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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Palmyra
Sculpture
Palmyra Massacre Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Palmyra Massacre Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1907. Installed March 1907.
Medium:
Figure: grey granite with brown finish; Base: grey granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 6 x 6 ft. (75,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On front of midsection of base:) ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/CAPT. THOMAS A. SIDENOR/WILLIS T. BAKER/THOMAS HUMSTON/MORGAN BIXLER/JOHN Y. McPHEETERS/HIRAM T. SMITH/HERBERT HUDSON/JOHN M. WADE/FRANCIS M. LEAR/ELEAZER LAKE (On back midsection of base:) ERECTED BY THE/PALMYRA CONFEDERATE/MONUMENT ASSOCIATION/AND ITS FRIENDS/FEB. 25, 1907 (On side of base:) Oct. 18, 1862
Description:
A figure of a Confederate soldier, dressed in a military uniform that includes a hat, boots, and shoulder bag hanging from his proper left shoulder, stands at parade rest holding the barrel of a musket with both hands. The figure is placed atop a multitiered base that is decorated on its front upper part with a relief of crossed flags and rifles. One of the sides of the midsection of the base is decorated with laurel branches and crossed swords. The base is surrounded by low chained fence.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Palmyra
Sculpture
Owner:
Marion County Courthouse, Main Street & Lafayette, Palmyra, Missouri
Remarks:
Sculpture erected by the Palmyra Confederate Monument Association and its friends in memory of the ten Confederate soldiers executed at Palmyra on October 18, 1862 in what became known as the "Palmyra Massacre." IAS files contain a related excerpt from the Missouri Historical Review, 1924-1925, pg. 582; and a related article from the Palmyra Spectator, Feb. 27, 1907.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.
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 MO000290
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MO000290
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