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The '''Confederate Soldiers Monument''' is a monument to the soldiers from [[St. Clair County, Alabama]] who fought for the [[Confederate States of America]] (CSA) during the [[United States Civil War|American Civil War]]. It was funded by the [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]] (UDC) and was dedicated |
The '''Confederate Soldiers Monument''' is a monument to the soldiers from [[St. Clair County, Alabama]] who fought for the [[Confederate States of America]] (CSA) during the [[United States Civil War|American Civil War]]. It was funded by the [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]] (UDC) and was dedicated April 23, 1923, on the grounds of the St. Clair County courthouse in [[Ashville, Alabama]]. |
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The monument includes a larger than life-sized marble statue of a CSA soldier placed on top of a 10 |
The monument includes a larger than life-sized marble statue of a CSA soldier placed on top of a 10-foot-tall stone base. The soldier is standing at rest, holding a rifle, the stock of which is placed on the base by the soldier's foot. The rifle has been replaced at least once. The inscription on the base reads in part, "TO THE HONOR OF ST. CLAIR CO. CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS ERECTED BY THEIR DESCENDANTS, THROUGH ASHVILLE CHAPTER U.D.C. 1923".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=150R95619M0K0.460&profile=ariall&uri=link=3100008~!177997~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!siartinventories&term=Outdoor+Sculpture+--+Alabama+--+Ashville&index=OBJEC|title=Confederate Monument, (sculpture).|website=Siris-artinventories.si.edu|accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref> |
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A version of the [[Confederate battle flag|CSA |
A version of the [[Confederate battle flag|CSA battle flag]] is carved on the front.<ref>Widener, Ralph W. Jr. ''Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States'', Washington D.C.: Andromeda Associates and Ralph W. Widner, Jr., Ph.D., 1982, p. 1.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:48, 25 June 2021
The Confederate Soldiers Monument is a monument to the soldiers from St. Clair County, Alabama who fought for the Confederate States of America (CSA) during the American Civil War. It was funded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and was dedicated April 23, 1923, on the grounds of the St. Clair County courthouse in Ashville, Alabama.
The monument includes a larger than life-sized marble statue of a CSA soldier placed on top of a 10-foot-tall stone base. The soldier is standing at rest, holding a rifle, the stock of which is placed on the base by the soldier's foot. The rifle has been replaced at least once. The inscription on the base reads in part, "TO THE HONOR OF ST. CLAIR CO. CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS ERECTED BY THEIR DESCENDANTS, THROUGH ASHVILLE CHAPTER U.D.C. 1923".[1]
A version of the CSA battle flag is carved on the front.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Confederate Monument, (sculpture)". Siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Widener, Ralph W. Jr. Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States, Washington D.C.: Andromeda Associates and Ralph W. Widner, Jr., Ph.D., 1982, p. 1.