To Our Soldiers of the Confederacy, (sculpture).

To Our Soldiers of the Confederacy, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

To Our Soldiers of the Confederacy, (sculpture).

Dedicated ca. 1901-1903.

Figure: marble (?); Base: granite.

Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 17 x 9 x 9 ft.

(Upper front of base:) 1861/(2 crossed Confederate flags)/1865 (Lower front of base, raised:) TO OUR SOLDIERS/OF THE/CONFEDERACY/KING WILLIAM CO. VA. (On south side of base:) CARTER'S BATTERY. COL. THOMAS H. CARTER/(list of officers and enlisted men, about 110 names) (On east side of base:) LEE RANGERS, CO.H.9TH VA. MAJ. B.B. DOUGLAS/CO. C 22ND VA. COL.J.C. JOHNSON/(list of officers and enlisted men, about 110 names) (On north side of base:) TAYLOR GRAYS, CO.D.53 VA. COL. WILLIAM R. AYLETT/(list of officers and enlisted men) (On west side of base:) CONTINUED FROM CO.H.53, VA./(list of about 15 names)/LIST OF SOLDIERS IN OTHER THAN THE FIVE/COMPANIES FROM KING WILLIAM CO./(list of about 90 names)

Full-length Confederate soldier stands at parade rest. Both hands hold the barrel of his rifle at waist level. The butt of the rifle rests on the plinth in front of the soldier's proper right foot. The proper right leg is straight and stands before a tree stump; the proper left leg is bent and slightly forward. The soldier wears a moustache, a full-brimmed hat, a short jacket with stand-up collar, trousers, and boots. He has a bedroll strapped over his proper left shoulder and an ammunition pack hangs at his proper right hip. He stands on a tall base with inscriptions on all sides. A cannonball sits on each corner near the bottom of the base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- King William

Administered by King William County, Route 619, King William, Virginia 23086

Located King William Courthouse, King William, Virginia

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.

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