Sons of Macon County Confederate Army Memorial - Franklin, NC
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 10.899 W 083° 22.879
17S E 283161 N 3895784
Civil War memorial as the centerpiece of a small park in Franklin NC
Waymark Code: WM17X6C
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2023
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Inscription:
(Front of column:) ERECTED 1909/CO. H./16TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./INFANTRY
(Left side of column:) CO. B./39TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./INFANTRY (Rear of column:) CO. D./62ND REGIMENT, N.C.T/INFANTRY
(Right side of column:) CO. I./39TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./INFANTRY (Front of base:) IN MEMORY OF/THE SONS OF MACON COUNTY/WHO SERVED IN THE/CONFEDERATE ARMY/DURING THE/WAR PERIOD/1861-1865
(Left side of base:) CO. C./65TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./6TH CAVALRY (Rear of base:) CO. K./9TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./1ST CAVALRY (Right side of base:) CO. E./65TH REGIMENT, N.C.T./6TH CAVALRY unsigned
Description: Standing full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier. He is holding the barrel of a musket with both hands, in front of him, with the butt of the musket on the plinth. The soldier stands on a tall column which sits upon a tiered base. On top of each corner of the base is a 9 inch sphere. Base of monument is fenced.
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