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Vaiden, Mississippi, Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Vaiden, Mississippi, Confederate Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1912. Dedicated June 3, 1912. Medium:  Sculpture: stone; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 22 ft.; Base: approx. W. 10 ft. x D. 10 ft. Inscription:  (On base, front:) SACRED TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/WHO FOUGHT FOR PRIN/CIPLES THAT CAN NEVER/DIE, AS LONG AS A/SENSE OF RIGHT AND/PATRIOTISM DWELL IN/THE HUMAN BREAST./CONFEDERATE HEROES (The intertwined letters "CSA" appear on the shaft) (On pedestal, left:) 1861 "LEST WE FORGET" 1865 (On pedestal, rear:) "MANY OF WHOM GAVE ALL./AND ALL OF WHOM GAVE MUCH. (On shaft, rear:) ERECTED BY THE UNITED DAUGHTERS/OF THE CONFEDERACY,/JUNE 3, 1912. (On pedestal, right:) THE WAR ON THE PART OF/THE SOUTH WAS FOR THE/DEFENSE OF OUR INHERENT/UNALIENABLE RIGHTS/JEFFERSON DAVIS (On shaft, right:) WHEN THE LAST TRUMPET/IS SOUNDED, MAY EACH ONE/ANSWER THE ROLL CALL/OF THE HEAVENLY ARMY. unsigned Description:  Full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier stands atop a tall shaft on a tiered base. The figure holds his rifle in front of him, butt on the ground, both hands around the barrel. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vaiden Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Carroll County, Board of Supervisors, Lexington Street, Carrollton, Mississippi 38917 Located Northwest of Mississippi State Highway 430, Vaiden, Mississippi References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993. 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 MS000366   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000366 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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