Rutherford County Confederate Soldiers Monument, Rutherfordton (Rutherfordton, North Carolina)
Confederate
Rising nearly twenty-five feet, this monument depicts a marble sculpture of the Confederate Common Soldier, mounted atop a tall tapered column. The uniformed soldier stands at parade rest, holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands. It commemorates the fact that Rutherford County sent some 1,734 men to fight in the Civil War. The county also experienced some destruction, particularly in Rutherfordton, during the Union campaign known as Stoneman's Raid. Its address of welcome involved the speeches of two future Governors to an audience of 6000-7000.
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1910-11-12
Address:
Rutherfordton
Rutherford
North Carolina
USA
Inscription:
Front: TO THE MEN / AND WOMEN OF / THE CONFEDERACY / "DEVOTION"
Rear: Erected by the Davis-Dickerson-Mills Chapter / United Daughters of The Confederacy. / October 1910
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Conception Date:
Opening Date:
3927-01-01
Material:
Base and shaft: North Carolina granite. Statue: Italian marble.
Size:
cm x cm x cm
Creator:
Cost / Value:
$2,500
Erected by:
Funded by:
United Daughters of the Confederacy, Davis-Dickerson-Mills Chapter
Run by:
United Daughters of the Confederacy, Davis-Dickerson-Mills Chapter
Indigenous Land
Organization/Curator:
Rutherford County Courthouse
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