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History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Other
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Douglas
Sculpture
Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 14, 1911.
Medium:
Stone on marble shaft.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 45 ft. W. 10 ft.; Shaft: approx. H. 40 ft.
Inscription:
(Top of shaft, front:) CSA (Bottom of shaft, front:) 1861-1865 (Bottom of shaft, proper right side:) IN MEMORY OF/OUR/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (Bottom of shaft, proper left side:) ERECTED BY THE/ROBERT E. LEE/CHAPTER, U. D. C./OCT. 1911.
Description:
Figure of a Confederate soldier standing at parade rest atop a tall marble shaft. He wears a uniform which includes a brimmed hat, hip-length jacket, trousers, a sash draped across his proper left shoulder and chest, and a pouch hanging from his proper right shoulder and across his chest. He holds the barrel of a rifle in both hands. The butt of the rifle rests in front of his proper right foot. His proper left foot is forward and his leg is bent at the knee. A tree stump is attached to the back of his proper right leg. The marble shaft is tiered and has a relief of crossed flags at the bottom front.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Other -- Flag
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Douglas
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Coffee County, Douglas, Georgia 31573
Located Southwest corner of Peterson Avenue & Ward Street, Douglas, Georgia 31573
Provenance:
Formerly located Ashley & Peterson Avenues, Douglas, Georgia
Remarks:
Monument cost $1,200. Erected by the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the monument was originally located in the middle of Peterson Avenue and Sycamore Street (renamed Ashley Avenue), and later moved to the corner of Peterson Avenue and Ward Street. For an illustration of the sculpture in its orginal location, see Douglas Enterprise (Douglas, GA), March 18, 1992, pg. 3-B. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Isabell Smith Buzzett's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984, pg. 16; and a related article from the Douglas Enterprise (Douglas, GA) Oct. 12, 1961 which discusses the dedication ceremony. The Satilla Regional Library's Genealogy and Archives Library (201 South Coffee Avenue, Douglas, GA 31533) contains additional information on this sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993.
Buzzett, Isabell Smith, "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984, pg. 16.
Douglas Enterprise (Douglas, GA), Oct. 12, 1961.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Douglas Enterprise (Douglas, GA), Oct. 12, 1961.
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 GA000002
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