Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).

Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).

Reed, Warren, sculptor.

Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).

1896-1897. Dedicated April 21, 1897.

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Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: marble, concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 20 ft.

(On northeast side of base:) The Dixie Chapter of the United Daughters of/the Confederacy, No. 35, organized Sept. 21 1894/to aid in perpetuating the glorious memory of/OUR MARTYRED HEROES/"This marble minstrel's voiceless stone,/In deathless song shall tell,/When many a vanished year hath flown,/The story how Ye fell." (On north side of base:) The first Confederate Monument/Erected in Texas, April 3, 1896/under the auspices of the/Texas Confederate Ass'n/of Grayson County, Texas/organized July 21, 1888, changed to/Mildred Lee Camp U. C. V. May 21 1982/Sacred to the memory of our Confederate Dead True/patriots, they fought for home and country for/the holy principles of self government/The only true/Liberty their sublime self-sacrifice and unsurpassed valor will teach future generations the/lessons of high born patriotism, of devotion to/duty, of exalted courage, of southern chivalry./CONFEDERATE unsigned

Full-length figure of a Confederate soldier. He wears a hat and holds the stock of a rifle with both hands. The bronze sculpture stands atop a tall rough-hewn marble shaft ending in a series of steps. The shaft stands on a concrete base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Sherman

Administered by Grayson County Commissioners, Courthouse, Sherman, Texas 75090

Located City Square, Travis & Houston, Sherman, Texas

Funds for the monument were raised by members of the community. Cost of the monument was $5,000. Reed designed the monument, including the sculpture which was cast in St. Louis. The shaft was quarried from Stone Mountain, Georgia. A rusted bayonet was replaced on the monument in 1980. For related article see: Denison (TX) Herald, Sept. 7, 1980. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Graham Landrum's "Grayson County: an Illustrated History of Grayson County, Texas", Fort Worth: University Supply and Equipment, 1960, pg. 90-92.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

Landrum, Graham, "Grayson County: an Illustrated History of Grayson County, Texas", Fort Worth: University Supply and Equipment, 1960, pg. 92.

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