Confederate Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Confederate Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

McNeel Marble Works, fabricator.

Confederate Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 23, 1908.

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Sculpture: concrete; Base: granite.

Sculpture and upper base: approx. 12 x 3 x 3 ft.; Lower base: approx. 3 x 8 x 8 ft.

(Front of base:) CSA/(flag)/1861-1865/(raised lettering:) IN LOVING MEMORY/OF OUR HART COUNTY/SOLDIERS (Back of base:) CSA/1861-1865 unsigned

A young, uniformed Confederate soldier stands holding a rifle in a vertical position atop a tall square base. The soldier has a moustache, but no beard. He wears a field hat and carries a canteen on his proper left side. Behind his proper left leg is a tree stump. The base is decorated with stars and geometric designs and an image of a Confederate flag on the front.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia

Hart County Courthouse, West Franklin Street, Grounds, Hartwell, Georgia

The monument commemorates Confederate soldiers of Hart County, Georgia, and was erected by the Hartwell Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at a cost of $1,350. IAS files contain excerpts from the following: Ralph W. Widener Jr.'s "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982; Baker's "History of Hart County," 1933, pg. 418; "The Hart of Georgia," n.d., pg. 35, 105; Isabell Buzzett Smith's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984, pg. 23; Frank M. McKenney's "The Standing Army," Alpharetta, GA: WH Wolf Associates, 1993, pg. 73.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.

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

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