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Columbus Marble Works,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Portrait male -- Humphreys, Benjamin Grubb
Portrait male -- Van Dorn, Earl
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Port Gibson
Sculpture
Claiborne County's Tribute to Her Sons Who Served in the War of 1861-65, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Columbus Marble Works, fabricator.
Title:
Claiborne County's Tribute to Her Sons Who Served in the War of 1861-65, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Confederate Memorial, (sculpture).
Medium:
Stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 6 ft.; Obelisk: approx. 15 ft. x 47 in. x 47 in.; Base: approx. 57 in. x 10 ft. x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On upper front of shaft:) ERECTED BY/THE UNITED DAUGHTERS/OF THE CONFEDERACY/OF CLAIBORNE COUNTY (Lower front of shaft:) C.S.A./CLAIBORNE COUNTY'S/TRIBUTE TO/HER SONS/WHO SERVED/IN THE WAR OF/1861-65. (Lower proper right of shaft:) C.S.A./BRIG. GEN. BENJAMIN GRUBB HUMPHREYS./1808-1882. (On lower proper left of shaft:) C.S.A./MAJOR GENERAL EARL VAN DORN/1820-1863 (On upper back:) C.S.A. PORT GIBSON RIFLES/COMPANY C. 10TH REGT. MISS. VOLS./CLAIBORNE GUARDS/COMPANY K. 12TH REGT. MISS. VOLS./FAIRVIEW RIFLES/COMPANY G 16TH REGT. MISS. VOLS./CLAIBORNE VOLUNTEERS/COMPANY F. 48TH REGT. MS. VOLS/CLAIBORNE LIGHT INFANTRY/COMPANY D. 24TH BATTALION CAVALRY/VAN DORN GUARDS/COMPANY B. 38TH REGT. INFANTRY/COMPANY C. 4TH REGT. CAVALRY/COMPANY D. REGT. CAVALRY/ABBAY'S BATTERY/COMPANY K. 1ST/REGT. LIGHT ARTILLERY./SONS OF CLAIBORNE COUNTY/WHO SAW SERVICE IN OTHER COMMANDS/MILITIA COMPANY. unsigned
Description:
A soldier standing atop a tall, tiered-shaft and base. The soldier wears a uniform including a brimmed hat and holds the barrel of his rifle in his proper right hand. The butt of the rifle rests on the plinth at his feet. On the front of the shaft are reliefs of a Confederate flag and a group of weapons. On the proper right side of the shaft is a relief portrait bust of Brigadier General Benjamin Grubb Humphreys. Humphreys is depicted with a full beard and moustache and wearing a double-breasted military coat. On the proper left side of the shaft is a waist-length relief portrait of Major General Earl Van Dorn. He has a beard and moustache, wears a double-breasted military coat and holds a sword over his proper left arm.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Portrait male -- Humphreys, Benjamin Grubb -- Bust
Portrait male -- Van Dorn, Earl -- Waist length
Occupation -- Military -- General
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Port Gibson
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Market Street across from Claiborne County Courthouse, Port Gibson, Mississippi
Remarks:
Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy of Claiborne County.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
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 MS000050
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