Tipton County Confederate Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Tipton County Confederate Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

W. H. Mullins Company, founder.

Peter-Burghard Stone Company, fabricator.

Tipton County Confederate Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Confederate Cavalryman, (sculpture).

1894. Dedicated May 29, 1895.

Sheet copper with antique bronze finish on Westerly granite base.

Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.; Plinth: approx. 20 x 20 x 5 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 7 x 7 ft. (approx. 50,000 lbs.).

(On plinth:) AP (Corner of base:) PETER & BURCHARD, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY (South side of base:) SHILOH/1894/TO THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF TIPTON COUNTY, WHOSE COURAGE/IN WAR AND VIRTUES IN PEACE HAVE/ILLUSTRATED THE HIGHEST TYPE OF AMEIRCAN MANHOOD./NOR BRAVER BLED FOR A BRIGHTER LAND,/NOR BRIGHTER LAND HAD A CAUSE SO GRAND./CONFEDERATE (North side of base:) HARRISBURG/TISHOMINGO (West side of base:) KENESAW/FRANKLIN (East side of base:) PERRYVILLE CHICKAMAUGA signed Founder's mark appears.

Figure of a Confederate cavalryman stepping forward on his proper right foot. His proper left leg is bent with only the toe of his proper left foot touching the plinth. He holds a sword pointing down in his proper right hand, while his proper left hand touches his belt. He wears a uniform consisting of a brimmed hat, hip-length jacket, trousers, knee-high boots, and belt with "CSA" buckle. The soldier stands atop an elaborate granite base with a relief of three flags and two stacks of cannon balls on the front. The proper left side of the base also has a relief of a flag. The bottom of the base is tiered. Around the monument is a fence.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Covington

Administered by Tipton County, Tipton County Executive, No. 1 Liberty Avenue, Court Square, Covington, Tennessee 38019

Located Tipton County Courthouse, No. 1 Liberty Avenue, South entrance, Covington, Tennessee 38019

IAS files contain related excerpts from W. H. Mullins Company, "The Blue and the Gray, Statues in Stamped Copper and Bronze," Cleveland, OH: Caxton Company, 1913, pg. 18, 70 which contains illustrations of this monument (catalog number 4429); and Covington Leader (Covington, TN), May 31, 1895, which discusses the dedication ceremony. For a related article see Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee, "Directory of Civil War Monuments and Memorials in Tennessee," Nashville, 1963, pg. 72. W. H. Mullins Company created the statue; Peter-Burghard Stone Company created the monument. The cost was two thousand dollars, fence and landscaping cost two hundred dollars. Funded by the Tipton County Confederate Monument Association. At the time of the 1992 Save Outdoor Sculpture survey plans were being made by the local Sons of Confederate Veterans Chapter to restore the missing hand and sabre.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.

Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee, "Directory of Civil War Monuments and Memorials in Tennessee," Nashville, 1963, pg. 72.

Covington Leader (Covington, TN), May 31, 1895.

Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee, "Directory of Civil War Monuments and Memorials in Tennessee," Nashville, TN: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1963, pg. 72.

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