Sons of Macon County Confederate Army Memorial - Franklin, NC
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N 35° 10.899 W 083° 22.879
17S E 283161 N 3895784
An iconic Civil War memorial as the centerpiece of a small park.
Waymark Code: WM9AFE
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member condor1
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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.

Remarks: Information on the monument is on file with the Macon County Historical Society, Franklin (NC).

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TITLE: Sons of Macon County Confederate Army Memorial

ARTIST(S): unknown

DATE: 1909

MEDIUM: North Carolina Marble

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NC000051

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

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Rankin Square, US 64 Business & Iotla Street, across from Macon County Courthoue, Franklin, North Carolina

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