Confederate Soldier - Gainesville, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 33° 37.450 W 097° 08.728
14S E 672025 N 3722026
Statue on the NE corner of the Cooke County Courthouse lawn. Erected to honor the soldiers and sailors of the Confederacy and the women who ministered to them.
Waymark Code: WM11QCN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2019
Views: 4
Smithsonian Art Inventory"A Civil War soldier, dressed in military uniform with a canteen, a hat, and a blanket over his proper left shoulder, stands against a tree stump. The figure holds a rifle with his right hand and leans it over his right shoulder. The figure is placed atop a tall pedestal which stands on a three tiered base that is decorated on the front with two crossed flags and on the rear with two crossed rifles."
TITLE: Confederate Soldier
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: Unknown
MEDIUM: Stone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000420
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: 101 S Dixon St, Gainesville, TX 76240
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted
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