Confederate Soldier Statue - Mt. Pleasant, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 33° 09.408 W 094° 58.121
15S E 316405 N 3670395
Monument on the SE corner of the Titus County Courthouse lawn. Monument erected by Dudley W. Jones, Camp No. 121 and Daughters of the Confederacy.
Waymark Code: WM16WD2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2022
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Smithsonian Art Inventory"A tall shaft topped with a figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier standing. He wears a campaign hat and clasps the barrel of his rifle with both hands, the butt resting by his feet. A stump rises behind his proper right leg. The granite shaft is decorated with a Confederate flag on the front, and crossed sabers on the rear. Stone spheres, perhaps granite, are set on the corners of the base below the shaft. The lower section of the base is stepped, and set on a concrete block. The monument is surrounded by an ornate wrought iron fence."
TITLE: Confederate Soldier Statue
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: 1911
MEDIUM: Marble sculpture, marble and granite base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000781
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: 100 West First Street Mt. Pleasant, Texas 75455
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The fencing around the base has been removed.
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