Confederate Memorial - Mount Olivet Cemetery - Nashville, Tennessee - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"Figure of a Confederate soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform which includes a long coat and a brimmed hat. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests on the plinth at his feet. His proper left foot is slightly forward and slightly bent. He wears a cartridge box with the monogram C.S.A. and a canteen hanging from his shoulder. The soldier stands atop a tall shaft with three bottom steps and three bottom tiers. A Confederate battle flag with a broken shaft is carved in relief around the shaft." - Smithsonian Art Inventory The memorial is inscribed:

"Figure of a Confederate soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform which includes a long coat and a brimmed hat. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests on the plinth at his feet. His proper left foot is slightly forward and slightly bent. He wears a cartridge box with the monogram C.S.A. and a canteen hanging from his shoulder. The soldier stands atop a tall shaft with three bottom steps and three bottom tiers. A Confederate battle flag with a broken shaft is carved in relief around the shaft." - Smithsonian Art Inventory

The memorial is inscribed:

This Shaft Honors
The Valor, Devotion, And Sacrifice Unto Death
Of Confederate Soldiers Of Tennessee.
The Winds Of Heaven Kissing Its Sides
Hymn An Everlasting Requiem
In Memory Of The Unreturning Brave.

On rear:

Erected Through The Efforts
Of Women Of The State,
In Admiration Of The Chivalry Of Men
Who Fought In Defense Of Home And Fireside,
And In Their Fall
Sealed A Title To Unfading Affection.

Right side of base:

In The Magnanimous Judgement Of Mankind,
Who Gives Up Life Under A Sense Of Duty
To A Public Cause Deemed Just,
Is A Hero.

Left side of base:

The Muster-Roll Of Our Dauntless Dead Is Lost,
And Their Dust Dispersed On Many Fields.
This column Sentinels Each Soldier Grave
As A Shrine.

TITLE: Confederate Memorial ARTIST(S): Carlo Nicoli DATE: Dedicated May 16, 1889 MEDIUM: Marble on barre granite. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TN000264 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Mount Olivet Cemetery 1011 Lebanon Road Nashville, Tennessee DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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