The Last Stand - Victoria, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 28° 47.959 W 097° 00.373
14R E 694590 N 3187383
Monument to the Confederate Soldiers.
Waymark Code: WM18W5A
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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"Full-length figure of a man wearing a torn, ragged shirt and trousers. He carries a musket with both hands, the barrel of the gun points to the proper left. The man's head is turned and his gaze is directed to the proper left. The bronze sculpture stands atop a rough-hewn granite base consisting of three blocks stacked vertically. Attached to the front of the top block is a bronze wreath.

Inscription:
TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA This monument is dedicated by the William P. Rogers Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Victoria, Texas. June the Third A.D. Nineteen Hundred and Twelve."

TITLE: The Last Stand

ARTIST(S): Pompeo Coppini

DATE: Dedicated July 10, 1912

MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: red Texas granite.

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001009

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
DeLeon Plaza - Victoria, Texas one block south of the county courthouse.

DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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