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(Confederate Soldier Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Confederate Soldier Monument), (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1907. Dedicated Aug. 1907. Medium:  Statue: limestone; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Statue: approx. 6 ft. x 23 in. x 23 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. x 50 in. x 50 in. Inscription:  (On front of base, incised:) CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF BATH CO, KY./ERECTED 1907./(Lower tier, raised:) 1861-1865 unsigned Description:  A uniformed Confederate soldier stands at parade rest, holding the barrel of his musket before him with both hands, the butt of which rests by his feet. The soldier has a mustache and wears a broad-rimmed hat, with a cartridge bag on his proper right hip. He wears front-buckle low boots, and socks with pant legs tucked in. A short log is behind the proper left leg of the soldier. The statue is mounted upon a multitiered base with inscriptions on the front beneath a relief of crossed sabers and muskets. The back of the base has a relief of the Confederate flag. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Owingsville Sculpture Owner:  Owingsville Cemetery, 231 Cemetery Road, Owingsville, Kentucky 40360 Remarks:  Commemorates Confederate soldiers of Bath County, Kentucky, who fought in the Civil War. IAS files contain a related section from Ralph W. Widener's "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, pg. 92. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Widener, Ralph W., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 92. 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 KY000166   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KY000166 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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