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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Lexington
Sculpture
Holmes County Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Holmes County Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Dec. 2, 1908.
Medium:
Figure: marble; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 5 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 25 ft. x W. 9 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
(On west side of base, raised:) ERECTED BY THE/DAUGHTERS OF THE/B.G. HUMPHREYS/CHAPTER NO 463/U.D.C./C.S.A./TO THE HOLMES COUNTY/SOLDIERS OF 1861-1865./AND MEMBERS OF HOLMES/COUNTY CAMP NO 398 U.C.V./IN MEMORY OF THEIR/PATRIOTISM AND HEROISM/AND TO COMMEND THEIR/EXAMPLE TO FUTURE/GENERATIONS./1908 (On south side of base:) C.S.A./Honor to Heroes,/is Glory to God (On east side of base, raised:) C.S.A/THE MEN WERE RIGHT/WHO WORE THE GRAY/AND RIGHT CAN/NEVER DIE (On north side of base, raised:) C.S.A/THEIR DEEDS PROUD DEEDS,/SHALL REMAIN FOR US./THEIR NAMES, DEAR NAMES,/WITHOUT STAIN FOR US./THE GLORIES THEY WON,/SHALL NOT WAIN FOR US./IN LEGEND AND LAY,/OUR HEROES IN GRAY,/SHALL FOR EVER LIVE,/OVER AGAIN FOR US. unsigned
Description:
A standing Confederate soldier with brimmed hat. He has a rolled blanket over his proper left shoulder. His proper right hand holds a musket at muzzle, the butt which rests at his feet. His proper left hand rests on his canteen that attaches to his belt at proper left side. There is a tree stump behind his proper left leg. Figure stands on a tall multitiered base with relief flags on the front and back.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Lexington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Holmes County, Board of Supervisors, P. O. Box 239, Lexington, Mississippi 39095
Located Courthouse Square, Lexington, Mississippi
Remarks:
Installed by the Daughters of the Confederacy. IAS files contain a copy the dedication booklet.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000207
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