Confederate Memorial - Hart County, GA
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Thorny1
N 34° 21.160 W 082° 55.957
17S E 322255 N 3802952
Memorial to the Hart County Confederate Soldiers on the Hart County Courthouse lawn.
Waymark Code: WM4M8E
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2008
Views: 13
A young, uniformed Confederate soldier stands holding a rifle in a vertical position atop a tall square base. The soldier has a moustache, but no beard. He wears a field hat and carries a canteen on his proper left side. Behind his proper left leg is a tree stump. The base is decorated with stars and geometric designs and an image of a Confederate flag on the front
The monument commemorates Confederate soldiers of Hart County, Georgia, and was erected by the Hartwell Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at a cost of $1,350.
Inscription: (Front of base:) CSA/(flag)/1861-1865/(raised lettering:) IN LOVING MEMORY/OF OUR HART COUNTY/SOLDIERS (Back of base:) CSA/1861-1865
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Confederate Soldiers Monument
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 07/23/1908
Materials used: Sculpture: concrete; Base: granite
Location: on the courthouse lawn
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