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Cooper Brothers,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Literature -- Ryan
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Clinton
Sculpture
The Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Cooper Brothers, contractor.
Title:
The Confederate Soldier, (sculpture).
Dates:
Base: installed May 8, 1914. Sculpture: installed May 10, 1916.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 6 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 2 in.
Inscription:
(On base, front:) IN HONOR OF/THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF/SAMPSON COUNTY/Who Bore The Flag of A Nations Trust/And Fell in A cause, Thought Lost/Still Just/And Died for me and you/1861-1865 (On base, left:) The Confederate States of America/Deo Vindice/Feb. 22 1862 (On base, rear:) Ashford-Sillers/Chapter/UDC/May 10 1916
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier stands atop a tall shaft and tiered base. The figure stands at parade rest with his rifle in front of him with both hands around the barrel and the butt at his proper right foot. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and a bed roll across his back.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Literature -- Ryan -- March of the Deathless Dead
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Clinton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Sampson County, Public Buildings, 313 East Rowan, Clinton, North Carolina 28328
Located Sampson County Courthouse, Main & Wall Streets, Clinton, North Carolina 28328
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Ashford-Sillers Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy for $1,700. The County contributed $250 and the Chapter raised the remainder. The monument project was initiated in 1909. The base was built by Cooper Brothers in 1914 and the figure was added in 1916.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Widener, Ralph W., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 143.
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 NC000343
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