Glynn County Confederate Monument, Brunswick, GA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

A confederate soldier stands on top of a tall column. He is dress in a confederate uniform, complete with knee length coat, cape and hat. His right foot is slightly forward of his left. He has curly hair and a mustache. His gun rest on the ground in front of him and he holds it in both hand by the barrel. The shaft is decorated with a relief of a Confederate flag on the front.




There is text on all four sides of the base as follows:

Confederate States of America
1861 to 1865
Lord God of Hosts be with us yet
Least we forget Least we forget

Erected
April 26th 1902
A tribute of love
From the ladies
Memorial association of
Brunswick, Georgia to the
Heroes of the Confederacy
1861 to 1865

In honor of the
Confederate Soldiers.
Who died to repel
Unconstitutional
Invasion , to protect the
Rights reserved to the
People to perpetuate
For ever the sovereignty
Of the state.


?? the sacred
Dust of warriors
Tried and true, who
Bore the flag of our
National trusted: and fell
In the cause, though
Lost, still just and
Died for you and me.

TITLE: Glynn County Confederate Monument ARTIST(S): Unknown DATE: April 26th 1902 MEDIUM: Sculpture: marble; Base: stone and brick CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000381 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: North end of Hanover Square On Newcastle St south of Howe St Brunswick, GA DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The gun is now there. The date on the statue is April 26th 1902.

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