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History -- United States
Homage -- Robertson, Felix McConnell
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Fayette
Sculpture
Confederate Soldier Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Confederate Soldier Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 3, 1929.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 x 1 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 14.375 x 7.75 x 7.75 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base, raised:) (Lower part of U.D.C. emblem) 1861-1865/(next tier) IN HONOR OF THE LIVING/AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/OUR HUNDRED DEAD WHOSE/PRINCIPLES OF RIGHT AS/A SACRED HERITAGE WE/BEQUEATH TO OUR CHILDREN/THROUGHOUT ALL GENERATIONS/--/LEST WE FORGET, LEST WE FORGET/(next tier) 1861-1865 (Lower back of base, raised:) DEDICATED BY/LUCY BELLE ROBERTSON/TO THE MEMORY OF HER/BELOVED HUSBAND/FELIX McCONNELL ROBERTSON (Side of base, raised:) BE YE REMINDED OF THE/LESSONS OF SACRIFICE/AND LOYALTY WRITTEN/IN THE SERVICE RECORDS/OF THOSE ENLISTED FROM/FAYETTE COUNTY/FAYETTE CHAPTER U.D.C (Other side of base, raised:) IN MEMORY OF THE/SOLDIERS OF THE/SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY/TIME WILL NE'ER DIM/THEIR GLORY unsigned
Description:
A Confederate soldier stands in field uniform, wearing a wide-rimmed hat and britches. He holds a flag on his proper left side with both hands, with part of the flag unfurling behind him. A rock formation is behind the soldier's proper right leg. The sculpture is mounted upon a tall base with a shaft-like upper section with a castellated design at the top. The mid-section of the base has United Daughters of the Confederacy cross emblems, with four vertical cannon barrels on each corner. Below it are inscriptions on all sides, topped by a castellated design. The lower section of the base is three-stepped, with cannon balls on each corner of the top step. The monument is within a planted setting.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Homage -- Robertson, Felix McConnell
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Fayette
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Fayette County, Probate Judge Department, P. O. Box 509, Fayette, Alabama 35555
Located Fayette County Courthouse, Corner of West Columbus Street & South Temple Avenue, Fayette, Alabama
Remarks:
Monument commemorates the one hundred Civil War dead of Fayette County. Dedicated by Lucy Belle Robertson to the memory of her husband, Felix McConnell Robertson and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
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. 8.
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 AL000278
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