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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Emblem
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Emporia
Sculpture
Confederate Memorial at Greensville County Courthouse, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Confederate Memorial at Greensville County Courthouse, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Confederate Soldiers of Greensville County, (sculpture).
Dates:
1910. Dedicated Oct. 1910.
Medium:
Marble and granite.
Inscription:
(On front of shaft:) TO THE/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF GREENSVILLE COUNTY/1861.-1865/WHO, IN DEFENSE OF RIGHTS/THEY BELIEVED SACRED,/TOOK UP ARMS AGAINST/THE INVADERS OF VIRGINIA./"THE GLORY DIES NOT, AND/THE GRIEF IS PAST." (On back of shaft:) ERECTED BY THE DAUGHTERS/OF THE CONFEDERACY/OF GREENSVILLE COUNTY,/VIRGINIA, 1910 unsigned
Description:
A standing figure of a Confederate soldier holding his rifle vertically in front of him. The sculpture rests atop a tall granite shaft that is adorned on the front with the insignia of the Confederate States of America encircled by a wreath.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Emblem
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Emporia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Greensville County, County Administrator, Route 301, Courthouse Square, Emporia, Virginia 23847
Located Courthouse Square, Emporia, Virginia
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
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 76008599
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76008599
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