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Confederate Soldier Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Georgia Marble Works, fabricator. Hummel, Oscar, sculptor. J. F. Hummel & Sons, fabricator. Title:  Confederate Soldier Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Original dedicated Nov. 21, 1905. Rededicated 1968. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Georgia granite; Base: Georgia granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 15 ft. x 7 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 11 in. Inscription:  (Encircled in wreath:) CSA (Above Confederate flag relief:) 1861-1865 (Below flag on base, in raised letters:) IN MEMORY OF/THE HEROES WHO FELL/IN DEFENCE OF THE/PRINCIPLES WHICH/GAVE BIRTH TO THE/CONFEDERATE CAUSE/ERECTED BY THE/DAUGHTERS OF THE/CONFEDERACY (On reverse of base, center:) OUR CONFEDERATE/DEAD (On plaque on base:) IN MEMORY OF/GENERAL JOHN HUNT MORGAN/"THUNDERBOLT OF THE CONFEDERACY"/BORN IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA/JUNE 1, 1825/DIED DEFENDING THE NOBLE CAUSE/SEPT. 1864 Description:  Full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier stands on a tall, tiered base. The figure has a moustache and beard and holds his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel and the butt on the ground. Other uniform items include a hat, bedroll, flasks and bags. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Homage -- Morgan, John Hunt Portrait male -- Robinson, Jim Mott -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Huntsville Sculpture Owner:  Madison County Commission, Courthouse, Huntsville, Alabama 35801 Remarks:  Commissioned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy for an estimated $2,500 or $3,000 . Jim Mott Robinson posed for the sculpture. In 1966, the monument was relocated pending completion of a new courthouse. The Hummel figure was destroyed when a portion a building being razed fell on it. A new figure was commissioned of the Georgia Marble Works, and was funded by the City of Huntsville and Madison County. The base, which survived the accident, was re-sanded to match the new figure. IAS files include a related article from the Madison County Record, Nov. 6, 1968. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, AL0012, 1989. Monumental News, June 1905, pg. 434. Illustration:  Image on file. Widener, Ralph W., Jr, "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 11. 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 AL000295   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000295 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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