Dublin Core
Title
Silent Sam' Soldier Statue (Marshall, North Carolina)
Description
This monument was erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy on the University of North Carolina campus in 1913 in honour of the alumni who served as Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. From 1954 onwards, it became known as "Silent Sam", a comment on the statue's apparent ability to fire its gun when a virgin walked by. In August 2018, the monument was toppled by protestors and its future display remains contested.
Creator
John Wilson
Source
american,visualworkssculpture,allstatuetypes,daughters
Date
1908-01-01
Contributor
hx24@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
18
Date Created
1907-01-01
Date Issued
1908-02-06
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,35.678391,-82.715599;
Rights Holder
John Wilson
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
"Silent Sam" Soldier Statue
Object
https://www.unc.edu/
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/"Silent_Sam"_Soldier_Statue
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the University of North Carolina
Funded by
the University of North Carolina, Alumni of the university, the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Run by
the University of North Carolina
State
North Carolina
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Marshall