Confederate Monument - Oxford, MS - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of monument: Lafayette County
Location of monument: Courthouse Square, courthouse lawn, Oxford
Artist: John A. Stinson, sculptor
Fabricator: Columbus Marble Works
Erected by: The Patriotic Daughters of Lafayette County
Erected: 1907

Monument Text:

[Furled Flag]
In Memory of
The Patriotism of the
Confederate Soldiers
Of Lafayette County,
Mississippi
-----------------
They Gave Their Lives
In A Just and Holy Cause.
ERECTED 1907
(Proper right side - West): A Loving Tribute to
the Memory of Our Dead Heroes
by the
Patriotic Daughters of
Lafayette County, Mississippi
(Proper Left - East side): A Tribute to
Our Confederate Dead
By their Surviving Comrades (Rear base - north side): the
Sons of Veterans Unite in
This Justification of Their
Fathers Faith

Proper Description: A figure of a Confederate soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform including a hat. He holds the barrel of a rifle in both hands. The butt of the rifle rests in front of his proper right foot. His proper left foot is slightly forward and bent at the knee. He stands atop a marble shaft and base, facing south. On the south face of the shaft is a low relief of a furled Confederate flag. The base of the monument is stepped. ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

TITLE: Confederate Monument ARTIST(S): John A. Stinson DATE: 1907 MEDIUM: step base: concrete; base column: marble; statue: Italian marble CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MS000024 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Courthouse Square & Van Buren Ave., courthouse lawn Oxford, MS 38655 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Other than no remarks on this item, no other discrepancy noticed.

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