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 Confederate Soldier - Sherman, TX Posted by:  WalksfarTX
N 33° 38.176 W 096° 36.570
14S E 721719 N 3724389
Full-length figure of a Confederate soldier. He wears a hat and holds the stock of a rifle with both hands. The bronze sculpture stands atop a tall rough-hewn marble shaft ending in a series of steps. The shaft stands on a concrete base.
Waymark Code: WMX22J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2017
Views: 3
(On northeast side of base:)
The Dixie Chapter of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, No. 35, organized Sept. 21 1894
to aid in perpetuating the glorious memory of
OUR MARTYRED HEROES
"This marble minstrel's voiceless stone,
In deathless song shall tell,
When many a vanished year hath flown,
The story how Ye fell."
(On north side of base:)
The first Confederate Monument
Erected in Texas, April 3, 1896
under the auspices of the
Texas Confederate Ass'n
of Grayson County, Texas
organized July 21, 1888, changed to
Mildred Lee Camp U. C. V. May 21 1982
Sacred to the memory of our Confederate Dead True
patriots, they fought for home and country for
the holy principles of self government
The only true
Liberty their sublime self-sacrifice and unsurpassed valor will teach future generations the
lessons of high born patriotism, of devotion to
duty, of exalted courage, of southern chivalry.
Reed designed the monument, including the sculpture which was cast in St. Louis. The shaft was quarried from Stone Mountain, Georgia. A rusted bayonet was replaced on the monument in 1980.
TITLE: Confederate Soldier
ARTIST(S): Warren Reed
DATE: April 21, 1897
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: marble, concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001147
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
100 W Houston St.
Sherman, TX 75090
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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