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Memory of N. C. Troops at the Battle of Averasboro - 1865, (sculpture). Artist:  Edgerton Monument Company, fabricator. Title:  Memory of N. C. Troops at the Battle of Averasboro - 1865, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Memory of North Carolina Troops at the Battle of Averasboro - 1865, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1968. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 8 ft. x 10 in.; Base: approx. 7.5 in. x 10 ft. 4 in. x 18 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On back of center slab:) Chicoara Chapter, United/Daughters of the Confederacy/Averasboro/Battleground/Centennial Commission/1968 (On front of left slab:) LOCAL UNITS ENGAGED HERE/(Six names listed) (On front of center slab:) IN MEMORY OF THE/NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS/THAT SO VALIANTLY/RESISTED THE ADVANCE/OF A SUPERIOR/FEDERAL ARMY AT THE/BATTLE OF AVERASBORO/MARCH 15-16, 1865/FIFTIETH NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT/SEVENTY SEVENTH NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT/TENTH BATTALION NORTH CAROLINA/HEAVY ARTILLERY (On front of right slab:) FIRST AT BETHEL/FARTHEST TO THE FRONT AT/GETTYSBURG AND CHICKAMAUGA/LAST AT APPOMATTOX unsigned Description:  Sculpture consists of one center slab with shorter slabs on either side. Center piece has crossed Confederate and North Carolina flags incised at top and sand blasted confederate soldier holding a rifle in the middle. Inscriptions on all pieces. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Object -- Other -- Flag Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina Stele Sculpture Owner:  Located Site of Battle of Averasboro, Highway (SR) 82, Harnett County, North Carolina 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 NC000197   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000197 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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