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History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Franklin
Sculpture
Our Confederate Soldiers, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Our Confederate Soldiers, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 30, 1899.
Medium:
Italian marble on a granite and marble base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 6 in; Base: approx. H. 37 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) ERECTED TO/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/BY FRANKLIN CHAPTER/NO. 14/DAUGHTERS OF/THE CONFEDERACY/NOV. 30, A.D. 1899 (On rear lower base:) U.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY BENCHMARK ELEV. 648.82L FT. ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL C9 1931 (On rear:) IN HONOR AND MEMORY/OF OUR HEROES/BOTH PRIVATE AND CHIEF/OF THE/SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY./NO COUNTRY EVER HAD/TRUER SONS,/NO CAUSE/NOBLER CHAMPIONS,/NO PEOPLE/BOLDER DEFENDERS/THAN THE BRAVE SOLDIERS/TO WHOSE MEMORY/THIS STONE IS ERECTED. (On left:) WOULD IT BE/A BLAME FOR US/IF THEIR MEMORY PART/FROM OUR LAND AND HEARTS/AND A WRONG TO THEM/AND A SHAME TO US./THE GLORIES THEY WON/SHALL NOT WANE FROM US./IN LEGEND AND LAY, OUR HEROES IN GRAY/SHALL EVER LIVE/OVER AGAIN FOR US. (On right:) WE WHO SAW AND KNEW THEM WELL/ARE WITNESSES/TO COMING AGES/OF THEIR VALOR/AND FIDELITY./TRIED AND TRUE. GLORY DROWNED/1861-1865 unsigned
Description:
A confederate soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform which includes a brimmed hat. He holds a barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests on the plinth at his feet. His proper left leg is slightly bent and his proper left foot is slightly forward.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Franklin
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Franklin, Public Works, Franklin, Tennessee
Located Traffic circle, intersection of Main Street & 3rd Avenue, Franklin, Tennessee
Remarks:
This monument was erected by the Franklin Chapter No. 14 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at a cost of two thousand seven hundred dollars.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee, "Directory of Civil War Monuments and Memorials in Tennessee," Nashville, 1963, pg. 79.
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 TN000290
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