Confederate Soldier Monument - Decatur, AL
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N 34° 36.422 W 086° 59.052
16S E 501448 N 3829466
Confederate Soldier monument located near Morgan County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMBMN3
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2011
Views: 3
This monument is located in a pleasant park in front of the Morgan County, Alabama courthouse. Nearby are several other monuments, benches, and a fountain.
"Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: granite
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 16 ft. x 72 in. x 72 in
Description: A Civil War soldier in uniform stands at parade rest, holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands at chest height, the butt of which rests by his feet. He wears a brimmed hat with a jacket, and has a blanket roll slung over his shoulder and a canteen on his proper left side. The soldier's proper right thigh leans against the stump of a tree. The sculpture is mounted upon an inscribed, multitiered base, with a shaft-like upper section and a stepped lower section."
Inscription:
(Front of base, raised:)
(emblem)
LEST WE FORGET
(lower)
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED
TO THE MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO OFFERED THEIR
LIVES FOR A JUST CAUSE,
THE DEFENSE OF STATES RIGHT
(lower) CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
*NEW since 1993*
Plaque mounted on base:
"THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE
JOE WHEELER CHAPTER #291
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY
AND UNVEILED ON MAY 16, 1922
ON MARCH 24, 2005 THIS MONUMENT
WAS LISTED ON THE ALABAMA REGISTER
OF LANDMARKS AND HERITAGE BY THE
ALABAMA HISTORICAL COMMISSION"
TITLE: Confederate Soldier Monument
ARTIST(S): Unknown Sculptor
DATE: Installed 1890s. Dedicated April 25, 1908.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: stone; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: AL000280
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
the Courthouse Park fronting Ferry Street.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Monument in good condition. The plaque mounted on the base is new and not noted on the inventory listing.
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