Confederate War Memorial - Douglasville, GA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of monument: Douglas County
Location of monument: Hispital Dr. & Dorris Rd., courthouse lawn, Douglasville
Erected: 1914
Erected by: Douglasville Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy

Monument Text:
(front):

1861
[bias relief of crossed swords]
1865
DOUGLAS
COUNTY
HEROES (rear): ERECTED BY
DOUGLASVILLE CHAPTER
UNITED DAUGHTERS
OF THE CONFEDERACY
1914

Prper Decription: A young, uniformed Civil War soldier stands atop a tall, square pedestal, holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands at chest level, the stock resting by his proper right foot. The soldier is clean shaven and wears a field hat. Pouches are attached to the rear of his proper left waist, and a bedroll is slung over his proper left shoulder and secured at the proper right waist. The back of the soldier's proper right leg rests against a tree stump. The lower base is multitiered and stepped, adorned with a relief of crossed swords." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

Remarks: "The monument commemorates Confederate soldiers of Douglas County, Georgia, and was erected by the Douglasville Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). For related information see Isabell Buzzett Smith's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984" ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

TITLE: Confederate War Memorial ARTIST(S): Unknown DATE: 1914 MEDIUM: Marble and Granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000587 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 8700 Hospital Drive Douglasville, Georgia 30134 Courthouse mailing address, statue (monument) is located at the intersection of Hospital Drive and Dorrise Road, Douglasville DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: No longer on Broad St. (Old County house) now located at the intersection of Hospital Drive and Dorris Road, new county courthouse lawn.

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