Confederate Soldiers Monument - Elmira, NY
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N 42° 06.589 W 076° 49.669
18T E 348882 N 4663585
A memorial to the Confederate Soldiers who dies in the Elmira Prison.
Waymark Code: WMNZYE
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
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"(On bronze base of sculpture:) F. Wm. Sievers Sc 1937 (On base, below bronze relief:) IN MEMORY OF THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES/WHO DIED IN ELMIRA PRISON/AND WHO ARE BURIED HERE/ERECTED BY THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY/NOVEMBER 6, 1937. signed"
"A bronze figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier in high relief is installed within an arched granite stele atop a square base. The soldier holds his hat in his proper right hand and wears what appears to be a bed roll across his chest, with the strap crossing over his proper left shoulder."
TITLE: Confederate Soldiers Monument
ARTIST(S): Frederick William Sievers
DATE: November 6, 1937
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY001007
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, NY
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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