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Devotion, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Devotion, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1910 (?). Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 24 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 12 x 12 ft. Inscription:  (Lower front of shaft of sculpture, incised:) TO THE MEN/AND WOMEN OF/THE CONFEDERACY (Bottom front of shaft of sculpture, incised:) DEVOTION (Back:) Erected By The Davis-Dickerson-Mills Chapter/United Daughters of The Confederacy./October 1910 (Front and back:) CSA (Sides:) 1861-1865 Description:  Confederate soldier in uniform stands at parade rest. He wears a hat and holds the barrel of his rifle with both hands. The butt of the gun is on the ground. He is atop a tall shaft with inscriptions. On one side of the shaft are reliefs of crossed flags and on the other side are crossed muskets. The shaft stands atop a multitiered base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Other -- Flag Allegory -- Quality -- Obedience Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Rutherfordton Sculpture Owner:  Rutherford County Courthouse, 221 South, Rutherfordton, North Carolina Remarks:  Erected by the Davis-Dickerson-Mills chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor the men and women of the Confederacy. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994. 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 NC000075   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000075 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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