, County Administration Building, Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia 23923
Located Charlotte Courthouse Square, Highway 40 & 47, Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia
Remarks:
Originally placed front and center of County Courthouse, then moved to the center of the intersection of Highways 47 and 40, in the middle of the road. It was moved to present position when a textile mill opened in Drakes Branch and trucks couldn't make the turn.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
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 VA000356
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