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(Confederate Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Confederate Monument), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1869. Medium:  Shaft: stone covered in plaster, painted; Base: stone covered in plaster. Dimensions:  Shaft: approx. H. 34 ft. W. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. W. 8 ft. Inscription:  UNKNOWN (Relief of broken sword) CONFEDERATE/DEAD unsigned Description:  A tiered shaft made of stone covered with plaster and painted. The top section of the shaft is tapered and smooth. On all four sides of the lower four tiers there are rectangular indentions with rounded tops. On one side, in one of the indentations is a low relief of a broken sword with an inscription. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Union City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Union City, Courthouse, Union City, Tennessee 38261 Located Graveyard, Union City, Tennessee 38261 Remarks:  Inscription on nearby marker reads: (Around edge:) The National Registry of Historical Places (In center:) Tennessee/Historical Commission/First Monument to/Unknown Confederate Dead/Dedicated 1869. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. 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 TN000411   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000411 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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