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 Shaft to Honor General Cleburne - Helena, Arkansas Posted by:  iconions
N 34° 32.514 W 090° 35.579
15S E 720885 N 3824875
This 15 foot tall marble memorial is located in the Confederate Cemetery - located on a hill overlooking the main Maple Hill Cemetery - 1617 Franklin Street in Helena Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WMY5AZ
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/24/2018
Views: 0
(Shaft to Honor General Cleburne), (sculpture)
SCULPTOR: Unknown
MEDIUM:Marble (?)
TYPE: Sculptures-Obelisk
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
OWNER/LOCATION: Cemetery Helena Arkansas
NOTES: Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Phillips County Museum, 1976.
TOPIC: Homage--Cleburne, General
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75000311
- Shaft to Honor General Cleburne Entry
Elaboration
The Cleburne Memorial marks the grave site of General Patrick Cleburne, one of the Confederacy's greatest divisional commanders. It is a tall marble shaft topped by an urn with flames coming from its top. The north and south sides of the shaft have inverted bouquets of flowers; the east and west sides have garlands of flowers swinging across to where they meet at the bottoms of the bouquets. The north side is embossed with a lyre and a shamrock; the east side has a sun halfway down over a waterline in a circular motif. The north side also has the Confederate seal. The concrete base is 1'5" x 3'6" x 3'6". The marble shaft stands 15' x 2'11" x 2'11".
The south side of the Cleburne Memorial, which was produced by M. Muldoon & Co. of Louisville, Kentucky, contains the inscription 'MISSIONARY RIDGE / RICHMOND, KY. "Rest thee, Cleburne! tears of sadness / Flow from hearts thou'st nobly won; / Mem'ry ne'er will cease to cherish / Deeds of glory thou hast done."
The east side of the Cleburne Memorial reads "FRANKLIN / RINGGOLD-GAP / M. MULDOON & CO., LOU., KY."
On the north side of the Cleburne Memorial is the inscription "CHICKAMAUGA / SHELTON HOUSE "-a rift revealed / The horse and rider, then the scene was dim; / But on the inner works the death hail rang / In dying Cleburne's ears, a battle hymn!"
The west side of the Cleburne Memorial contains the inscription "PATRICK RONAYNE / CLEBURNE, / MAJOR GENERAL, C. S. A. / BORN IN COUNTY CORK, / IRELAND. / MARCH 17, 1828; / KILLED AT BATTLE OF FRANKLIN, TENN. / NOVEMBER 30, 1864 / DULCE ET DECORUM EST / PRO PATRIA MORI. / SHILOH / CLEBURNE."
Organic growth, sugaring, and spalling are apparent on the Cleburne Memorial. White crusts have also affected the sculpture. The strings of the lyre and the words on the Confederate seal, both on the north side of the shaft, have been chipped.
- National Register Application
TITLE: Shaft to Honor General Cleburne
ARTIST(S): unknown
DATE: unknown - best guess is 1870 when the reburial took place
MEDIUM: Marble (?)
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75000311
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
1617 Franklin Street
Helena, Arkansas 72342
Southwest of the Maple Hill Cemetery (follow signs)
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Please see the National Register section of the long description.
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