Wilcox County Confederate Monument - Abbeville, GA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This monument is located in front of the Wilcox County Library directly across the street from the Wilcox County Courthouse. It is a prominent feature in such a small community and eye-catching to anyone passing through town.

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Description from the Smithsonian Art Inventory:

"Atop a tall square shaft a Civil War soldier stands at parade rest, holding his rifle in front of him, butt to the ground. His proper right leg rests against a stump behind him, and his proper left foot is slightly forward. He wears a Confederate uniform and hat. A sack is slung across his proper right shoulder. The shaft rests a three-tiered base. At one time, four cannonballs were installed atop each corner of one of the tiers five feet above the ground, but they are now missing."

TITLE: Wilcox County Confederate Monument ARTIST(S): McNeel Marble Works, fabricator. DATE: Dedicated April 26, 1909. MEDIUM: Sculpture: white Georgia marble; Base: white Georgia marble. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000438 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located Corner of Broad & Main Streets, lawn of county library Abbeville, Georgia. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The following sentence in the Description is missing a word: "The shaft rests a three-tiered base." Should be "The shaft rests on a three-tiered base."

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