Amory's Tribute to the Heroes of 1861-1865 - Amory, MS - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of statue: Monroe County
Location of statue: corner of Main St. & 1st Ave., Frisco Park, Amory
Artist: Unknown
Erected 1924; relocated either 1939 or 1945

Monument Text:
(Front Base - NE side):

[Image of Battle Flag]
AMORY'S TRIBUTE
TO THE HEROES OF
1861 -- 1865
(Proper Left Base - NW side): [List of Members
Stonewall Camp #427, Amory, Monroe County, MS]
(Proper Right Base - SE side: [Captains from Monroe County from 1861-1865, from Rogers Company E, 14th Mississippi Infantry]
(Proper Rear Base - SW Side): To the women of the Confederacy whose pious ministrations to our wounded soldiers soothed the last hours of those who died for from the objects of their tenderest love: whose domestic labors contributed much to supply the wants of our defenders in the field whose zealous faith in our cause shone a guiding star undimmed by the darkest clouds of war. Whose fortitude sustained them under all the privations to which they were subjected; whose annual tribute expresses their enduring grief, love, and reverence for our sacred dead, and whose patriotism will teach their children to emulate the deeds of our revolutionary sires. Jefferson Davis

Proper description: "Full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier stands atop a square base on a pedestal. The figure holds his rifle by the barrel, butt on the ground. A relief of the St. Andrew's Cross flag appears on the front of the pedestal, above the inscription." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

Remarks: Cost of the monument was $2,500. It originally stood at the intersection of First Avenue & Main Street before being moved to Frisco Park. The SOS! surveyor gives the relocation date as March 23, 1939 and an attached excerpt from "Monroe County History" gives the relocation date as 1945" ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

TITLE: Amory's Tribute to the Heroes of 1861-1865 ARTIST(S): Unknown DATE: 1924 MEDIUM: Statue: Granite; Base: Granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MS000368 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Main St. & 1st Ave., Frisco Park, Amory, MS 38821 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noticed

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