Confederate Soldier's Memorial - Leesburg, Virginia
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BruceS
N 39° 06.943 W 077° 33.851
18S E 278309 N 4332748
Civil War Confederate memorial on the grounds of the Loudoun County Courthouse in Leesburg, Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMJHVM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2013
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The memorial has a statue of a Confederate soldier standing holding his rifle horizontally in his hands. He is wearing a uniform with a broad-brimmed hat. His belt buckle is inscribed CSA. He has his bedroll is slung over his shoulder. The statue is standing on a multi-tiered granite base with the following inscription:
In Memory Of The
Confederate Soldiers
Of Loudoun County VA
Erected May 28 1908
TITLE: Confederate Soldier's Memorial
ARTIST(S): Frederick William Sievers
DATE: 1907. Copyrighted 1907. Installed May 28, 1908.
MEDIUM: Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS VA000242
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Courthouse Square
North King & East Market Streets
Leesburg, Virginia
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted.
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