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 Confederate Soldier - Farmersville, TX
N 33° 09.705 W 096° 21.571
14S E 746247 N 3672324
A sculpture of a Conderate soldier tops the Confederate monument in Farmersville City Park, 153 S Main St, Farmersville, TX.
Waymark Code: WMM8EN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2014
Views: 2
The sculpture stands about eight feet tall, upon a base that is about twenty feet tall. A uniformed Confederate soldier stands with his rifle in front of him, butt on the ground, with both hands around the barrel. Visible are his canteen, cartridge box and bayonet. On the base is the following:
(At center of base:) 1861-1865 (At bottom of base:) CONFEDERATE (On face of base:) In Memory of All/Confederate Soldiers/Erected by Stonewall/Jackson Chapter 1208/Farmersville Tex. 1917. A.D./Lord God of Hosts Be With Us Yet/Lest We Forget, Lest We Forget
TITLE: Confederate Soldier, (sculpture)
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: 1917
MEDIUM: Sculpture: probably marble; Base: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000209
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
153 S Main St, Farmersville, TX
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The sculpture is as described, but on the inscription, it says "Tex. 1917." and not "Texas. 1917". Below the inscription, closer to the "CONFEDERATE" section of the base, there is a brimmed Confederate hat and a wreath, along with a crossed rifle and sword, with a five-pointed star overlaying the two weapons.
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