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Walsh, Charles M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Virginia Beach
Sculpture
Princess Anne County Confederate Heroes, (sculpture).
Artist:
Walsh, Charles M., sculptor.
Title:
Princess Anne County Confederate Heroes, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 15, 1905.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: Virginia granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 15 x 8 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base, raised lettering:) 1861 VIRGINIA 1865/(Virginia state seal)/PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY/CONFEDERATE/HEROES (One side of base:) "YOUR ARMS ARE STACKED,/YOUR SPLENDID COLORS FURLED,/YOUR DRUMS ARE STILL,/ASIDE YOUR TRUMPETS LAID." (Other side of base:) ERECTED 1905
Description:
A uniformed Confederate private stands, grasping his rifle with both hands at chest level, the muzzle pointed up. He has a moustache and goatee and wears baggy breeches and a wide-brimmed hat. A rolled blanket is over his proper left shoulder, secured at the proper right hip. On his belt buckle are the initials "EA." The soldier is mounted upon a multitiered base with a midsection with polished panels and corner columns, a depiction of crossed flags on the rear panel. The bottom tiers of the base are graduated and rough-edged.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Virginia Beach
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Virginia Beach, Building Maintenance Department, 2545 Courthouse, Building 9, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456
Located Old Courthouse-City Municipal Center, North Landing Road (South Virginia Route 165), Virginia Beach, Virginia
Remarks:
Monument commemorates Civil War soldiers of Princess Anne County, Virginia. IAS files contain a related clipping from the Virginia Pilot/Ledger Star, June 30, 1974, Beacon sect.
For further reading see the Virginia Pilot, Nov. 16, 1905, pg. 1; and Stephen S. Mansfield's "Princess Anne County and Virginia Beach," Norfolk, VA: Dunning Company, 1989, pg. 101.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Virginia Pilot/Ledger Star, June 30, 1974, Beacon sect.
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 VA000509
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