Administered by Stephen D. Lee Chapter #34 Columbus Mississippi 39701
Located Friendship Cemetery At the end of Magnolia Avenue Columbus Mississippi 39701
Date:
Dedicated 1894
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1992.
Lipscomb, William Lowndes, "A History of Columbus Mississippi During the 19th Century," Birmingham, AL, 1909, pg. 134.
Summary:
A single Confederate soldier, stands in a frontal pose, with proper left leg slightly forward. His hands, together, originally held the top of a rifle barrel, with the butt of the gun on the ground. (The rifle is now missing). The soldier is dressed in military uniform, and wears a billed cap and belt buckle with the letters CS. He has a back pack with straps and buckles, belt pouch on back proper right hip. A bayonet hangs off the belt of the proper left hip. Figure supported by a tree stump.
