Dublin Core
Title
Confederate Soldiers of Florida Memorial (Jacksonville, Florida)
Source
american,confederatemonument,ceremonialbuiltworks,peoplesculptures
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
1192
Date Issued
1898-01-01
Extent
m x 1.2m x 18m
Spatial Coverage
current,30.3294,-81.659417;
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Confederate Soldiers of Florida Memorial (Jacksonville, Florida)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Confederate_Soldiers_of_Florida_Memorial__Jacksonville,_Florida_
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Funded by
Charles C. Hemming
Inscription
TO THE SOLDIERS OF FLORIDA / THIS SHAFT IS BY A COMRADE RAISED IN / TESTIMONY OF HIS LOVE, RECALLING DEEDS / IMMORTAL, HEROISM UNSURPASSED. WITH RANKS UNBROKEN, RAGGED, STARVED / AND DECIMATED, THE SOUTHERN SOLDIER, / FOR DUTY'S SAKE, UNDAUNTED STOOD TO / THE FRONT OF BATTLE UNTIL NO LIGHT / REMAINED TO ILLUMINE THE FIELD OF CAR- / NAGE, SAVE THE LUSTRE OF HIS CHIVALRY / AND COURAGE. / "NOR SHALL YOUR GLORY BE FORGOT / WHILE FAME HER RECORD KEEPS, / OR HONOR POINTS THE HALLOWED SPOT / WHERE VALOR PROUDLY SLEEPS / 1861-1865
State
Florida
County
Duval
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Jacksonville