Confederate Soldier - Moberly, MO - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of statue: Randolph County
Location of statue: E. Rollins St. (MO EE), Oakland Cemetery, Moberly
Artist: Unknown
Date erected: 1901
Erected by: The Daughters of Confederacy of Moberly, MO

Monument text:
(Front of column):

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
WHO FOUGHT TO DEFEND
THEIR HOMES
1861 - 1865 (Front Base): Erected by the Daughters
Of Confederacy of
Moberly, MO in 1901

Proper Description:
"A uniformed Confederate soldier stands facing south, grasping a rifle with both hands, the butt of the stock resting by his proper right foot. He wears a hat and a coat with a small cape. The sculpture rests on a limestone shaft adorned on the front with a relief of crossed sabers. The monument is flanked by the gravesites of eight people, including seven Confederate soldiers and one woman." Smithsonian American Art Museum

TITLE: Confederate Soldier ARTIST(S): Unknown DATE: 1901 MEDIUM: granite; Base: limestone and cement CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MO000378 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: E. Rollins St. (MO hwy EE) Oakland Cemetery Moberly, MO DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: listing shows the cemetery on Fisk Rd. The maintenance shed is, but the cemetery is on Rollins Ave. (MO EE) Proper right side of column is inscribed: IN MEMORY OF/OUR HEROIC DEAD

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