Jasper County Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Jasper County Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Frazier, E. B., sculptor.

McNeel Marble Works, fabricator.

Jasper County Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Comrades, (sculpture).

Dedicated April 6, 1910.

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Obelisk: Georgia granite; Figures: Italian marble; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 32 x 10 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 18 x 18 ft.

(On front middle of obelisk:) 1861-1865 (On front of base:) CSA (Raised lettering:) TO THE/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF JASPER COUNTY,/THE RECORD OF WHOSE/SUBLIME SELF-SACRIFICE/AND UNDYING DEVOTION/TO DUTY, IN THE SERVICE/OF THEIR COUNTRY,/IS THE PROUD HERITAGE/OF A LOYAL POSTERITY/"IN LEGEND AND LAY,/OUR HEROES IN GRAY,/SHALL FOREVER LIVE/OVER AGAIN FOR US."/COMRADES (On rear of base:) GLORIA VICTIS/CSA (Raised lettering:) "CROWNS OF ROSES FADE,/CROWNS OF THORNS ENDURE,/CALVARIES AND CRUCIFIXIONS/TAKE DEEPEST HOLD OF HUMANITY,/THE TRIUMPHS OF MIGHT/ARE TRANSIENT/THEY PASS AND ARE FORGOTTEN/THE SUFFERINGS OF RIGHT/ARE GRAVEN DEEPEST ON THE/CHRONICLE OF NATIONS." unsigned

A tall Georgia granite obelisk flanked at the base on the right and left sides by two Civil War soldiers of Italian marble. The soldier on the right stands before the infantry emblem, two crossed rifles. He is young and clean-shaven. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and basic uniform. He holds a rifle in front of him, butt to the ground. His proper right leg rests against a stump behind him. The soldier on the left stands before two crossed sabers, the cavalry emblem. He wears a mustache and goatee. His proper right hand is extended across his body, pulling his saber out of its sheath. His proper left hand holds the saber near the sheath. A rifle is slung across his back. His proper left leg rests against a tree stump behind him. A bas-relief flag decorates the front of the obelisk; a bas-relief anchor is on the back of the obelisk. The entire memorial is mounted on a stepped base, atop a mound that is enclosed by a circular fence and walkway.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

Emblem -- Military Insignia

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Monticello

Administered by City of Monticello, P. O. Box 269, Monticello, Georgia 31064

Located In town square, Monticello, Georgia

The sculpture cost $2,800. It was installed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in honor of the Confederate soldiers of Jasper County. The sculpture was designed by E.B. Frazier of McNeel Marble Works. IAS files contain related excerpts from Isabell Smith Buzzett's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984, pg. 33; Frank M. McKenney's "The Standing Army," Alpharetta, G.A.: W. H. Wolfe Associates, 1993, pg. 78; and Ralph W. Widener's "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States," Washington, D.C.: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 68.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.

Widener, Ralph W., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States," Washington, D.C.: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 68.

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