Hall County Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

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Hall County Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

American Bronze Company, founder.

Hall County Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Old Joe, (sculpture).

Confederate Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 7, 1909.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Georgia marble.

Overall: approx. 27 x 6 x 2 ft.; Foundation: approx. 1 x 6 x 2 ft.

(On bottom rear of sculpture:) AMERICAN BRONZE FOUNDRY CO./CHICAGO (On front of base:) (Incised lettering:) TO THE DEFENDERS OF/THE CONFEDERACY/PATRIOTS/THE RECORD OF WHOSE FORTITUDE AND/HEROISM IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR/COUNTRY IS THE PROUD HERITAGE OF/A LOYAL POSTERITY./"TELL YE YOUR CHILDREN OF IT, AND/LET YOUR CHILDREN TELL THEIR CHILDREN/AND THEIR CHILDREN ANOTHER GENERATION." (Raised lettering:) OUR CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (On rear of base:) (Incised lettering:) ERECTED BY THE/LONGSTREET CHAPTER/DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY/DEDICATED TO SOUTHERN CONVICTIONS/CONSECRATED TO SOUTHERN VALOR/UNVEILED JUNE 7, 1909. (Raised lettering:) 1861 C.S.A. 1865 unsigned Founder's mark appears.

A Civil War soldier stands at the ready with proper left foot slightly forward, holding a rifle across his body in front of him. He holds the rifle with his proper right hand near the trigger and his proper left hand on the barrel. Across his torso, from proper left shoulder to proper right hip, a blanket roll is strapped. A pouch hangs against his rear proper left side. The soldier's hat is wide-brimmed. The sculpture is mounted upon a two-level base with a stepped bottom. The upper level has columns at each corner. Unfurled flags in relief appear on the front and rear. A cornice caps the larger, lower level.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Gainesville

Administered by United Daughters of the Confederacy, Longstreet Chapter, P. O. Box 491, Gainesville, Georgia 30503

Located Public Square, Gainesville, Georgia

The sculpture cost $2,500. It was installed by the Longstreet Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in honor of Confederate soldiers. The sculpture is affectionately known in Gainesville as "Old Joe." IAS files contain related excerpts from Sybil McRay's "Pictorial History of Hall County to 1950," Gainesville, G.A.: Hall County Library, 1985, pg. 215; Isabell Smith Buzzett's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984, pg. 20; Ralph W. Widener's "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States," Washington, D.C.: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 58; and Frank M. McKenney's "The Standing Army," Alpharetta, G.A.: W. H. Wolfe Associates, 1993, pg. 68-71. IAS files contain related articles from the Daily News (Gainesville, GA), April 30, 1953, pg. 1; and The Times (Gainesville, GA), Aug. 15, 1993; and various letters regarding an unsuccessful attempt by the City of Gainesville to relocate the sculpture against the wishes of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.

Widener, Ralph W., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States," Washington, D.C.: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 52.

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