Franklin County Confederate Monument-Carnesville, Georgia - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"A Civil War soldier stands with his proper right hand raised in front of him where he once held a rifle. His proper right leg is braced from behind by a stump. He is dressed in a uniform and a wide-brimmed hat. The sculpture is mounted atop a shaft with a tiered lower section set upon a stepped bottom. Crossed flags in low relief appear on the rear of the base. Cannonballs rest at the top of each corner of the bottom tier."http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12D7E4213Q606.15062&profile=ariall&uri=link=3100009~!1511560~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!siartinventories&term=Franklin+County+Confederate+Monument%2C&index=ALTIT#focus

The inscriptions on the monument are:

"(On left side of base, raised lettering:) "THIS, WE RAISE/A LOVING TRIBUTE,/TO THE PAST, PRESENT/AND FUTURE." (On right side of base, raised lettering:) IN MEMORY OF/THE/FRANKLIN COUNTY/VETERANS/FROM THE/MILLICAN CHAPTER/U.D.C./AUG. 10, 1910 (On rear of base, raised lettering:) 1861-1865/TO OUR/CONFEDERATE/SOLDIERS" (visit link)

The area around this sculpture is typical small town Georgia, friendly, quiet, polite. A great place to relax and enjoy the scenery.

TITLE: Franklin County Confederate Monument ARTIST(S): McNeel Marble Works, fabricator DATE: 08/10/1910 MEDIUM: marble; Base: granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000504 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located Franklin County Courthouse, On front walkway, Carnesville, Georgia DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: I would not say that it is in much need of treatment. Perhaps it received it after the inventory was taken.

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