Confederate Soldier - Hillsboro, TX - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Monument is made of granite and is 20' tall. It consists of a statue of a soldier standing on a large base.

"A Civil War soldier, dressed in full uniform that includes a hat, a bedroll strapped over his proper left shoulder, and a belt with hanging canteen and ammunition pack, stands at parade rest with a tree stump at his proper left side. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands, the butt rests at his feet. The figure is placed atop a multitiered base, the top front of which is decorated with an incised laurel wreath.

The inscription reads as follows:
(On front of midsection of base, incised:) ERECTED BY THE PATRIOTIC CITIZENS/OF HILL COUNTY, UNDER THE AUSPICES/OF HILL COUNTY CAMP SONS OF/CONFEDERATE VETERANS, #966, IN/GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE/SOLDIERS OF THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY/A.D. 1925 (On front lower section of base:) 1861 - 1865

TITLE: Confederate Soldier ARTIST(S): Hillsboro Monument Works, fabricator DATE: 1925 MEDIUM: Figure: Georgia granite; Base: Georgia granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000424 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Hill County Courthouse lawn, 1 N Waco St Hillsboro, TX 76645-2145 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: As of June 2016, the sculpture looks as described in the Smithsonian Inventory.

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