Sculpture: pink limestone or Dinwiddie granite; Base: limestone, concrete or Dinwiddie granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United Daughters of the Confederacy, Holston Chapter 735 Meadow Drive, P. O. Box 788 Marion Virginia 24354
Located Smyth County Courthouse Square Marion Virginia
Date:
Installed 1903. Dedicated July 4, 1904
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, VA0042, 1989.
Monumental News, March 1903, pg. 194.
Summary:
Full-length figure of a Confederate soldier. He stands at parade rest. He wears a field uniform with a slouch hat. He holds a gun with both hands; the butt of the gun rests on the ground. A canteen hangs from his proper left belt and a blanket is slung over his proper left shoulder and tied at his proper right waist. A bayonet hangs beside his canteen and a haversack rests at mid-back. His proper right leg leans against a tree stump. The figure stands atop a limestone pedestal which rests on four rough-hewn steps. The seal of the state of Virginia is carved in bas-relief on the front of the pedestal; on the back is a bas-relief of the Battle Flag.
