Confederate Soldier on County Monument - Cedartown, GA
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N 34° 00.819 W 085° 15.316
16S E 661105 N 3765041
"Sitting between the former City Hall and the courthouse on the courthouse square is a historic monument erected in 1906 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Confederate veterans." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
Waymark Code: WMPRDZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2015
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County of monument: Polk County
Location of monument: Prior St., courthouse lawn, Cedartown
Artist: Unknown
Fabricator: McNeel Marble Works
Commissioned by: United Daughters of the Confederacy
Proper Description: A Civil War soldier stands at parade rest, dressed in a wide-brimmed hat, a bed roll and canteen draped across his chest, and a sword in a sheath on his proper left shoulder. He holds his rifle in front of him, butt to the ground. The back of his proper right leg rests against a tree stump. The sculpture is mounted atop a graduated shaft with a stepped bottom. The base is ornamented with bas-relief depictions of crossed flags on the front and rear, and crossed rifles on the left and right sides. Below the shaft, each corner is decorated with integral upright cannons. Low relief crossed swords appear near the bottom front of the base." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum
Remarks: "The sculpture cost $2,000. Installed under the auspices of the Cedartown Chapter No. 491, United Daughters of the Confederacy, in honor of Confederate veterans of Polk County. The sculpture was sandblasted in 1978." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum