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Confederate Monument - Greensboro, Alabama

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Civil War memorial in front of the Hale County Courthouse in Greensboro, Alabama.

The monument has a Confederate soldier standing at parade rest and looking straight forward. The figure is standing on a tall shaft. The shaft has reliefs of crossed rifles on one side and crossed sabres on the opposite. The shaft rests on a base with Confederate flag on the front and the names of war dead on the other three sides.

The monument is inscribed:

(Front)

(On lower base:)

Erected
by
the Ladies Memorial
Association
April 26, 1904

TITLE: The Confederate Monument ARTIST(S): Unknown Sculptor; Elledge and Norman, fabricator. DATE: Installed April 26, 1904. Dedicated May 12, 1904. MEDIUM: Figure: Italian marble; Base: granite. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AL000042 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Hale County Courthouse Centerville Street, between Whelan & Main Streets Greensboro, Alabama DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted.

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