Confederate Soldier - Greenville, TX
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N 33° 07.501 W 096° 05.335
14S E 771605 N 3668919
Confederate Soldier is located on the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum grounds.
Waymark Code: WM11CVG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2019
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Smithsonian Art Inventory"A uniformed Confederate soldier stands at parade rest, holding the barrel of his rifle at chest height with both hands, the butt of the rifle resting by his feet. He wears a brimmed hat and has pouches strapped around his waist. The soldier is mounted upon a three-tiered granite base with rustic finish, and a relief of a Confederate flag with polished stripes."
Text on Base
LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO THE SACRED
MEMORY OF THE HEROISM AND VALOR OF OUR
CONFEDERATE
1861 - DEAD - 1865
By Greenville Chapter
U.D.C. No. 1236
Jan. 5, 1926
TITLE: Confederate Soldier
ARTIST(S): North Texas Marble and Granite Works, fabricator.
DATE: 1/5/1926
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Winnsboro South Carolina Blue granite; Base: Victor white granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000782
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum,
4309 I-30, Greenville, TX 75402
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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