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W. H. Mullins Company,
Palmer, C. M.,
Palmer Stone Works,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Albemarle
Sculpture
(Confederate Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
W. H. Mullins Company, founder.
Palmer, C. M., fabricator.
Palmer Stone Works, fabricator.
Title:
(Confederate Monument), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 25, 1925. Relocated 1989.
Medium:
Figure: copper; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 5 ft. x 18 in. x 12 in.; Base: approx. 94 x 15 1/2 x 30 in.
Inscription:
Mfg. by Mullins Body Corp, Salem, Ohio USA (Front of base:) 1861-1865 (Confederate States of America insignia) (Right face of base:) "THE TUMULT AND THE/SHOUTING DIES,/THE CAPTAINS AND THE/KINGS DEPART,/LORD GOD OF HOSTS BE/WITH US YET,/LEST WE FORGET-LEST/WE FORGET." (Rear of base:) IN HONOR OF THE/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF STANLY COUNTY./ERECTED BY ALBEMARLE CHAPTER/NO. 1023 U.D.C./1925 (Left face of base:) "WE CARE NOT WHENCE/THEY CAME/DEAR IN THEIR LIFELESS/CLAY:/WHETHER UNKNOWN OR/KNOWN TO FAME,/THEIR CAUSE AND COUNTRY/STILL THE SAME,/THEY DIED-AND WORE/THE GRAY." Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier. He holds the barrel of a musket with both hands with the butt of the musket on the plinth. The soldier stands on a tiered base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Albemarle
Sculpture
Owner:
Located North Second Street, facing the City Hall Annex, Albemarle, North Carolina
Remarks:
The monument was manufactured by W. H. Mullins Company. Mr. C. M. Palmer of Palmer Stone Works was responsible for the base. The idea for the monument originated with the Albemarle Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. (Chapter 1023 founded in 1906). Land next to the Courthouse was donated for the monument on Jan. 7, 1907. Funds were raised and the monument was dedicated Sept. 25, 1925. The original site for the monument was next to the courthouse (on the first block of North 1st street, between West Main and West North streets). When U.S. 52 was routed, the monument was relocated to the grounds of Central Elementary School, on South 3rd Street. In 1989, the monument was relocated to its current site.
The monument was damaged after hurricane Hugo, and was repaired. IAS files contain newsclippings from the Stanly News and Press (North Carolina) and an excerpt on the history of the monument compiled by Mrs. S. Smith and published by the North Carolina Division of the U.D.C., 1941. Because of height of sculpture, full condition assessment could not be made by SOS! surveyor.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
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 NC000063
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