Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Monument: stone; Foundation: cement.

Monument: overall approx. H. 22 ft.; Figure: approx. H. 6 ft.; Foundation: approx. 14 in. x 12 ft. 9 in. x 12 ft. 9 in.

(Lower back of pedestal, raised:) "TO THE/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF RUSSELL COUNTY./A LOVING TRIBUTE TO THE/PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE" (Lower side of pedestal:) ERECTED/1914 unsigned

A Confederate soldier stands in a marching stance, wearing a field uniform and a slouch hat. A rifle rests on his proper right shoulder with his proper right hand supporting the butt. A canteen is on his proper left side belt, and a blanket is tied over his proper left shoulder to his waist. A haversack is on his back waist, and a tree stump is behind him. The soldier is mounted on a tall pedestal with a decorated lower section that includes two short, upturned cannon barrels on the corner of one tier with either an orb or a block on the ledge above them. The lower section of the pedestal is inscribed and stepped, and the front includes a relief with crossed sabers above a relief emblem of crossed flags.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Lebanon

Located Church Avenue & Main Street, Lebanon, Virginia

Monument commemorates the Confederate soldiers of Russell County. Funded through private subscription. The monument has been relocated from the middle of Main Street. A flat portion that is visible in an older photo and lying in front of the pedestal is missing. Nearby plaque reads: (eagle)/IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/RUSSELL COUNTY VA./WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/WORLD WAR I/WORLD WAR II. For related information see: Benjamin J. Hillman, "Monuments to Memories: Virginia Civil War Heritage in Bronze and Stone," Richmond: Virginia Civil War Commission, 1965; and, Ralph W. Widener Jr., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 259.

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. 259.

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