Confederate Defenders of Charleston - Charleston, SC
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Located in Battery Park (White Point Gardens) at the intersection of E. Bay Street and Murray Blvd, Charleston, SC.
Waymark Code: WMB883
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2011
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An allegorical depiction of the Confederate defense of Charleston during the Civil War, the monument consists of two figures atop an octagonal granite base set on a circular platform. The male figure is the defending warrior, with a sword in his right hand and a shield bearing the South Carolina state seal in his left hand. The female figure represents the City of Charleston. She holds in her right hand a garland of laurel, symbolizing immortality, and with her left hand points towards the sea to the enemy. She wears a helmet with wings on each side. On the base are scenes in relief of figures repairing the shattered walls of Fort Sumter with sand bags. Eleven stars on the lower base represent the eleven Confederate states.
Inscription:
To the Confederate Defenders of Charleston
Fort Sumter
1861 - 1865
(Around bottom of base:)
Count Them Happy Who For Their Faith And Their Courage Endured A Great Fight
TITLE: Confederate Defenders of Charleston
ARTIST(S): MacNeil, Hermon A., 1866-1947, sculptor.
DATE: Dedicated Oct. 20 1932.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76007054
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located in Battery Park (White Point Gardens) at the intersection of E. Bay Street and Murray Blvd, Charleston, SC.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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