Kirkland Monument - Fredericksburg, VA
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At the risk of his own life, Confederate Sergeant Richard Kirkland took water to wounded Union soldiers between the battle lines.
Waymark Code: WM9ZRY
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2010
Views: 9
Official Description:
Monument depicts Civil War soldier Richard Rowland Kirkland stooping down, holding up a soldier wounded on the ground, offering him water from his canteen. Both men are in uniform, with Kirkland wearing a hat with front and rear bill sections bent upwards. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base.
Inscriptions:
Felix De Weldon
IN MEMORIAM
RICHARD ROWLAND KIRKLAND
CO. G, 2ND SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEERS
C.S.A.
AT THE RISK OF HIS LIFE, THIS AMERICAN
SOLDIER OF SUBLIME COMPASSION BROUGHT
WATER TO HIS WOUNDED FOES AT
FREDERICKSBURG. THE FIGHTING MEN ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE LINE CALLED HIM
"THE ANGEL OF MARYE'S HEIGHTS
FELIX DE WELDON
SC 1965
DEDICATED
TO
NATIONAL UNITY
AND THE
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
BORN, KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C., AUGUST, 1843
SERGEANT AT FREDERICKSBURG, DECEMBER, 1862
LIEUTENANT AT GETTYSBURG, JULY, 1863
KILLED IN ACTION AT CHICAMAUGA, SEPTEMBER 1863.
ERECTED BY
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
COLLATERAL DESCENDANTS OF
RICHARD KIRKLAND AND
CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES
DR. RICHARD NUNN CANIER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE
RICHARD ROWLAND KIRKLAND
MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
1964
Accessed along the battlefield walking route or park on a nearby street.
TITLE: Kirkland Monument
ARTIST(S): Felix George Weihs De Weldon
DATE: Dedicated Sept. 29, 1965.
MEDIUM: Bronze on granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS VA000460
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Fredericksburg National Military Park
Along Sunken Road
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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